UCU conferences cancelled as union staff strike over ‘racism’
Unite branch leads walkout, saying industrial relations in union are ‘broken’, just hours after general secretary delivers unity message in opening speech
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State enforcement of campus free speech ‘a contradiction’
Universities are not ‘speaker’s corner’ and governments should not impose ‘diktats about what we do on campus’, New Zealand forum hears
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More apprentices ‘shouldn’t come at higher education’s expense’
Tory plans to close low-performing degrees to fund apprenticeships ‘miss the mark’, says UK sector
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How ‘will you be my supervisor’ emails control entry to PhD study
Late responses to PhD applicant enquiries and lack of signposting might contribute to poor ethnic minority representation at doctoral level, researchers say
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Book spotlights Melbourne’s uncomfortable Indigenous history
Academic exploration of leading university’s traditions uncovers dispossession, eugenics and grave robbing
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Australia rethinks age limit for post-PhD work visas
Lower work rights cut-off would have excluded most doctoral graduates, critics warned
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Merit is a declining consideration in Indian v-c appointments
Leaders’ claims that their appointments owe nothing to their political affiliations are wide of the mark, says an observer
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Xi vows to adjust university courses in line with employer demand
Chinese leader calls for greater alignment of degree programmes with the country’s workplace needs
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Stop infighting over university union tactics, Grady tells UCU
In congress address, general secretary pledges to work to end in-house industrial dispute and to ‘hold Labour’s feet to the fire’
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Australian regulator greenlights Adelaide University merger
Few remaining obstacles for one of the biggest university amalgamations in history
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Confrontation defused as ANU protesters move pro-Palestinian camp
‘No easy answers’ in what has become ‘a conflict about the conflict’
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Free speech the ‘best friend’ of the marginalised
Universities face a delicate balancing act between ‘mob veto’ and safety obligations, says free speech advocate
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Student protests help bring ‘justice’ for Gaza, says PA minister
University leader turned Palestinian Authority minister pledges to rebuild destroyed campuses
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Infected blood: how academics both caused and exposed tragedy
Report into scandal highlights danger of relying on singular sources of knowledge, in contrast to inquiry itself, which utilised vast range of expertise to get to the bottom of what happened
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Shock as new Dutch government slashes higher education funding
Coalition agreement involves major cuts to research and university funding alongside harsh new measures for students