13 October 2022 digital edition
China closes in on US; Oceania and Africa rise in our biggest-ever World University Rankings table
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Being a community college professor has pushed me to breaking point
America’s two-year public colleges are often romanticised as engines of social mobility and the epitome of the educative mission. But one academic has found the reality to be very different, with...
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Interview with Eugenia Cheng
The mathematician and author talks about how her experience of racism and ‘not fitting in’ prepared her for being a woman in maths, and how abstract maths can stimulate empathy
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European universities tentatively embrace working with industry
Recent decades have seen attitudes to working with industry shift in Europe, but the difficulty of reaching smaller companies and a lack of incentives to bridge the gap are stifling progress
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Free speech bill ‘could make debating societies more cautious’
Legal accountability may increase early cancellation of hostile speakers as institutions bury booking processes in red tape, Hepi study suggests
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‘Eye-watering’ ߣߣÊÓƵn university salaries revealed
Up to 50 staff at wealthier ߣߣÊÓƵn institutions out-earn the average English vice-chancellor, FOI documents reveal
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The week in higher education – 13 October 2022
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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The UK government must ensure core subjects are taught in every region
A national curriculum relating to vital knowledge and skills could also help assure equal access to high-quality courses, says Ian Pace
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China’s dip in research collaboration ‘temporary’, funder insists
Asian superpower’s drift away from international partnerships a result of the pandemic, says president of National Natural Science Foundation of China
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Richardson: ‘lurching’ UK policy agenda hurting universities
Outgoing Oxford v-c critiques Westminster fiascos and social media trolling, while making case for more women in leadership
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OfS plans powers over universities on handling sexual misconduct
English regulator ‘moving forward’ with registration condition and student survey that could spotlight individual universities for intervention
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Kwarteng-led UK science council downgraded to advisory body
New minister Nusrat Ghani tells MPs that research spending commitments remain ‘in place’
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US gives less competitive research institutions a new aid boost
NSF director Sethuraman Panchanathan highlights need to exploit vast talent beyond the nation’s elite universities
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Optus data breach a ‘wake-up call’ for ߣߣÊÓƵn universities
But administrators must weigh the risk of hanging on to data against getting rid of it too soon
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World University Rankings 2023 digital edition
As the number of universities in the World University Rankings expands, the global picture is shifting