Universities must rediscover the value of listening to those beyond the campus
We should build education and research on an embrace of others and a regard for diversity that does not stop at the campus gate, says Teruo Fujii
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Re-examine Western universities’ pasts, but not their academic values
A commitment to truth based on scientific evidence and academic freedom is more necessary than ever, say Philip Altbach and Jamil Salmi
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What now for Afghan universities?
Twenty years of progress hangs in the balance, says Rahmatullah Katawazai
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ߣߣÊÓƵn universities ‘need prudential oversight’
Economist says scrutiny could boost transparency of university accounts, provide benchmarking advice and avoid risky excesses
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Union says strikes ‘inevitable’ as USS pension cuts progress
Employer representatives on joint negotiating committee push through Universities UK proposal with chair’s backing
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Cambridge college head quits over handling of sex complaints
Inquiry recommended disciplinary action against Jeremy Morris over handling of complaint against third party
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Birkbeck lecturer resigns over Eric Kaufmann ‘political project’
Lisa Tilley cites impact on staff and students of ‘proximity’ to former department head’s ‘far-right followers’, plus ‘sickening environment’
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New Zealand academic freedom ‘in crisis’
Management blamed for ‘constraining of voice’ that corrals public interventions into academics’ disciplinary areas
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Online research relationships blossom in pandemic
With academic conferences on hold, novel ways of collaborating have taken off – from preprints and digital networks to AI-backed matchmaking, writes Jack Grove
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Afghan universities ‘in grave danger’ under Taliban
Global HE community urged to help rescue scholars and students as outlook is potentially ‘disastrous’, particularly for women
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Falling overseas fee income ‘could have effect on UK research’
Method for calculating true cost of research means lower growth projections could impact grant income
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HE world must maintain links with Afghanistan ‘for good of people’
Pushing for importance of education could be only way to secure a future for the country, conflict resolution scholar urges
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Self-confessed cheats ‘the tip of the iceberg’
ߣߣÊÓƵn research suggests swapping assignments is more prevalent than buying or selling them
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The push for open access is making science less inclusive
Researchers in developing countries could be frozen out by high article charges unless wider publishing reform is undertaken, say four Brazilian researchers
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Books interview: Pardis Mahdavi
The Iranian-American academic, who explores the experience of life split between two cultures in Hyphen, on the politics of punctuation