Fulbright board member condemns Afghanistan pullout State Department ‘circumvented Fulbright board’ to shutter programme, putting applicants in ‘danger’, says Heather Nauert By Pola Lem 14 February
Don’t stop listening to students when pandemic ends, v-cs told Partnership and co-creation should be a permanent part of UK campus life, says report By Chris Havergal 14 February
Liberate teaching materials from paywalls, urges professor Open access champion also proposes an IB for universities, as competition gives way to collaboration By John Ross 14 February
Cut deep, cut early: Covid’s toll on Australian casuals revealed Belated data show that inexperienced, untenured and non-academic staff shouldered the lion’s share of job losses By John Ross 13 February
US companies boosting their free college commitments Growing use of third-party services seen aiding employee-students find their options, although with suspicions of hidden costs By Paul Basken 12 February
Post-qualification admissions plan ‘abandoned’ in England Sector sources suggest PQA plan dropped after Williamson exit, although others think alternative changes still under consideration By John Morgan 11 February
University of Iceland ‘addicted to slot machine income’ Institution faces mounting pressure internally and externally to keeping Vegas-style betting machines switched off for good By Ben Upton 11 February
Italy’s lettori divided on ?36 million plan to end epic dispute Mistreated foreign lecturers welcome ‘endgame’ of marathon dispute but some say strings attached to a proposed deal are unacceptable By Jack Grove 11 February
Buckingham yet to file accounts for last two years Private university’s last financial statement was for 2018, despite English regulators requirement for all institutions to file annually By John Morgan 11 February
Extra ?20 million to offset UK overseas research cuts Impact of cuts to in-flight research mitigated by additional money but future budgets for aid-funded projects still uncertain, says UK science funder By Jack Grove 10 February
Rafael Reif to step down as MIT president Venezuelan’s decade-long tenure at global research leader marked by huge scientific and economic growth, as well as Epstein scandal By Paul Basken 10 February
College Board leader quits after criticism of race legislation Todd Huston, while senior vice-president at SAT creator, led Indiana lawmakers in trying to restrict classroom teaching By Paul Basken 10 February
Ministers ‘tightening financial screws’ on English sector IFS briefing says high inflation seemingly being used ‘as a cover’ to claw back taxpayer costs of higher education system By Simon Baker 10 February
Union clashes with managers over pay deductions ahead of?strike Universities legally entitled to make deductions, but UCU attacks ‘unfair and unprofessional response’ By Chris Havergal 10 February
Indian Institutes of Technology set to open UK?branches University of Birmingham chancellor ‘very open’ to partnership By Pola Lem 10 February
Which countries have the most unequal access to higher education? OECD data show that there are nations that have achieved more balance between major cities and other regions By Simon Baker 10 February
Australian Senate committee to scrutinise grant veto powers Furore over political interference shows no sign of abating, as government presses ahead with research commercialisation agenda By John Ross 9 February
UK universities seek ‘common approach’ on tackling drug abuse Task force to draw up sector guidelines once survey results are collated By Chris Havergal 9 February
Canadian campuses battle labour uprisings and political meddling Covid lockdowns, provincial budget cuts and political interference driving strike activity among faculty feeling disrespect By Paul Basken 9 February
Top German universities fear exclusion from innovation funding All types of institution must be welcome if new funder is to achieve its true potential, sector groups say By Ben Upton 9 February
New London engineering school ‘will dare to be different’ TEDI-London will strive not to conform to teaching orthodoxies despite pressures from founders and regulators, says its dean By Jack Grove 9 February
Access tsar sets out plans to implement school-university focus John Blake details planned changes to access agreements and defends focus on graduate outcomes in terms of ‘high-status jobs’ By John Morgan 8 February
Nobelists back petition for Swiss and UK Horizon association Stick to Science campaign launches with more than 200 signatories covering industry, charities and academia By Ben Upton 8 February
White House science adviser Lander quits over bullying claims White House tried to keep MIT-Harvard professor in top post after he apologised for belittling female colleagues By Paul Basken 8 February
Social scientists’ abandonment of book publishing laid bare Losses perceived for holistic views as communications modes show humanists embracing data-heavy styles of the hard sciences By Paul Basken 8 February
‘Put shoulder to the wheel’ on school standards, says access tsar John Blake rejects suggestions that it is not universities’ place to help close attainment gaps, in first speech in new role By Chris Havergal 8 February
Gender quotas for research grants ‘risk unintended consequences’ There is no simple answer to entrenched inequities in research funding, Australian agency finds By John Ross 7 February
$350 billion science legislation advances in?US Measure to expand NSF and retain foreign scholars with scientific expertise faces showdown over Senate’s even tougher approach to China By Paul Basken 7 February
Kwarteng ‘vetoed appointment of Oxford college head to lead ESRC’ Business secretary reportedly concerned by Jonathan Michie’s ‘left-wing’ associations By Chris Havergal 7 February
Schmidt: take politics out of Australian research grant decisions Vice-chancellor criticises ‘bipartisan support’ for rules enabling ministers to intervene in grant awards By John Ross 7 February
Ex-Bedfordshire v-c wants to put Kurdistan on ‘global HE?map’ In new role, Bill Rammell seeks to boost international ties, resist nepotism and push beyond pockets of excellence By Pola Lem 7 February
Debate as California State bans caste discrimination Amid support for policy shift, some professors question why South Asians are being singled out By Maria Carrasco for Inside Higher Ed 7 February
Poor German pushing international students towards dropping out Eager recruiters, lenient testers and delusional students must all share the blame for dire retention, studies suggest By Ben Upton 7 February
Single funding bodies would heal UK’s HE-FE divide, says report Paper says ‘too often colleges and universities have been pitted against each other’ By Simon Baker 7 February
Oxford college dean at centre of lengthy dispute to step down Martyn Percy to leave Christ Church in April, reportedly with a substantial settlement By Chris Havergal 4 February
Library sorry as student Twitter saga turns out to be tall tale Story of student borrowing two books to share them with their mother ‘drew on genuine experiences’ but was ‘imagined’ By Chris Havergal 4 February
Journals to reward peer reviewers with publishing discounts PeerJ will give contributors ‘tokens’ to be redeemed against article processing charges By Chris Havergal 4 February
For-profit college conversions get new scrutiny in?US Top congressional Democrat urges Biden to reverse Keiser University’s decade-old conversion to non-profit status By Paul Basken 4 February
Plan to ‘level up’ UK research funding ‘unambitious’ Comparison with current data suggests government proposals are ‘not exactly a revolution in the funding balance’, say experts By Jack Grove 4 February
Women top Japanese medical admissions after discrimination row Experts say expectation of long work hours and ‘old boys club’ culture among doctors still pose barriers By Pola Lem 4 February
Gast oversaw ‘favouritism’ and ‘exclusion’ at Imperial – report College forced to release bullying investigation by Information Commissioner’s Office By Chris Havergal 3 February
US science prizes overlooking Asian researchers Professor counts Asian Americans as winning 3 per cent of nation’s major biomedical prizes, prompting promises to do better By Paul Basken 3 February
New Zealand reopens borders, but many students face long wait While 5,000 students could arrive in April, the rest will not be admitted until October, effectively ruling out campus-based studies before 2023 By John Ross 3 February
Research self-plagiarism rife in Russia About one in 20 recent academic papers is a duplicate, with some articles being recycled as many as 27 times in different publications By Jack Grove 3 February
Marjoleine Kars: slavery’s legacy damages all of us The Cundill History Prize winner talks about uncovering a forgotten archive to tell the story of a slave rebellion ‘from the inside out’ By John Morgan 3 February
Majority of public fails to appreciate academics’ pandemic impact Fifth of respondents to major global survey said universities were ‘unimportant’ in fight against Covid-19 By Jack Grove 3 February
Most black students ‘a victim of racism’ in UK accommodation Report calls for measures on ‘ignored’ issue like more black staff working in halls of residence and other blocks By Simon Baker 3 February
The week in higher education – 3?February 2022 The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media By THE reporters 3 February
Visa money-lending scams ‘commonplace’, warns ex-minister Lord Johnson urges UK to learn from Canada and adopt measures to ‘de-risk’ growing recruitment By Simon Baker 3 February
UK ‘should seek to recruit 1 million international students’ But country should also be ‘wary of complacency’ after apparently passing previous goal By Simon Baker 2 February
Canberra: change IP and pay rules to foster commercialisation Pay, promotions and intellectual property protections set for ‘refinement’ under new action plan By John Ross 2 February
Susan Lapworth to be interim head of English sector regulator Long-serving director will take helm when Nicola Dandridge leaves Office for Students By Chris Havergal 2 February
‘Exciting’ UK plan for rival funder ‘may change minds’ on Horizon Science minister George Freeman claims academics may warm to leaving EU research scheme if homegrown alternative offers attractive global opportunities By Jack Grove 2 February
Racial critique of Supreme Court pick imperils Georgetown posting Conservative’s appointment as constitutional studies chief derailed over demeaning Biden plan for black female Supreme Court nominee By Paul Basken 2 February
Bomb threats swamp US’ black-serving colleges Nearly 20 HBCUs get phoned-in threats at start of Black History Month, bringing lockdowns, remote classes and vows of resilience By Paul Basken 2 February
Overseas students angry as Western Australia again changes rules No apparent health rationale for ‘impossible’ new deadline, as requirements rewritten for third time in a week By John Ross 2 February
US-China research collaboration ‘waning’ Growth in co-publications slowed in 2020 and so far shows decline for 2021 By Simon Baker 2 February
Preprints ‘largely unchanged’ by peer review, even during Covid Two separate studies, including one that looked at early Covid papers, suggest majority of alterations are minimal By Simon Baker 2 February
Oxford postdoc ‘pushed out’ after authorship row, tribunal hears Long-time postdoctoral scientist says he was ousted when he complained a professor had appropriated his own research By Jack Grove 2 February
UK regions promised research funding boost under ‘levelling?up’ Forty per cent increase in investment by 2030 pledged, with BEIS ring-fencing majority of its spending for areas beyond golden triangle By Chris Havergal 2 February
