Will ߣߣÊÓƵn universities’ warm political feelings survive cold reality?
A new ‘accord’ is promised, but hopes under previous Labor governments have sometimes been dashed, says Greg McCarthy
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Students ‘£1,500 poorer’ as maintenance loans lag after inflation
Ahead of announcement of maintenance loan rates for 2023-24, Russell Group warns next cohort will likely have to get by on significantly less
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Top lawyer’s Harvard fellowship ‘cancelled over Israel criticism’
Outcry over cancellation of planned post for former Human Rights Watch director
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Ex-judge leaves UBC after indigenous ancestry claims challenged
Three months after CBC review finds no basis for claims of native ancestry, prominent figure in law and academia announces retirement and university promises further examination
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Hillary Clinton to become Columbia University professor
Former US senator and secretary of state to teach students, help attract global policy thinkers, and boost international engagement with women and youth
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Block teaching advocates team up after ‘explosion’ of interest
Supporters hope to spread benefits of the model, for years the preserve of a few progressive institutions, worldwide
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Medieval murk: twists in #ReceptioGate ‘thriller’ grip academia
Accusations of plagiarism regarding a sacred medieval book have led to an extraordinary dispute involving online threats and allegations that staff and offices were invented
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Students more optimistic even as China battles Covid surge
Cautious optimism for on-campus life and international mobility as China lifts travel restrictions and loosens on-campus pandemic controls
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Policing of fraudulent conference proceedings needs collaboration
Identifying deception often requires analysis of patterns across large collections of articles. Publishers must work together, says David McDade
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Will the freedom of speech bill stop students picketing films?
With much still unclear, complaints procedures are likely to be lengthy and fraught with contention, says Gill Evans
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Russian student ‘shopped by classmates’ over anti-war posts
Involvement of university staff in prosecution of Olesya Krivtsova a major cause for concern, observers say
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Fossil fuel divestment is not enough to tackle climate change
The divestment movement can claim victory. But what about all the companies that enable fossil fuel exploitation, asks Zak Coleman
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US law dean battles call for ousting over Trump ‘advice’
Named as founding law dean at High Point University, Mark Martin denies refusing congressional investigators but also keeps quiet about advice to defeated president on day of Capitol building assault
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Korean university admission fee axe ‘may push tuition costs up’
Move to ‘ease burden’ on applicants could leave institutions with ‘no choice’ but to raise other costs, scholar warns
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China’s Young Thousand Talents fails to attract ‘top’ scientists
But situation may change with scale-up of programme, potentially causing talent shortfall in US, authors suggest