Scepticism as US senator plans university in Latin America
Proposed act to strengthen ties between neighbouring continents would be seen as too ideological and unworkable, say experts
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Do university bans on terms like ‘fieldwork’ go too far?
As institutions attempt to make language more inclusive, scholars question whether changing language with negative connotations has the opposite effect
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Germany’s ‘exploited’ student assistants waiting weeks to be paid
Early taste of academic precarity reported in biggest-ever survey of student-employees, although rectors’ conference questions reliability of a union-commissioned study
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No-confidence votes are a last resort that should never be needed
Rather than attempting to block resolutions, university leaders should focus on creating people-first cultures, says Hanfu MiÂ
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‘Conflict-seeking’ OfS vows to reset engagement with universities
Chief executive Susan Lapworth says regulator will ‘respond positively and practically’ to recommendations from highly critical report
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Regional and gender gaps in English enrolment reach record levels
Participation keeps going up, but significant equality issues remain
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Improved pay offer swiftly rebuffed by unions as strikes loom
Unions ‘disappointed’ and say ‘marginally improved’ rise ranging from 5 per cent to 8 per cent would not fix sector’s problems
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Join our new Arab University Rankings advisory board
THE is looking for people who are passionately committed to higher education in the Arab region and can be ‘critical friends’ to the rankings
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Higher education ‘in free fall’ in crisis-hit Lebanon
Sector faces years of uncertainty after a series of economic and political crises in the country
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Quality Assurance Agency ‘not satisfactory’, regulator claims
Agency rebuts Office for Students report which ‘substantially misrepresents’ role in assessing higher education providers, as major rift exposed
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Anger as social sciences lose cash to STEM under REF rule change
Sciences gain £145 million that would have gone to humanities and social sciences under old system
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At Michigan, Santa Ono sees room to grow
Academic leader on equity and affordability sees many positives in Ann Arbor, but room for improvement in research and student experiences
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Axeing of Indian PhD scheme ‘leaves minority students in lurch’
Government took away scheme ’hastily’ and ‘without convincing reason’, according to critics
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UK students increasingly skipping meals as cost of living rises
New polling highlights ‘scandalous’ impact of financial pressures on student life
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Degree apprenticeships: a great UK invention that needs better nurture
Amid growing global interest, policy must be driven by evidence, rather than knee-jerk reactions to loud voices, says Raheel Nawaz