Restoring trust in university learning is child’s play
A utilitarian approach to undergraduate education is leading to disenchantment among students and society. It is time to put ‘play’ at the heart of learning, says Colm O’Shea
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China’s research ties with Islamic countries ‘rapidly rising’
‘Exponential growth’ in past few years sees China gain on the US in race to be the leading nation in global research output
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Most overseas students who stay in UK find graduate-level roles
Results of study appear to contradict home secretary’s claim that foreign students work in low-skilled jobs
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Scientific methods
The UK prime minister has invested political capital in science and innovation. It is vital that it is not wasted on ill-considered populist ideas about research
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Better pay for ߣߣÊÓƵ’s casual academics ‘passively resisted’
Legal action seen as ‘the only way’ to force universities to stop ‘divesting responsibility’, senate committee hears
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16 February 2023 digital edition
Will a new review end ߣߣÊÓƵn students’ financial crisis?
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Leading departments face cuts under ‘unnoticed’ REF funding shift
More details emerge of how sharp rise in quality outputs and tweak to funding formula are hitting institutions
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The week in higher education – 16 February 2023
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Dollars trump diversity in international student recruitment
Focus on volume risks harming student experience and hoped-for revenues may not materialise, report warns
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Students offered blended learning ‘less likely to drop out’
Advance HE survey finds retention rates have recovered after the easing of Covid restrictions, with students also happier with levels of staff engagement
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Interview with Roland Ferkovics
The advocate and project manager talks about his Roma identity and problems with Hungarian higher education
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How should ߣߣÊÓƵ address students’ cost-of-living crisis?
Spiking inflation and an accommodation squeeze are eroding students’ already meagre means. As a major review of higher education begins, John Ross examines reforms that would allow students to keep...
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Providers must submit to regulation – and the OfS to proportionality
Hopes that a new regulator would bring light-touch, proportionate regulation in England have been dashed, says Iain Mansfield
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Linda Mills named NYU’s first female president
Domestic violence expert and film director becomes latest in line of women heading major US institutions
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‘Missing’ family education data linked to single parent households
Numbers of students unable to say if parents had studied could point to need to rethink representation questions, says Hesa