Universities belatedly given role in addressing ߣߣƵn skills gaps
Late amendment to legislation means institutions must be consulted by new Jobs and Skills ߣߣƵ agency
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Record fall in number of early Ucas applications
Figures include those applying to Oxford and Cambridge, as well as medicine, dentistry and veterinary hopefuls
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Obsession with elites won’t fix inequality
Addressing extreme social stratification is a responsibility of all universities. But focusing excessively on action at the top of the pile is a mistake
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Freeman and Halfon return as ministers as UK reshuffle continues
New UK prime minister Rishi Sunak brings back old faces in education and business departments
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Florida vows to limit further protests against Sasse
Outgoing leader revives regulation banning demonstrations inside buildings ahead of upcoming vote on controversial new president
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Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò: the African professor against decolonisation
Nigerian-born Cornell University professor Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò explains why academia – particularly in Africa – should consider the drawbacks of decolonisation alongside its benefits
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27 October 2022 digital edition
Scrutineer’s charter: Will the infamous masturbation paper increase ethical oversight?
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ߣߣƵn work rules for overseas students ‘courting disaster’
Burgeoning commencements suggest international education risks setting itself up for another fall
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The week in higher education – 27 October 2022
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Thrift: ‘supersized’ research universities hurt by student focus
Ex-Warwick vice-chancellor says ‘maybe 40’ institutions conduct best of UK’s research and suggests select few should become postgraduate-only
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US eyes new role for research funding in diplomacy
Biden team suggests following lead of China and Europe and putting science dollars in the hands of its diplomats to secure geopolitical benefits
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Interview with Vicky Avery
Drug discoverer talks about her caravan childhood, her frustration with process inefficiencies and why researchers need to understand the business side
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Class? Gender? No, ‘impostor syndrome’ is shaped by your parents
PhD students with encouraging mums and dads less likely to be plagued by feelings of inferiority, survey suggests
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Will the infamous masturbation paper increase ethical oversight?
Many reacted to Karl Andersson’s autoethnography on cartoon child porn by asking how it could have been allowed to go ahead. But amid doubts about who it harmed and ongoing concerns about research...