England’s biggest for-profit college goes into administration
GSM London will end teaching at the end of September, meaning current students must find alternative institutions
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Alaskan regents back consolidation of campuses after cuts
Institution hit by 41 per cent budget reduction pins hopes on reducing administrative and academic duplication
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‘Drone doctor’ takes whales’ temperature
Tropical breakthrough represents the latest research application for the tiny aircraft
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Jo Grady: universities can ignore their staff no longer
After the pensions strike, employees’ sense of ‘helplessness’ has ‘evaporated’, says incoming UCU leader
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German ‘universities of excellence’ party, and self-promote, hard
The live unveiling of Germany’s Excellence Strategy institutions is greeted by champagne, confetti and a changing of attitudes
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Trump renews amorphous free speech threat to campuses
US president’s agitations seen as having political rather than practical goals
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Nurturing talent is complex – and it is not enough
Students’ talents wear many guises, depending on the person, the field and the judge. But instilling ethics is also crucial, says Howard Gardner
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Philanthropists leave ANU millions to battle rare disease
Biggest bequest ever to bankroll university’s fight against autoimmune disease
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Deadlock over protection for US online college students
Battling to protect online institutions, Trump administration raises risk to student dollars
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US parents ‘giving up’ children to access college financial aid
Relinquishing guardianship to boost aid eligibility puts spotlight on ethics and debts
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Science deregulation predicted for UK as no-deal Brexit looms
Ex-European Commission official predicts ‘zero chance’ of UK joining Brussels research programmes after no-deal, with ‘going global’ and looser rules the likely alternatives
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Secret of the female breadwinner: marry down
Women who out-earn male partners need to have significantly higher qualifications, Australian survey suggests
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Academics ‘will have to adapt as AI takes on teaching’
Australian report suggests scholars should ‘focus on areas where AI is ineffective’
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Government pressure fails to stem rise in unconditional offers
Thirty-eight per cent of 18-year-old applicants received at least one offer with an unconditional component in 2019, Ucas data show
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Universities must exorcise their ghost students
More must be done to understand and help students who register for courses but then fade into the ether, says Bret Stephenson