Focus turns to ‘stopped-out’ students as enrolment issues mount
Population of students who have studied at college but not gained a degree grew by 2.9 per cent to 36.8 million, report finds
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Be careful what you wish for
Some right-wing politicians seem to view a university collapse as a prize to be fought for. But in reality, a disorderly exit would be disastrous for all
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Union claims casualisation wins as Lincoln staff vote to strike
UCU says it has secured an average 15 per cent wage increase for supervisors at Cambridge, and pay raise of 14 per cent for some doctoral tutors at Sussex
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Leading US law journals block article criticising Israel
Months after Harvard Law Review rejected analysis of Gaza genocide allegation, Columbia’s version does the same
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Australia ‘undermining research while reviewing it’
International student caps will endanger research funding just as a leisurely R&D review considers how to fix it, Senate committee hears
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What would happen if a UK university went bankrupt?
No British public university has ever had to close its doors, but funding pressures are leading to vast numbers of redundancies and fuelling dire warnings that some institutions are close to the edge...
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Susan Solomon: ‘Healing the earth is possible’
Having brokered some of the world’s biggest pacts on global warming, MIT climate scientist Susan Solomon tells Matthew Reisz why she is optimistic that environmental damage can be reversed
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How to maintain momentum on sustainability
Create a shared vision, set ambitious targets and celebrate loudly, advises Zoe Rodwell for keeping a sustainability strategy on track
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Vice-chancellor pay guidelines ‘will help improve optics’
Compulsory national guidelines for Australian university executive salaries will not necessarily reduce them
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Husbands warns research cuts could force Russell Group expulsions
Continuing on current path will lead to course closures, reduced research investment and mergers, says former Sheffield Hallam vice-chancellor
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‘Nasty’ UK election ‘unlikely to address universities’ troubles’
Institutions may be hoping to stay under the radar as parties clash over policy, given danger sector will come under further attack
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The week in higher education – 6 June 2024
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Interview with Lisa-Dionne Morris
Founder of Black Female Academics’ Network discusses working in industry and academia, being a workaholic undergraduate and why Caribbean and Yorkshire values are strikingly similar
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Not telling overseas recruits about the UK’s health surcharge is a con
If universities won’t cover immigration costs, they must at least help applicants make informed decisions about coming, says Tanja Wingenbach
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6 June 2024 digital edition
Creeping disaster: What if a university went bankrupt?