Thomas Hardy’s hero Jude can inspire degree apprenticeship revolution
Universities of all types are embracing the earn-while-you-learn qualifications but government can do more too, says Exeter’s vice-chancellor Lisa Roberts
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‘Don’t fear’ waking giant of international education
‘We all fare better if we work together,’ says Washington lobbyist, as US turns a corner in its approach to foreign students
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Matt Goodwin: can you be an academic outside a university?
Controversial professor bets on Substack and right-wing links to sustain scholarship after exiting formal academic role
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Adelaide University merger is no Game of Thrones
Speculation over imagined backstabbings and betrayals is rife but the joining of two of Australia’s universities is more of a meeting of minds than clash of clans, insist vice-chancellors Peter Høj...
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Embassy closure forces Bangladeshi students to defer US enrolment
International student numbers expected to drop following visa processing centre closures
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Afghan female medical students to complete training in Scotland
Holyrood government extends home fee status to 19 students kicked off courses after the Taliban banned women from universities
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Policy ‘flip-flops’ destabilising Australian universities
Vice-chancellor says it is ‘fine’ for international students to make up nearly half of Melbourne’s enrolments
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Australian enrolment caps ‘to replace visa processing directive’
University lobby demands revocation of ‘ministerial direction 107’, after education minister insists student quotas will be a ‘better mechanism’
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Keeping up with big tech on AI research ‘never about competition’
As tech giants spend staggering sums on artificial intelligence, the head of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council explains why it’s vital for academia to engage in this ‘hot’ area...
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Least-selective UK universities fall further behind in clearing
Rise in students going directly into clearing helps keep overall admissions numbers steady
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IIT Jodhpur’s Hindi experiment is a step backward
Degrees taught in Hindi might play well with Modi fans but this shift risks IITs’ global reputation for producing outstanding graduates, says Eldho Mathews
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Beijing warns on ‘anti-China’ messaging in student applications
Security body cautions agents against unpatriotic messaging as Chinese applications receive greater international scrutiny
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UK’s longest-serving vice-chancellor announces retirement
John Cater credited with transforming Edge Hill University since taking on top job in 1993
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Labour’s ‘right to switch off’ is ‘unfeasible’ in UK academia
Even if academics are empowered to switch off from their jobs, feasibility of planned rules in question if root causes of overwork are not addressed
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What’s next for Bangladesh’s divisive student politics?
Student-led downfall of autocratic leader has catalysed national conversation about the place of politics on university campuses typically beset by violence