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,...
The unravelling of internationalisation and academic freedom is likely to come with a repurposing of research to military ends, says Maria Yudkevich
Marc Tessier-Lavigne agrees to step down after months-long university investigation finds failures to correct errors in articles
Improving benefits and lowering contributions must not mitigate against the pension scheme’s ability to better ride out future storms, says Kate Barker
Funding assumptions for 2023 valuation confirm rosier outlook for UK’s largest higher education pensions scheme after years of pain
Dithering by Downing Street raises concerns that more funding for research will be clawed back by the Treasury
Needs-based student funding and second national university also among accord panel’s ‘spiky ideas’, aimed at improving equitable access
Shortly after US Supreme Court rejects sweeping debt forgiveness plan, administration embarks on new attempt using different legal basis
Canberra agrees to funding guarantee, governance reform, ditching of ‘fail rule’ and uncapped funding for all indigenous students, as it mulls ‘wider change’
MPs and peers issue call for ministers to guarantee survival of graduate visa route into next Parliament
As fund records ¥60 million deficit ahead of disbursement, academics voice concern over ‘strings-attached’ model
While Australia has long been a favoured education destination for the mountain kingdom, it now hosts a ‘major proportion’ of the population
Anglocentric norms are a blind spot in the effort to diversify the research workforce, global survey suggests
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
I want my research to fuel change and make a positive impact on the world, and I do not want to suffer in the process, says Heidi Green