Liberal arts have nothing to fear – as long as they embrace technology
We can no longer deem as educated a student who knows nothing about statistics, data analytics or computing, says Daniel Diermeier
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Governor targets professor over ‘anti-Trump’ comments in lecture
Republican claims calling out lecturer over what he said about students who voted for president-elect was ‘defending free speech’
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Universities ‘deluded’ to dismiss free speech complaints – v-c
Two vice-chancellors discuss challenges they face dealing with conflict on campus
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Private universities ‘know where the money comes from’
Driven more by pragmatism than purism, Asia’s new wave of industry-linked universities is shaking up the sector
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Malaysia ‘increasingly attractive’ as international education hub
Region’s educational strengths must be brought to bear against key challenges such as climate change, forum hears
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Cambridge must improve veterinary school amid ‘ethical concerns’
Leading university threatened with loss of accreditation after complaints of animals being ‘automatically euthanised’ and students facing racism
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Funding crisis forces v-cs to swap competition for collaboration
UK sector leaders expect trust issues as culture changes, but ‘burning platform’ of financial crisis will focus minds
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AI better at predicting scientific results than humans – study
Authors say findings support idea that researchers will increasingly use AI tools to design more effective experiments
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William Hague wins University of Oxford chancellor election
Former foreign secretary to succeed Lord Patten of Barnes in the new year after high-profile contest
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Sub-Saharan Africa University Rankings 2024: results announced
South Africa continues to lead but Ghana and Kenya show strength
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Disaster academics want their messages heard
Researchers in countries most vulnerable to natural disasters say public communication is biggest challenge and most important part of the job
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Norway wrestles with plagiarism in year of high-profile cases
Two ministers resigned over ‘textual similarities’ in their master’s theses, while one student was acquitted of ‘self-plagiarism’ after taking case to Supreme Court
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Title IX protections in new US education secretary’s sights
Incoming president has pledged to ‘terminate’ federal protections for alleged victims of sexual abuse on campus
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English universities’ cost cuts must be strategic and transformational
The financial woes can’t be solved without job losses; the key issue is to ensure they set the university up for a realistic long-term future, says Malcolm Prowle
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Around 300 jobs set to go in ‘very difficult’ Sussex redundancies
Vice-chancellor says university has ‘done everything’ it can to reduce costs before cutting jobs