Politics

National Student Financial Aid Scheme chair stepped down citing “extreme strain” put on payments system

Using tropes already common in the US and the UK, the Alternative for Germany has accused institutions of being in thrall to the far left

Ministers reassure after funding agencies’ warnings of ‘serious impact’ for Brazilian research from cuts, but others see false promises ahead of election

Impeached former president Dilma Rousseff gives inaugural lecture at Brazil’s Federal University of Minas Gerais, where new course will open from the coming academic year

Drastic cuts necessary if funding situation not resolved, government agency warns

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media

After a visit to Hungary, Matthew Reisz reflects on how academics can resist simplistic, government-promoted versions of history 

Portland State University opens door for Saudi students caught in political dispute to transfer

Study offers further insight into the persistent trend for women to be cited less frequently than men

Hepi says educating ‘leading lights’ builds up ‘incredible soft power’

University leaders were given less than 18 hours to respond to state plans to scrap the subject

New president of German Rectors’ Conference thinks it is crucial that all students know the European canon

Perspectives of historians, funders and fundraisers address ‘Maoist moralizing’ and shaking up ‘complacent’ institutions

Scholars broadly welcome new government’s pledges but say sector reform will be challenging

The high cost and visa complexity associated with Western higher education is driving a mushrooming number of African students east, says Kuyok Abol Kuyok

India’s downsized Institutes of Eminence programme has dashed the hopes of those keen to see an improvement in higher education quality, says Pushkar

Academics argue new president should direct funding to recruiting and retaining more lecturers

Provided universities offer other avenues to debate contentious issues, institutes’ pro-China stance should not be a deal-breaker, says Jeffrey Gil

The UK's new right-to-study rules are another manifestation of its ‘hostile environment’ for immigrants, say Katie Bales and Bridget Anderson 

Ten-point plan for post-school education also backs merger of vocational and university funding systems

Limitations on powers of new university councils are ‘mostly cosmetic’, academics say

John Ross examines what Jacinda Ardern’s policy might mean for institutions, employers and students

Mobile students would face same costs as local learners post-Brexit under MillionPlus proposal

Telling opponents of liberal values to ‘jog on’ may be tempting, but it risks confirming opponents’ claims that universities are aloof bastions of leftism, says Julie Odams

Partisan social media posts typically get more attention, but dispassionate analyses are what academics are valued for, says Stuart Brown 

Lawyer says Spanish warrant means that economics professor remains an ‘exile’

Institutions set to be rated on metrics including the number of classrooms and dormitories that they have

Minister’s second ‘pad’ could signal government taking policy more ‘in-house’, some suggest

Neoliberalism is many academics’ bête noire, but it is also a litmus test of their democratic sensibilities, says Steve Fuller

Change would be more than cosmetic, consumer finance expert says

Government voices ‘concern’ about the ‘culture in our universities’ in response to MPs and peers’ report on campus free speech

Scholar praises Indian government for supporting only universities that are ‘ready now’ to become world-class

The LSE political scientist discusses influencing the US news agenda, Trump’s authoritarian streak and why we must defend democracy

Government document fails to offer universities reassurance, sector critics warn

The prospect of losing access to EU funding only strengthens the rationale for UK universities to develop deep, bilateral international partnerships, says Ed Byrne 

Government rewards three public and three private institutions but fails to reach target of giving 20 universities elite status

Removal of guidelines on affirmative action and retirement of Supreme Court justice could ‘set the stage for future challenges’ to university admission policies

Heads of 122 state universities across the country pledge to work with counterterrorist forces

In a world transformed, we need a radical new blueprint – for a flexible, less centralised network of scholars and students, says a former Berkeley chancellor

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media

When the alt-right made highly dubious claims about historical Irish slavery, Natalie Zacek realised that a rebuttal from an expert would make no difference

Some commentators have urged the UK to replicate German universities of applied science. It’s not that simple, says Neil Shirtcliffe

Institutions accused of only ‘wanting to be about Shakespeare’ in wake of proposal to merge US Education and Labor departments

Government investment will address the underperforming sector but political interference needs to stop for Indian higher education to truly make its mark, argues Deepak Nayyar

Gillian Martin described transgender students as ‘hairy-knuckled laydees’

Post-18 review likely to be pressed by government to lower fees without extra spending

Scholars say European Union may be reluctant to allocate research funds to Hungarian universities after government takes control over financing of research institutions

Appealing to students and their families made electoral sense for the Labour Party, but its promises have saddled it with a lot of low-value spending, says Roger Smyth

Biggest campus protests since 1989 have disrupted legislation that many fear will lead to more state control of universities

‘Essentially no difference’ for most part between views of students and general public, says YouGov

Fee-free policy cheaper than expected, as enrolments remain subdued

Leaving state regulatory system might free institutions from ministers’ ‘deeply flawed’ fixation with value for money, says Frans Berkhout

Government-led initiative establishes ‘at least 30’ research institutes on president’s thinking

New analysis shows regions were benefiting directly from uncapping of places

Regional universities say complex measures are needed to do justice to teaching standards

Russell Group broadly welcomes Home Office plan, but warns on project’s impact on study leave abroad

If the Australian government wants to link university funding to student satisfaction, it must ensure that scores reflect more than students’ gender, wealth or ease of passage, says Julie Hare

The Oakland Promise, like a number of local schemes in the US, aims to be a ‘cradle to career’ programme moving more of the city’s children into higher education. John Morgan visits California to assess it

Calls for additional funding to help colleges police controversial events

Populist Doug Ford wants to expand mandate of province’s higher education regulator