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4 December

Grants ‘should be part of wider new deal’ for low-income students

4 December

Graduate unemployment ‘another whip’ to attack US sector

4 December

Are banking covenants the big bad wolf of UK higher education?

Dark tales abound of various UK universities being at risk of breaching agreements with their banks. But what exactly are covenants? Why have they come to play such a prominent role in the conversation about sector health? And would breaking one really lead to institutional ruin? Helen Packer reports

4 December

Iranian students on computers, illustrating online universities

Iran’s war on independent learning has gone digital – and international

4 December

Subsidised canteens are a must to address student food insecurity

3 December

Rankings

Latin America University Rankings 2026: Brazil tops list

South American giant holds on to number one spot and continues to dominate table, despite concerns over Bolsonaro’s legacy

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Campus

Reimagining the student experience using tips from start-up culture

By Melissa Padfield and Sarah Wolgemuth

North America

Commuters and pedestrians on busy pavement, Central Manhattan, New York, USA

Graduate unemployment ‘another whip’ to attack US sector

4 December

By Josh Moody

3 December

By Susan H. Greenberg

2 December

From Amazon to edtech: why universities are ‘ripe’ for innovation

2 December

Europe

Universities using agents ‘risk falling foul’ of new fraud laws

4 December

Grants ‘should be part of wider new deal’ for low-income students

4 December

Boards hampered by ‘power imbalances and over-familiarity’

4 December

Are banking covenants the big bad wolf of UK higher education?

4 December

Asia

Iran’s war on independent learning has gone digital – and international

By Roohola Ramezani

4 December

Scholar forced to apologise after speaking out on Hong Kong fire

3 December

Indonesia turns to China to meet training needs in key sectors

2 December

Students sue Thai university over major redevelopment project

29 November

Australia & New Zealand

Prison work camp planned for rural Australian campus

3 December

Accord chair O’Kane named next Queensland chancellor

3 December

Subsidised canteens are a must to address student food insecurity

By Jane Dyson

3 December

ANU promises no structural change to music school after criticism

2 December

News

Universities using agents ‘risk falling foul’ of new fraud laws

Providers generally unaware that they may face penalties unless they are more proactive in safeguarding recruitment work

4 December

Grants ‘should be part of wider new deal’ for low-income students

Low value of support on offer not enough to move the dial on university access, critics fear

4 December

Graduate unemployment ‘another whip’ to attack US sector

Rise in number of college-educated people out of work could be down to AI boom and economic policies of the Trump administration, experts say

4 December

Boards hampered by ‘power imbalances and over-familiarity’

4 December

DSIT’s AI and technology obsession overplayed – Kendall

By Jack Grove

3 December

Prison work camp planned for rural Australian campus

3 December

Manchester pays new v-c Ivison £150,000 more than Rothwell

3 December

External transformation funds could propel change, says SFC chair

3 December

Scholar forced to apologise after speaking out on Hong Kong fire

3 December

Civic engagement a ‘licence to practise’ for universities

3 December

Accord chair O’Kane named next Queensland chancellor

3 December

UCU strike ballot fails after 60 per cent of members don’t vote

2 December

In-depth

Are banking covenants the big bad wolf of UK higher education?

4 December

Four medics pushing mature male patient through hospital corridor on trolley.

Lifesavers or status symbols? New medical schools dissected

Political battles over a planned New Zealand medical school illustrate how the subject of where doctors are trained excites public passions like no other in higher education, explains John Ross

Shallots are judged during the Harrogate Autumn flower show at Newby Hall and Gardens, 2025. To illustrate that the UK’s market for students needs careful curation.

Why the UK’s market for students needs careful curation

There have been more winners than losers since domestic student recruitment was uncapped in England. But without better stewardship, all institutions must do what they can to swing the market in their favour, regardless of national priorities or local needs, say David Maguire and Alex Bols

Opinion

By Roohola Ramezani

Iran’s war on independent learning has gone digital – and international

The targeting of a Netherlands-based online Persian university represents a state grappling with limits on its control of knowledge circulation, says Roohola Ramezani

4 December

Subsidised canteens are a must to address student food insecurity

Many students in Australia struggle to afford enough food, and expensive campus outlets are not helping, say Jane Dyson and four colleagues

No-fault divorces needed when PhD supervision turns toxic

Fear of reprisals and stigma leads doctoral students to stay in unhealthy supervisory relationships, says Johan Kristian Andreasen

Dissent isn’t dead on campus – it is just too risky for students

By Yashraj Garg

1 December

Disquiet over ‘PhDs by publication’ diminishes doctorate’s prestige

By Brian Bloch

28 November

Students and staff need clarity on sexual harassment policies

By Jo Nuckley

27 November

Universities are paying the price for UK’s dire economic straits

By Nick Hillman

26 November

World policy

Digital resilience saved our university from Sudan’s brutal civil war

When Mashreq’s campus was shattered and then occupied by soldiers, we were forced to strip education down to its essentials, says Gihad Ibrahim

Editor’s pick

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You won’t regret writing a thank-you note to your old lecturer

Writing a letter of gratitude for an inspirational talk or piece of advice sounds schmaltzy but it’s the best self-help therapy available, says Adrian Furnham

When Adelaide University takes off in January, we’ll proudly walk away

A successful merger requires leaders to be mission-grounded and brave enough to move on, say David Lloyd and Peter Høj, in the final instalment of their series on the largest merger in Australian university history

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Talking leadership

By Chris Havergal

Seaton: Dundee finances soon ‘normalised’ but job cuts a must

In wide-ranging interview, crisis-hit university’s interim principal admits further redundancies are ‘uncomfortable’ for ministers and acknowledges ‘moral hazard’ of £62 million bailout

24 November

‘Good citizen’ Teesside University ‘rising to local challenges’

Departing vice-chancellor of Middlesbrough institution crowned University of the Year discusses riot aftermath, serving a deprived area and the importance of ‘learning gain’