Why should academics go on Question Time?
Academics made 49 appearances on the weekly BBC debate show over a nine-year period – researchers explore what they and their universities gained
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Australian ‘wage theft’ underpayments ‘nearing A$400 million’
Union demands parliamentary inquiry as instances continue to emerge
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Turkish academics doubt court ruling will limit president’s power
Constitutional Court nullifies decree enabling Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to appoint rectors, but any respite is expected to be brief
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More Indian universities need to get serious about employability
Students’ aspirations to succeed in the high-tech job market are reshaping Indian higher education, says Eldho Mathews
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The research articles that got the most online attention in 2023
Altmetric 500 list analyses attention paid to scholarly articles across 11 different sources, including news articles, citations, Wikipedia pages and X/Twitter posts
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Politicians ‘not brave enough’ to admit English fees may rise
Major parties have been ‘silent’ on higher education challenges ahead of general election, event hears
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Japanese university ‘oppressing’ student group, say expelled leaders
Association heads booted out by Aichi after joining protest against Ukraine invasion and displaying banner with institution’s name on it
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Students turn to AI-powered apps for help with lecture notes
Software that can record and transcribe class talks and discussions is becoming increasingly common, but some fear it could prove detrimental to long-term learning
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Take loans away from richer students, suggests ex-Labour minister
Money lent to those from wealthier backgrounds to pay for university may be better spent elsewhere, says Dame Margaret Hodge
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Shearer West to swap Nottingham for Leeds as vice-chancellor
Yorkshire university has been led by interim leader since sudden departure of Simone Buitendijk
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India investigating university entrance exam chaos
Education ministry steps in after competitive university entrance exam cancelled
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How Asia’s corporate-owned universities made their mark
Multinational conglomerates have long been in the university business, but can they really compete when it comes to impact?
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Cap overseas students to tackle housing shortages, England told
University requests to increase visa allocations should be rejected if expansion would exacerbate local room shortages, argues Social Market Foundation paper
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State-school admissions parity would need radical measures at Cambridge
Anonymisation or even quotas could level the playing field, but fragmentation of college processes threatens a reversal in decades of gains, says Alan Baker
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Call to boycott publisher after sexual misconduct book scrapped
Chapter of Sexual Misconduct in Academia was previously withdrawn after academic claimed he was identified