Thirty days ‘not enough time’ to deal with free speech complaints
Short deadline for universities dealing with issues internally will ‘inundate’ regulator with partially investigated cases, sector fears
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Books ‘should be open access within two years’ for REF submission
Extension of journal mandate to monographs designed to ‘make research more open and equitable’, but has historically been a source of controversy
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Engineering departments must recruit non-STEM students
If, as it must, engineering is to contribute to restoring the planet, it needs to attract holistic-thinking carers, says Tim Ibell
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Dropped immigration law ‘not reality of France’, minister says
Sylvie Retailleau says France wants to ‘welcome’ international students, despite fallout from row over stricter controls
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Navalny’s killing highlights the need for HE to help preserve democracy
Russian studies is one of many disciplines that can and should loudly tell the story of how authoritarianism strips people of citizenship, says Ani Kokobobo
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Impact of Japanese international tuition fee hike debated
Tuition fees for foreign overseas in Japan are expected to rise above domestic ones for first time
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Gender bias still afflicts female academic leaders
Mutual support networks and mentoring can help more women attain senior positions, say Efthalia Chatzigianni and Bryony Whitmarsh
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‘Beyond frustrating’ for Palestinian refugee denied UK PhD visa
Amena El Ashkar was hoping to study a PhD in international relations at the London School of Economics but her visa was rejected
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‘Academic solipsism’ risk from chatbot use, warns university head
Growing use of chatbots within higher education is likely to foster unoriginal and ‘solipsistic’ thought, says IE president
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Universities ‘should make common cause’ against political enmity
Competitors can be friends when government acts like your enemy, Sydney round table hears
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China prioritises research spending despite economic downturn
Central investment might go some way to mitigate declining spending by local government and industry
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UK funding crisis forces three more universities to cut jobs
Winchester, Surrey and Queen Mary latest to shed academic positions as industrial disputes heat up elsewhere
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Merging two major universities is a tense but rewarding Odyssey
No journey in strange new waters can be smooth sailing, but healthy conflicts have a place in innovation and transformation, say David Lloyd and Peter Høj
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University presses rack up legal bills over AI copyright breaches
London Book Fair discussion dominated by concern over large language models using published works without citations or remuneration to authors or publishing houses
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Portuguese university apologises after sexual misconduct claims
Investigation follows publishing controversy that saw chapter detailing allegations withdrawn by Routledge