The week in higher education – 20 July 2023
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Are student demands for higher grades threatening standards?
As students in many countries receive their final degree marks amid perennial concerns about grade inflation, three scholars reflect on their experiences of being pressured to mark more leniently,...
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Russian universities in wartime are reverting to Soviet settings
The unravelling of internationalisation and academic freedom is likely to come with a repurposing of research to military ends, says Maria Yudkevich
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Stanford president steps down after research fraud probe
Marc Tessier-Lavigne agrees to step down after months-long university investigation finds failures to correct errors in articles
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The USS’ tide has turned, but we must be careful no one is left stranded
Improving benefits and lowering contributions must not mitigate against the pension scheme’s ability to better ride out future storms, says Kate Barker
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‘No regrets’ as USS set to reverse pension cuts and payment hikes
Funding assumptions for 2023 valuation confirm rosier outlook for UK’s largest higher education pensions scheme after years of pain
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Dismay as Sunak ‘delays Horizon Europe decision again’
Dithering by Downing Street raises concerns that more funding for research will be clawed back by the Treasury
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Australian review proposes levy on international student fees
Needs-based student funding and second national university also among accord panel’s ‘spiky ideas’, aimed at improving equitable access
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Biden tries again on major student debt forgiveness plan
Shortly after US Supreme Court rejects sweeping debt forgiveness plan, administration embarks on new attempt using different legal basis
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No room for ‘complacency’, say Australian reviewers
Canberra agrees to funding guarantee, governance reform, ditching of ‘fail rule’ and uncapped funding for all indigenous students, as it mulls ‘wider change’
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UK government ‘must commit to keeping post-study work visa’
MPs and peers issue call for ministers to guarantee survival of graduate visa route into next Parliament
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Japan’s ¥10 trillion excellence fund off to shaky start
As fund records ¥60 million deficit ahead of disbursement, academics voice concern over ‘strings-attached’ model
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Brain drain fears as Bhutanese head down under for degrees
While Australia has long been a favoured education destination for the mountain kingdom, it now hosts a ‘major proportion’ of the population
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Non-native English speaking scientists at ‘profound disadvantage’
Anglocentric norms are a blind spot in the effort to diversify the research workforce, global survey suggests
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‘Short-sighted’ number caps ‘more about politics than policy’
Announcement that government will finally follow through with threats to restrict admissions to ‘low-quality’ courses leaves sector leaders with as many questions as answers