Australia Universities Forum: Domestic students feel more isolated than foreign learners says v-c
International students feel “at home” while locals feel left out on outsized Australian campus, says Michael Spence

International students feel “at home” while locals feel left out on outsized Australian campus, says Michael Spence

Non-European Union recruitment likely to widen resources gap between elite and rest of sector

New figures suggest steep rises in university participation rate in several Middle-Eastern countries, say Justin D. Martin and Fouad Hassan

Chloe Chard considers a wide-ranging but not very focused attempt to illuminate jokes

Emma Barker reflects on the art market of two centuries ago – and how it compares with that of today

Kehinde Andrews is disappointed by a survey of thinking designed to take us beyond the limits of current politics

Julie Michelle Klinger enjoys a compelling account of one strand of the global space race

Our fortnightly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers

Book of the week: Matthew Joseph is impressed by an analysis of how states fail to live up to the obligations to their citizens

All campus life is here

Reduction driven by shrinking of school-leaver population

First Complete University Guide survey since Augar review raises prospect of domestic master’s fees overtaking annual charges for undergraduates

Tributes paid to ‘one of Europe’s most revered philosophers and outspoken dissidents’

The neuroscientist discusses how she was born into research, her fascination with the human heart, and the joys of drawing graphs

Europe and Japan take different approach to US and China on potential risks of technology