English student loan reforms ‘may go against’ levelling up agenda
House of Lords committee warns changes ‘make the system less progressive’ and government ‘should have consulted’ on them
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‘New opportunities’ for Australian universities under convention
Vice-chancellors hope for overseas expansion after Unesco agreement on recognising qualifications ratified
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USS pension costs tip universities into multibillion-pound losses
Rising Universities Superannuation Scheme provisions mean three-quarters of institutions report deficits, with losses totalling £3.6 billion
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Universities ‘in tricky position’ on Chinese student contracts
Institutions should pay heed to pressure from Beijing, but avoid depriving students of study abroad opportunities, scholars say
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Idaho murders put spotlight on criminology students
Suspect’s academic history raises pressure on universities to consider whether a heavy interest in some types of criminal behaviour warrants added screening
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Female researchers ‘more likely’ to be accepted by US academies
Women now have a better chance of getting in than male scholars with similar track records, suggesting attempt to redress historic injustices
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Cutting collaborative funding is not the way to widen UK participation
The government must invest significantly in a national infrastructure to develop more effective interventions, say Antony Moss and Deborah Johnston
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Oxford sued by tutors over ‘Uberisation’ of teaching
Two authors who taught on university’s creative writing course were employed on temporary contracts for 15 years
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Closure of 70-year-old US college a ‘warning of what’s to come’
First casualty of 2023 may not be the last as federal funds that kept many institutions artificially solvent during the pandemic dry up
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What is the real carbon footprint of universities?
Major report seeks to establish true emissions for the whole of the UK sector – and suggest route to net zero
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Open access accord ‘to weaken publishers’ negotiating position’
Rights retention agreement aims to end ‘unhelpful’ model under which universities ‘give IP to publishers and buy access to it in perpetuity’, says Manchester librarian
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Spain’s university reforms collide with independence debate
Open letter calling for political neutrality of public universities has gathered over 1,000 signatures
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University ‘will never pay ransoms’ despite darknet data leak
Duisburg-Essen has had to rebuild entire IT infrastructure and postpone admissions deadlines, although teaching and exams are able to continue
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The Turing Scheme’s teething troubles could hamper ‘Global Britain’
Inclusivity would be boosted if the Erasmus replacement offered funding more promptly and flexibly, say Richard Davies and Andrew Griff-Owen
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Hungarians want ‘parental reintegration grant’ to tackle pay gap
Government with decade-old birth policy must strengthen support for post-maternity return to work, young academicians say