Deficit looms for Scottish sector amid ‘stark’ financial climate
Universities projected to dip into the red next year due to falling fee income and rising staff costs, with any long-term recovery likely to be uneven
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Residency rates of overseas graduates ‘grossly underestimated’
International education lobby group warns against course and policy redesign based around local employability of foreign graduates
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‘Alternative history’ shows half of drugs affected by smaller NIH
Researchers replicate impact of Trump’s cuts on previous decades, identifying steep drop in medical innovations
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Teaching quality key to tackling Germany’s dropout problems
High dropout rates among international students can be combated with better lectures, researchers suggest
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Fee levy economic impact ‘hits hardest in Labour constituencies’
Cost to UK economy of ?1.8 billion a year once ‘gross value added’ by international students factored in, new analysis shows
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South African transformation must not slide into academic xenophobia
Decolonisation is?not just about scholars’ colour. It is as much about welcoming a diversity of non-Western ideas, from South Africa and beyond, says Srila Roy
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Where now for the REF?
The Research Excellence Framework has been postponed for three months ‘to take stock and ensure alignment with the UK government’s priorities and vision for higher education’. But how radical should...
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Funding changes ‘further threaten humanities’ in Australia
Decline set to accelerate, as government puts?block on over-enrolments
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‘National scandal’: quarter of students suffer sexual harassment
‘Shocking figures’ show ‘devastating’ impact on students, with women and LGB people particularly vulnerable
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Should an academic replace Melvyn Bragg on In Our Time?
With the veteran BBC presenter leaving the landmark Radio 4 show, some say the job should next go to one of?a growing breed of?academic broadcasters
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Lingnan row highlights ‘decline of Hong Kong campus freedoms’
Scholars doubtful over future of campus activism as universities move to distance themselves from student-led organisations
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First Amendment ‘abandoned’ as scholars fired over Kirk comments
‘Massive influx’ of cases following killing of right-wing activist represents new stage in campus free speech battle, say critics
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Public still supports EDI work in UK universities, finds poll
Little enthusiasm for US-style crackdown as voters back initiatives such as ‘broadening the curriculum’