How much disruption is open access worth?
Evidence of strong public demand for access to papers is scant. Might a sophisticated database of lay summaries be more valuable?
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Interview with Helen Pankhurst
The women’s rights activist on balancing fun and purpose and growing up as the great-granddaughter of the leader of the British suffragette movement
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Fijian higher education: a small system in a big hurry
The Pacific nation’s ambitions to harness its universities to drive economic growth face many challenges, says Roger Smyth
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Careers intelligence: how to support new research leaders
Four lab leaders explain how universities can help academics in the early days of running their first research group
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Campus blacklisting dates back to the blackshirts
The press may castigate ‘snowflake students’ over free speech, but resistance to far-right speakers has a long history, says Evan Smith
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Foreigners dominating growth in doctorates Down Under
Failure to recruit local PhDs will erode Australia’s skill base, report warns
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US expected to increase funding pressure on Confucius Institutes
Restrictions on use of federal money predicted to widen
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Two-year degrees will not threaten quality
England’s universities minister explains why the government is allowing universities to charge students more for condensed honours degrees
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Justine Greening has just stepped up the sabotage on May’s post-18 review
But the former education secretary’s interview also makes plain that No 10 – with a hostile agenda towards the sector – has brutally overridden DfE, writes John Morgan
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MPs back £11K fees for two-year degrees in England
Minister hails move as ‘milestone for students’
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Higher education in the bush: build it and they will come
Australian discussion paper says that rural universities need to help develop their communities in order to guarantee their survival
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Norway puts plans for ‘corporate’ universities on ice
Scholar claims campaign from academics and students was instrumental in overturning proposal, but fears remain over potential changes in financial autonomy
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Singapore legal challenge ‘will chill academic freedom’
Academics issue warning after news story including critical comments about country’s top universities is removed
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Keep pressing the case for research as a public good
Publicly funded research brings social and economic benefits for all. It’s critical that the global academic community continues to champion this work, says Ian Jacobs
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Plymouth keeps report on private college cheating claims secret
Disclosure could have ‘adverse effects’ on institutions’ ‘commercial interests’, university claims