Doubts on marking boycott impact as v-cs bid to save graduations
Universities seek to win over staff with bonuses and consider subcontracting assessment
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Why don’t we know what works when engaging with policymakers?
More systematic work is required to learn the lessons of efforts to generate policy impact, says Matthew Flinders
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Spanish universities law extends ‘long tradition of mistrust’
Second draft promises to increase spending and tackle casualisation, but government remains reluctant to loosen reins on sector frustrated by red tape
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University departments need a broad range of active performing artists
Without practical teaching at their heart, many departments of music technology, drama and dance could face closure, says Ian Pace
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ߣߣÊÓƵn election: climate research out of cold with Labor win
Labor may prosecute a big agenda in higher education despite its ‘small target’ campaign
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Overseas students stuck in China ‘confused’ about futures
Some students have not been able to leave country for more than two years, including long confinements on campus
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Disabled students still need online learning options
Ditching digital provision will waste pandemic progress and make life harder for students who are disabled or carers, says Meredith Wilkinson
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Strikes off and marking boycott cut back at UK universities
Industrial action will no longer take place at several campuses over the summer
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Arts and humanities cuts ‘becoming endemic’, warns UK union
UCU ramps up criticism after announcements on cost-cutting programmes
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Metric Tide II ‘no foregone conclusion’, says REF review lead
James Wilsdon says he is open-minded about including more metrics in future research assessments
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Ministers demand online university staff live in remote town
Alberta’s governing United Conservative Party pursues a residency requirement for rural Athabasca University, raising fears of lost talent
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Gender Equality: How global universities are performing – part 2
Our data-led report reveals the extent to which higher education institutions across the globe are contributing to gender equality and provides recommendations on the next steps universities can take...
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‘Move beyond women in STEM focus’ to tackle gender inequality
THE research highlights that over-representation of women in some STEM fields and under-representation of men in care-oriented disciplines are often overlooked in gender equality debates
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Money-first Indian collaborations won’t pay off
If Western universities don’t respond to India’s opening up in the way envisaged, a clampdown could quickly follow, warns Peter Brady
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Chinese students’ discontent with Covid rules ‘bubbling over’
Student protests ‘historically have ominous portents’ for country, scholar warns