Efforts to improve access and promote diversity are often undermined by assumptions that they are at odds with ‘excellence’ and academic freedom. Drawing on her experiences all the way from Iran to...
Equity expert also highlights the risks of competitive grading and the benefits of diverse groupings
BAME scholars have relished the chance to be creators and performers in their own space, free to express themselves fully and creatively, says Jonathan Wilson
Formal contracts guaranteeing regular meetings, money for conferences, and space to work in are seen as way to mitigate unbalanced power dynamic
Academics say its ‘unethical’ for universities to profit from work done by researchers who have since lost their jobs
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
Expansion of overseas language courses could offset declines back homeÂ
Shipping disruption caused by megaship grounding in Egypt has scuppered morale-boosting project to thank beleaguered university staff
Many undergraduates not expecting face-to-face tuition before summer, even though majority are at term-time addresses
The British sinologist talks about the book that sparked her interest in China, and why she decided to translate an ancient epic
Tributes paid to a scholar notable for ‘taking down the borders’ around the study of literature
Universities have decried the GCRF cuts, but being corralled into promoting justice globalism is not academic freedom, says Bruce Macfarlane
Off the rails: has ߣߣÊÓƵ’s international gravy train run out of steam?
Pratap Bhanu Mehta’s resignation from Ashoka underlines that financial autonomy doesn’t remove fear of government anger, says Saikat Majumdar
With overseas enrolments hitting the buffers during the pandemic, debate rages over whether higher education’s excessive reliance on this income stream is self-inflicted – and how universities can...