Czech ministry plans tough changes to curb doctoral dropouts
Proposals to cut places and dropout by a third aim to stem waste and attract talent from abroad
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Andrea Jenkyns appointed new higher education minister
MP given downgraded brief after courting controversy with middle finger gesture
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‘Surge in dodgy visa applications’ after ߣߣÊÓƵ scraps work limits
Pakistan, Nepal, Kenya, Ghana and three Indian states named as sources of ‘emerging integrity issues’
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Can liberal arts thrive in China? One college suggests they can
Despite holding its own at Peking University, Yuanpei College still encounters resistance to its approach, professor says
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Student unionism is not in crisis
Liberation issues and bread-and-butter issues do not sit on opposite ends of an imaginary relevance spectrum, say Ben Vulliamy and Pierrick Roger
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Local students’ unions are still key to community-building
As well as supporting societies, tackling loneliness and offering advice, unions have no problem amplifying the student voice, says Ben Ward
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Tory leadership hopeful Kemi Badenoch attacks ‘pointless degrees’
Rising star of contest to be next PM signals intention to clamp down on ‘low quality degrees’ and universities that ‘indoctrinate social attitudes’
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Hi-de-Hi finance: USS buys Butlin’s sites for £300 million
Academics’ pension fund adds famous holiday camps to growing portfolio of assets as it seeks to shore up finances post-pandemic
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Latin America University Rankings 2022: down but not out – a view from Venezuela
Higher education in Venezuela has suffered with the rest of the country, but Juan Carlos Navarro identifies pockets of hope in the sector
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Northwestern president appointee pulls out after cancer diagnosis
Rebecca Blank, who was until recently head of Wisconsin’s flagship campus, to return to state to fight aggressive form of disease
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UK university and Indian IIT to offer joint degree for first time
Inaugural intake of students expected to arrive in Birmingham in autumn 2023, but funding and governance still to be determined
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Abortion ruling tipped to turbocharge US college voting turnout
After 80 per cent gain in youth voting for last midterm congressional election cycle, Supreme Court decision seen as driving interest even higher
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German exchange cuts ‘threaten global reputation’
Planned reductions to Foreign Ministry budget would hurt institutional cooperation and leave researchers in the lurch, DAAD exchange service says
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Science press officers’ work-life balance is disappearing
Fracturing audiences and commercial priorities are diverting resources for science communication and leaving expertise unrewarded, says Helen Jamison
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Talking leadership 34: Denise Pires de Carvalho on political interference in Brazil
The president of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro discusses budget cuts and encouraging interdisciplinarity