Labour tipped to ‘lean on’ research budget to boost growth
Shadow chancellor’s regional productivity agenda could be driven by devolving parts of R&D funding or creating new kinds of institutions, say experts
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Arrests made after Dutch students ‘traumatised’ by online ratings
First-years in Utrecht targeted by ‘bangalijst’ have been pursuing legal action against members of student group responsible for document
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Two-thirds of New Zealand undergraduates admit to cheating
Universities must gear themselves up to deal with an activity that has ‘evolutionary roots’, academic integrity expert argues
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Universities should not hide in ‘year of elections’
Higher education might not be doorstep issue for voters but the importance of universities in tackling the world’s biggest problems has never been higher, argue Amanda Broderick and Patrizio Bianchi
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Ashoka University to conduct campus survey after caste protests
Private institution to assess socio-economic make-up of its staff and students as calls grow for a national census
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Jakarta investigates academics in ‘people trafficking’ probe
Scamsters enlisted dozens of Indonesian universities to embellish the educational benefits of a German holiday jobs programme, police say
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The employability agenda corrupts educational and personal values
Knowledge is commodified by the prioritisation of economic imperatives over social and democratic goals in educational policymaking, says Zahid Naz
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Goldsmiths faces marking boycott as Kent staff vote to strike
Further industrial action planned as union members try to resist wave of university cost-cutting
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Warning on Africa’s ‘immature’ educational research landscape
Report finds that female education researchers are outnumbered three-to-one and face ‘multi-faceted’ challenges
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Gold standard of UK degrees is lost in translation
Inflated marks, overworked staff and politically compromised courses are the price of exploiting offshore UK-registered students, says Michael Day
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India’s JNU target for Bollywood film and ‘jingoistic nationalism’
Left-wing victory at India's JNU subject of Bollywood film
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Gates Foundation open access move ‘shifts needle in right direction’
US’ biggest charitable foundation, with focus on global health, abandons APCs in favour of preprint repositories
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Stanford business dean Levin named new president
At moment of political threat, Tessier-Lavigne replacement brings continued white male lineage with reputation for scientific innovation and listening to diverse voices
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Give academics sabbaticals to revamp teaching, urges professor
Lack of innovation rewards mean lousy lectures live on, says Harvard University educationalist behind flipped learning
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Financial pressures ‘hitting UK university-business collaborations’
New figures show UK university-business interactions are down 5 per cent, to lowest level since at least 2014-15