Overseas students a ‘get out of jail free card’ for hard-up West
Emerging institutions’ aspirations snubbed as old-guard administrators focus on a vanishing bottom line
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Failed projects ‘mean banks less likely to lend to universities’
‘Invisible regulators’ to ask harder questions of UK sector investment decisions, professor claims
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Australia passes Universities Accord reforms
Senate victory a win for government following defeat of caps
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Unions and university staff on new OfS student interest board
English regulator responds to long-running criticism of engagement with learners
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Thierry Coulhon: France’s mega-universities ‘had to happen’
Former Macron adviser, president of leading engineering institution IP Paris, believes his academics are embracing the Idex model
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US universities cautious on India branch campuses
American universities likely to be hampered by restrictions on spending money overseas, experts say
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Soaring university fees ‘reflect lack of efficiency incentives’
Keeping costs down ‘not an objective’ for research-addicted sector, says accountancy professor
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UK postgraduates ‘miss community feeling’ after overseas growth
Happy overseas students push satisfaction with master’s courses to record high, but domestic counterparts are not so bowled over
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Five years in, European university alliances can claim success
But their long-term sustainability needs a clearer political strategy, including reflection on whether there are too many, says Luc Sels
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Thousands join protest against drastic Dutch research budget cuts
Protest comes as House of Representatives prepares to debate controversial cuts to education and research of more than €1 billion
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‘Complacency’ holding back gender equality in senior Asian jobs
Female higher education enrolment on the rise in parts of Asia but richer countries least diverse in terms of academics
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New generation of educationalist vice-chancellors urges change
As more vice-chancellors across the UK emerge from educational backgrounds, rather than academic ones, they argue that academic bias and hierarchies need to be dismantled
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Most Oxford postgraduate scholarships ‘go to privileged students’
Diversity initiatives at the university ‘not working’, says union, as scholarships going to most advantaged students while diversity rates decline
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A UK university strike now risks being futile and counterproductive
Avoiding layoffs is the issue of the hour. The UCU would do better to prioritise negotiations on pay-related issues such as workload, says Jak Peake
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Strikes push Kenyan higher education shutdown into fifth week
Union leaders warn walkouts over government pay deal will continue indefinitely