Record early applications from China offset domestic decline
October deadline Ucas data shows drop in university applications from UK 18-year-olds, and declining interest in medicine courses, but rising interest from China and US
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Academics’ attitudes to on-campus working ‘contradictory’
University staff like their workplaces more than people in other sectors but spend less time being there, surveys find
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Public wary of growing overseas student numbers as views shift
Economic benefit to universities and wider society still seen positively by most but negative views gaining traction, UK poll finds
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Newly merged Japan university ‘model’ for sector, says president
Science Tokyo head says joining forces is an ‘effective strategy’ for institutions facing funding and demographic shortfalls
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Record participation for new Interdisciplinary Science Rankings
Table revealing leading global universities for cross-disciplinary research is biggest-ever debut ranking
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Are universities to blame for rising youth unemployment in Asia?
The rise of Asian higher education has coincided with increasing graduate un- and under-employment in several nations, calling the value of degrees into question and threatening national stability....
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When claims about science become edutainment, science loses
Breezy assertions about what research shows undermine public trust as, however confidently stated, they are easy to challenge, says Rob Briner
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Trump’s victory makes educators’ work even more important
However we feel about the election result, we must strive to make education and democracy protect and nurture one another, says Michael Roth
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Stellenbosch probes halls abuse report ‘tampering’
University to investigate claims that investigation into abuse in halls of residence was doctored by senior leaders, amid mounting political pressure
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US universities nervously await second Donald Trump term
More attacks on academic freedom, heightened privatisation and possible elimination of Department of Education on agenda following Republican victory
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Spanish universities suspend teaching after devastating floods
Universities in the Valencia region mourn after last week’s floods as heavy rains move north to Catalonia
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Australian student loan reforms likely to be retrospective
Horse set to follow the cart, as critics warn of perverse consequences
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Foreign education preference persists in Chinese recruitment
‘Sea turtles’ seen as aiding elite universities’ internationalisation goals, but tide may already be turning
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Biomedical scientists struggle to replicate their own findings
Many researchers opting against trying to publish replication efforts, survey finds
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Universities push for LLE reforms as new system delayed again
Year-long postponement of lifelong learning finance mechanism presents opportunity to rethink some of its central tenets, say experts