Restoring trust in university learning is child’s play
A utilitarian approach to undergraduate education is leading to disenchantment among students and society. It is time to put ‘play’ at the heart of learning, says Colm O’Shea
A utilitarian approach to undergraduate education is leading to disenchantment among students and society. It is time to put ‘play’ at the heart of learning, says Colm O’Shea
‘Exponential growth’ in past few years sees China gain on the US in race to be the leading nation in global research output
Results of study appear to contradict home secretary’s claim that foreign students work in low-skilled jobs
The UK prime minister has invested political capital in science and innovation. It is vital that it is not wasted on ill-considered populist ideas about research
Legal action seen as ‘the only way’ to force universities to stop ‘divesting responsibility’, senate committee hears
Will a new review end Australian students’ financial crisis?
The advocate and project manager talks about his Roma identity and problems with Hungarian higher education
More details emerge of how sharp rise in quality outputs and tweak to funding formula are hitting institutions
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
Focus on volume risks harming student experience and hoped-for revenues may not materialise, report warns
Advance HE survey finds retention rates have recovered after the easing of Covid restrictions, with students also happier with levels of staff engagement
Spiking inflation and an accommodation squeeze are eroding students’ already meagre means. As a major review of higher education begins, John Ross examines reforms that would allow students to keep...
Hopes that a new regulator would bring light-touch, proportionate regulation in England have been dashed, says Iain Mansfield
Domestic violence expert and film director becomes latest in line of women heading major US institutions
Numbers of students unable to say if parents had studied could point to need to rethink representation questions, says Hesa