Tying funding to outreach ‘fails to help freedom of expression’
Efforts to encourage more academics into public debates should forget indicators and focus on training and support, Norwegian rectors say
Efforts to encourage more academics into public debates should forget indicators and focus on training and support, Norwegian rectors say
MIT joins several state institutions in resuming SAT-ACT mandate as pandemic eases, providing opening to wider reassessment
Researchers warn of ‘impending public health issue’ as excessive demands placed on students to excel
Disruption to academic life ‘small price to pay’ for financial returns from gas reserves, British universities told
Some topics are lightning rods for disagreement, but there are ways to insulate yourself against online vitriol, say Kristine Maloney and Teresa Valerio Parrot
Government also demands English regulator mount 10-15 on-site inspections checking factors such as use of online teaching
Universities UK says contributions could be cut or benefits increased as USS finances bounce back after pandemic, but unions want reforms to be cancelled now
India and Malaysia take lead as best represented countries, followed by China
The museums expert explains how every historical artefact has not just one story, but many
Academics experiment with allowing undergraduates to text each other during assessments, and get positive response
Chinese studies should be strategic priority course in HE and new A level would boost student numbers at universities, says Hepi report
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
New opportunities for funding have been welcomed but future clashes over intellectual property could prove challenging
The UK government’s bill to tackle university cancel culture would give it unacceptable powers to control academic debate and student protest, says George Letsas
Despite incremental reforms throughout Emmanuel Macron’s first term as president, France still has one of the most centralised higher education systems in Europe. As the election looms, Ben Upton...