Pandemic-hit IELTS English language test rolls out at-home exams
Move offers alternative to testing centres used by thousands of international students to enter Western universities
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Fewer Australian doctoral graduates finding employment after PhD
But employment rates for bachelor’s graduates ‘stabilise’ despite pandemic
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Covid ‘provides cover’ for autocrats’ higher education power grab
From party faithful imposed as leaders to scholars sent into ‘civilian death’, institutions face a range of grave threats, argues editor of new collection
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De Montfort v-c seeks to rejuvenate university after turmoil
Katie Normington aims to rebuild trust with staff after ‘confidence shaken’ by governance failings under former leader Dominic Shellard
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Efforts to support female academics in China struggle to take off
Just a handful of applicants for national project tackling issue
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Content is free: universities should stop producing it
In a digital era, academics’ time would be far better spent on assessment, curation and mentoring, says Terry Young
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Devolve skills budgets ‘to help universities drive local growth’
Conservative fringe event hears civic leaders offer positive account of universities’ economic role
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Focus on local research and skills, says Tory manifesto author
Rachel Wolf says academia’s career incentives should shift away from ‘obscure parts of the globe’ in vision for universities to help level up
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Rishi Sunak unveils £34 million for AI research and bursaries
Chancellor says investment in new technology could revolutionise economy in same way as steam engine or internet
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US scientists who unlocked ‘mystery’ of pain win medicine Nobel
Californian duo David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian win prize for discoveries on how heat and touch are experienced
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Shakespeare’s Englishes, by Margaret Tudeau-Clayton
Peter J. Smith enjoys a powerful analysis of how the work of the Bard cuts through simplistic notions of national identity
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Purge of administrators leaves UK universities exposed
Loss of vital expertise piles more pressure and workloads on those left behind, including academics
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Quarter of US states ‘likely to skip’ Biden free college plan
Black students expected to be disproportionately hurt by local refusals to accept federal aid, analyses conclude
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How would universities fare in a new Cold War?
EUA report imagining scenarios for 2030 also paints picture of higher education being squeezed by markets and authoritarianism
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Students accused of academic misconduct need better support
An enlightened university should offer all accused students expert representation, advice and support, says Daniel Sokol