Kit Malthouse departs as education secretary in Sunak’s reshuffle
Successor, when named by new PM Rishi Sunak, will become fifth education secretary to serve within four monthsÂ
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Jacob Rees-Mogg resigns as UK business secretary
Arch-Brexiteer ends short spell in charge of research funding and energy policy as Rishi Sunak takes over as PM
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Penn State cancels Proud Boys founder event amid violence
After weeks of promising to allow Gavin McInnes on campus despite heavy student opposition, police concerns override administration’s push to uphold free speech principles
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Flipped learning benefits ‘easy to replicate in normal classroom’
Improvements to students’ grades usually down to spending more time on tasks rather than ‘active learning’, says landmark study
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Talking leadership 47: Stephen Toope on culture wars and collaboration
The outgoing vice-chancellor reflects on his five years at Cambridge and the future of higher educationÂ
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Norwegian rectors fear course closures if overseas fees come in
Students plan nationwide protests as experts dismiss claim that freed-up places will be taken up by Norwegian nationals
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Academics fear push for Indian universities to teach in Hindi
Phasing out English would disadvantage graduates and hurt universities’ ability to draw international talent, scholars say
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To end grade inflation, we must ditch the fantasy of absolute standards
Each university should define and proclaim its own mission, and then be measured against it, says Peter Main
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Hong Kong’s international talent push met with scepticism
City plans to offer two-year visas to top global talent and extend post-graduation work permits
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UK set for sector-wide strikes as UCU secures historic ‘yes’ vote
Union passes 50 per cent threshold in aggregated ballot for first time since trade union laws introduced in 2016
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Bush universities prevail as Canberra hands out extra places
Regional ߣߣÊÓƵn universities’ fears of losing ‘equity’ enrolments to city rivals prove unfounded
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Biden suffers court setback on student loan forgiveness
Administration nevertheless presses borrowers to persist with their applications, saying it’s ‘more committed than ever’ to promise of $380 billion in relief for millions
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Netherlands trialling shorter academic year
Institutions have been asked to experiment with curricula that create lighter workloads for staff and students
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‘Things can’t go on like this’ on university funding – UUK chief
Vivienne Stern aims to reach agreement on ‘long-term’ solution that works for universities, students and government
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Low-scoring students penalise lecturers despite grade inflation
South Korean study of more than 125,000 teacher evaluations shows learners’ tendency to penalise their lecturers even amid overall rise in scores