Don’t write off the European Universities Initiative too early
The pan-continental alliances face many issues, but Erasmus took three decades to attain its present success, says Anthony Forster
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Court rules Groningen is free to fire critical lecturer
Dutch university can now dismiss Susanne Täuber, who had long accused it of flawed approaches to handling gender equality, discrimination and harassment
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UEA postpones staff pay rises as deficit grows
Move may help minimise the need for compulsory redundancies, acting vice-chancellor claims
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Charter eyes fairer research partnerships between Africa and West
Academics lay out plan for knowledge from Global South to take ‘rightful place’
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Oxford bans intimate relationships between staff and students
Prohibition covers students that staff have direct responsibility for, ahead of introduction of new sector-wide rules
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How will Chinese universities respond to the rise of ChatGPT?
AI-powered tools without multiple mechanisms of censorship are unlikely to be allowed on mainland, expert says
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Ukrainian staff report high anxiety and little institutional help
Fewer than one in three educators feels they are getting the support they need from their employer, according to survey
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University autonomy in Europe ‘eroded by political meddling’
Politicians’ recent marshalling of public institutions for geopolitical, economic and societal ends has narrowed their room to manoeuvre, according to EUA’s autonomy scorecard
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Research security checks ‘cost universities £11 million a year’
Government red tape on foreign research collaborations is ‘overwhelming’ and ‘demoralising’ staff, says report, which calls for national ‘clearing house’ to ease security assessments
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It is no wonder that universities won’t ‘submit’ to OfS investigation
The regulator’s published approach to enforcement lacks basic safeguards around transparency, fairness and accountability, says Smita Jamdar
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Student exchange ‘at the mercy of’ geopolitical tensions
Personal ties of professors also shape where learners can travel to, conference hears
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Redesign teaching spaces ‘to shift learning focus to equity’
Former Cape Town v-c Mamphela Ramphele warns that higher education has been captured by elites and needs to prioritise tackling climate crisis
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OfS intervened over ‘abuses’ amid sector reputation fears
Regulator’s former chair also says fears ‘half a dozen or more’ institutions would collapse in pandemic were averted via its support
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Melbourne backs ‘yes’ vote in indigenous voice referendum
Top-ranked institution joins UNSW, Wollongong and others in expressing support for indigenous voice to Australian parliament