Practising conference presentations is vital – even for native speakers
Overloaded slides, peculiar body language and speech that is too quick, slow, quiet or relentless are all easily fixed, says Brian Bloch
Overloaded slides, peculiar body language and speech that is too quick, slow, quiet or relentless are all easily fixed, says Brian Bloch
Tsinghua and Peking universities among 79 institutions reportedly affected by unrest over long-running lockdowns and restrictions
Additional funding announced by Research England might not cover shortfalls faced by research powerhouses
In an unstable political and social climate, MENA’s graduates need soft skills, says Hugh Martin
Conservative ex-universities ministers aim to force government into rowing back on plans to allow universities to be sued over free speech
Academics suggest the answers to the hard lessons that Fifa is learning now should have been obvious from the experience of higher education institutions in the Gulf state
Narrow line between success and failure in latest round of Australian competitive grant funding
German-style political stability and long-term science funding could help mitigate the damage, say Zach Meyers and John Springford
More hardship funding, bigger maintenance loans and restored grants would all complement universities’ efforts, says Sarah Stevens
Politicians and sector leaders respond strongly to reports Westminster government could restrict foreign students to ‘elite universities’ only
The department’s threat to ban international students from all but the top UK universities is totally counterproductive, says Nick Hillman
Sir Jeremy Farrar delivers Royal Society’s annual Science and Civilisation lecture
Bill Rammell explains how serving as the UK’s HE minister led him on to a v-c’s path, and ultimately to being president of the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr
Return of grants after almost a decade of loans could create an enrolment surge in an already straining system
After government reaffirms LLE support, post-18 education review chair remains ‘apprehensive’ while OU v-c sees ‘big design challenges’