4 July 2024 digital edition
Grounds for action: Should universities ever take stances on political issues?
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Take a chill pill on overseas student caps, universities told
Proposal an improvement on current ‘blunt tools’ that undermine policy and facilitate exploitation, says Australian Labor MP and former international education boss
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Has the UK’s transnational education money-spinner spun out of control?
Teaching UK degrees abroad promised adventure, sunshine and a regular pay cheque. But navigating an environment in which many students couldn’t speak English, senior academics acted like dukes and...
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Interview with Barnita Bagchi
Literary critic and cultural historian on utopian fiction, the patriarchy and the perils of budget cuts
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Doubts over higher education vision for Indonesia’s new capital
Hopes for Nusantara are high but it will take time to convince universities to invest there, say academics
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English universities battle rising tide of student no-shows
Cost of living blamed as ‘placeholder’ applicants fail to enrol after results day
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One in five UK universities changing leaders as problems mount
Exodus of experienced hands in midst of financial crisis leaves institutions seeking new generation of ‘risk-takers’
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The week in higher education – 4 July 2024
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Should universities ever take stances on political issues?
Campuses around the world have been rocked by protests calling for financial divestment from companies linked to Israel. But while boycotts have a long history in academia, some believe that...
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Peer reviewers: chill out and don’t let the power go to your head
It makes zero difference to reviewers if someone else gets a paper in a high-impact journal, so why are they so pernickety, asks Stephen Cochrane
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UK universities up pay rise offer as talks conclude
Staff would receive an initial £900 rise in August followed by second uplift in March under plan outlined by Ucea
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University of Cambridge publishing arm hit by cyberattack
Hacking group claims to have published stolen data online
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Saul Perlmutter: ChatGPT essays show students how not to think
Nobel laureate says discussing vapid AI answers can help students understand true scientific rigour
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What might a Labour government do for universities? Ask Australia
Policy expert Down Under says widespread higher education review has brought its benefits but universities should not expect an easy ride
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HKU council ‘bullying’ vice-chancellor, says Nobel prizewinner
Chemistry laureate Sir Fraser Stoddart claims University of Hong Kong leader is victim of ‘tall poppy syndrome’