China’s threats to academic freedom ‘pose risks’ to foreign partners
Lack of scholarly freedom in China threatens future progress for its universities and harms overseas partnerships, warns Scholars at Risk
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Interdisciplinarity will show students the career value of the liberal arts
A new humanities-based major focused on how global commerce, businesses and societies shape one another points the way forward, says Karen E. Spierling
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Ministers ‘should have waited’ for review before subject-level TEF move
Education secretary’s backing for subject-level exercise before publication of TEF review prompts university warnings of ‘significant diversion of staff time’
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Labour motion on private school quotas aims at HE ‘structural change’
Capping universities’ intakes from private schools would require ‘highly controversial’ legislation on admissions, says one legal expert
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Two years ‘too short’ for post-study work visas
Australian study also finds that dodgy agents are exploiting a migration advice ‘loophole’
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Student’s arrest highlights fine line for Hong Kong universities
Hong Kong Baptist University unrest comes as mass demonstrations in city pass 100-day mark, with major impact for universities
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Brazilian HE’s huge progress on racial equality is under threat
President Bolsonaro’s education cuts and opposition to racial quotas will hit current policies, says Marry Ferreira
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Australian ‘risk’ calculation changed amid poaching fears
Concerns about student visa scheme’s integrity prompt methodological adjustment
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Despite zero public fees, Germany’s private universities are booming
One in 12 students now pays to go private in Germany, attracted by ‘niche’ courses, smaller classes and flexible learning schedules
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More universities gain gender equity accreditation
Athena SWAN recognition extended to 13 more Australian institutions
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Step out of your comfort zone, try discipline-based educational research
Discipline-based educational research can challenge academics to think about their fields in new ways and can deliver unique benefits to learners, write five scholars
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‘Common sense’ needed on English post-qualification admissions plans
Switch to students applying after receiving their results still faces sector resistance despite government and opposition signalling support
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Colleagues ‘distraught’ at Australian academic’s detention in Iran
Episode spotlights concerns for safety of scholars who visit repressive regimes
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Universities should not shy away from their economic purpose
Higher education is about more than giving graduates an earnings boost, but institutions should be able to detail such returns among evidence of their many contributions to society, argues Anna...
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Canadian Tory leader’s election attack on academics raises alarm
Lecturers’ union fears Andrew Scheer is portraying universities as left-wing ‘indoctrination centres’, with potentially damaging consequences