Record number of world’s top universities led by women
Share of female vice-chancellors at high-ranking institutions surpasses 20 per cent for first time based on THEÂ World University Rankings dataÂ
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Western ߣߣÊÓƵ reopens to international students
Returning numbers underwhelming so far as isolated state casts off its shackles
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Interview with Liviu Matei
The higher education professor discusses totalitarian Romania, his academic inspirations and a fascination with folk music
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Zero-tolerance campus drug policies ‘do more harm than good’
‘We are not excusing illegal behaviour, but we are acknowledging that it happens and appears widespread’, says Hepi paper advocating harm reduction approach
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Academia’s out and proud publish more
Academics who did not disclose sexual orientation more likely to produce fewer papers, according to surveys
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The week in higher education – 3 March 2022
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Academia uncoupled as isolated Russia moves into China bloc
But one expert suggests closer ties with Beijing may not be as straightforward as Kremlin thinks
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My worst teaching moment – and what it taught me
All academics have had that anxiety dream about standing up to give a lecture, only to realise they have forgotten to prepare anything – or to put on any clothes. But real teaching failures are...
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Augar response makes balanced tweaks to England’s funding system
Frozen fee levels must rise eventually, but universities need to deliver efficiency gains through hybrid learning, says David Willetts
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3 March 2022 digital edition
Epic fails:Â what academics have learned from their biggest teaching disasters
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The government is using inflation to take back control of English HE
The Augar response highlights ministers’ hopes that rising costs will make certain courses economically unviable, says Alexis Brown
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Domestic demand shows signs of softening in ߣߣÊÓƵ
Universities brace as hot labour market beckons locals who kept them afloat through Covid
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Researchers spot ‘massive retrospective change’ on student loans
Threshold indexing change, not mentioned by DfE in media briefings, brings lifetime hit of up to £19,000 for ‘lower middling earners’ who took out loans after 2012
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Life still trumps work for female researchers in the Middle East
The unrelenting social pressure to take on all domestic duties leaves women little time for professional advancement, says Sabrin Ramadhan
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More Russian ties cut as Europe offers help to Ukraine colleagues
Symbolic and practical support has come from across Europe, but views differ on whether continued Russian cooperation could end or abet the conflict