'Arrogant' universities seen as out of touch and ripe for cutbacks
Glyn Davis, vice-chancellor at the University of Melbourne, on a 'rising chorus' of complaints about universities in the UK and Australia
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Scientists bust myth that academic productivity declines with age
In-depth examination of researchers’ career paths suggests few adhere to long-held stereotype that the young publish more
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OfS framework ‘undermines Prevent guidance’
Is the government trying to have its cake and eat it with regard to free speech? asks Smita Jamdar
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Australian university funding cuts and fee rises blocked
Opposition of Nick Xenophon Team senators dooms higher education bill to failure
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Where will online education be in five years?
Online learning design is now a refined art, says Geoff Webster, and universities must show they can produce high-quality courses at a reasonable cost
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Strike over USS pension changes moves closer
Strong turnout in ballot over USS changes ‘sends a clear message’ that union members will take action to protect retirement fund, says UCU
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New Zealand’s new Labour-led government likely to abolish fees
The populist New Zealand First party’s anointing of Jacinda Ardern as prime minister will have big consequences for tertiary education, says Roger Smyth
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England’s OfS plans compulsory TEF and to charge up to £120K fees
Powerful market regulator could also award its own degrees to address gaps in provision, consultation states
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Are current UK graduates properly prepared for the global workplace?
Businesses prefer graduates with international experience, writes Sir Ciarán Devane, and universities must take note
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OfS regulatory framework: the biggest change in HE regulation for a generation
Publication of the OfS regulatory framework consultation is a ‘significant milestone’ on the road to a new regulatory regime, says OfS chief executive Nicola Dandridge
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Crime Writing in Interwar Britain: Fact and Fiction in the Golden Age, by Victoria Stewart
Rich and strange, detective tales of the 1920s and 1930s are worth unearthing, says Leo Mellor
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Through the Lion Gate: A History of the Berlin Zoo, by Gary Bruce
Ulrike Zitzlsperger on an engaging account of the city’s attraction and what it tells us about society and politics
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How All Politics Became Reproductive Politics: From Welfare Reform to Foreclosure to Trump, by Laura Briggs
The ‘welfare queen’ myth and business’ power is crushing American families, says Lynne Segal
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Looking to London: Stories of War, Escape and Asylum, by Cynthia Cockburn
Emma Rees on a study of refugees’ remarkable transnational journeys in our post-Brexit, Trumpian world