Frank Larkins calls for more transparency in how the Excellence in Research Australia exercise uses global benchmarks to measure improvements in science and humanities research
The University of Macau’s strategy is infused with the culture of its Sino-Western home city and the ambitions of the Greater Bay Area, says its president
At last week’s Times Higher Education Teaching Excellence Summit at Western University in London, Ontario, Royal Bank of Canada president David McKay made the case for more students to spend time in the world of work. Here is an abridged version of his speech.
Singapore’s online falsehoods act will target false statements, not opinions based on academic data and research, says the country’s minister for education
Novel applications of technology, improving processes and starting businesses will help tackle the world’s greatest health challenges, say Julie Devonshire and Anjali Sastry
The purpose of higher education goes beyond just giving students economically valuable skills. It’s time universities challenge the employability narrative, says Audrey Songhurst
Programmes that establish solid working relationships between students can help avoid their studying in isolation, argue Gareth Hughes, Brian Clegg, Dave Jarman and Philip Langton
Explicit or not, misogyny is commonplace in academia, write Charmaine Willis and Nakissa Jahanbani, who offer advice on how men can become women’s allies
How will England’s post-18 education review approach the issues surrounding maintenance loans and university accommodation costs? Jon Wakeford considers the options
The academic persecution originally feared when Jair Bolsonaro was elected president of Brazil never materialised, but neither did his promised investment into science and research, says Justin Axel-Berg
The new rules of academia – where researchers are valued by the funding dollars that they generate – inhibit minority background scholars and threaten universities’ accountability, says Kahlil C. DuPerry
Scholars of feminism attract an overwhelming amount of intimidation; their right to explore controversial issues demands explicit protection, say Alice Sullivan, Judith Suissa, Holly Smith and Lesley Gourlay
Universities normally resist being used by states to further an ideological goal. Why should it be any different when it comes to the EU? asks David Matthews
Universities need to be honest to students about what academic level is required to take a course and, as a result, unconditional offers will come to an end, argues Tom Richmond
Are you a student, a candidate or something else? Whatever title you choose can have an impact on how academia views you and how you see yourself, argues Jenny Mak
Zeireen Fuzurally interviewed students from Oxford and Cambridge and found that the nuance in their experiences is often overlooked in the national conversation about mental health
The combined practical and theoretical knowledge students will gain in the UK’s newest qualification make them a realistic alternative to A levels, says Andrew Kaye
The advance of the ‘business model’ of university governance has disempowered academics, diminished their decision-making authority and weakened their ability to innovate, says Michael Shattock
Solutions to the funding crisis will depend on universities’ abilities to build new business partnership models supported by new ways of working, says Mike Boxall
Researchers Masha Krylova, Rodney Clifton and Gabor Csepregi argue for greater awareness around the negative academic impacts of students’ overusing mobile phones
This year’s ERA identified another rise in the amount of world-class research being done, but it ultimately damages the country’s long-term competitiveness, argues Frank Larkins
If Americans lose faith in alternative routes to success, entry to top universities could become as cut-throat as it is in South Korea, says Stephanie K. Kim
