ߣߣÊÓƵn PhD stipend increase sets off chain reaction
Living allowances become key part of the recruitment pitch, as universities battle for research students and students wrestle with inflation
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Claudine Gay at Harvard: a powerful step towards equality
Major equity win at elite campus held out as hopeful model for all of higher education, yet social scientist also takes heed of the forces that favour backsliding
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Film-makers in trans rights row say debate is being shut down
Screenings in Nottingham and Edinburgh cancelled but academics claim accusations of transphobia are ‘absurd’
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Low completion rates put OU on collision course with regulator
Provider with low graduation rates due to admissions policies struggling to meet Office for Students benchmark
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Grant-getting targets have made academia resemble T-shirt selling
Working in the academy reminds Duncan Money of his brief time on a market stall. Time to swap it for a stable job that pays the bills
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After torrid year, can edtech firms crack professional education?
With most major players making redundancies and tightening their belts, edtech has faced a difficult year, but could moves into career development save the industry?
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The university president winning the social media war for Ukraine
Tymofiy Mylovanov has found fame, funding and support for students via his day-in-the-life tweets
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China’s eastern universities told not to poach from lagging regions
New government policy to limit academic brain drain from struggling regions seen as unlikely to succeed in face of powerful trends
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Respect for international students means preparing them adequately
Students aiming for a Russell Group university were set up to fail by a pathways college – but then passed anyway, says Donald Short
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Set aside social housing for students, universities say
Students, universities, investors and governments grapple for answers as ߣߣÊÓƵn housing costs skyrocket and availability plummets
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India’s political tug of war over v-c appointments is fraying tempers
Central government representatives are increasingly rejecting candidates selected by political foes in state governments, says Mukhtar Ahmad
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Italian funding shortfall ‘could leave 20,000 students stranded’
Universities and regions must decide whether to step in and meet rising demand for more generous scholarship grants
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New Year Honours 2023: damehood for former OfS chief executive
Academics Peter Mathieson and Vernon Bogdanor among those knighted for services to their disciplines or the sector
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Liberal arts degrees must change to meet industry needs
Liberal arts programmes should be revamped and rebranded to emphasise the competencies they provide graduates entering the workplace, says Costas Spirou
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ߣߣÊÓƵ’s most-read articles of 2022
Readers show a taste for the UK’s REF as normality returns after pandemic