Which systems are at most risk from the Covid financial fallout?
Global data show the vulnerable position that some countries were already in before the pandemic hit
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Can’t head West? Hong Kong rolls out the welcome mat
Incentives draw students wary of Covid-19 and overseas visa hassles
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Early career academics ‘victims of their own brains’
Aspirants are convinced they can succeed against the odds because they have always succeeded in the past, analysis of ‘quit lit’ suggests
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Pakistan’s publication counting adds up to too little
Academic research is not having any significant impact on the national economy or health of society, laments Tahir Shah
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If higher education is a market, we students deserve a Covid-19 refund
Two years ago, universities claimed to be selling the student experience. So where are our lockdown refunds, asks Maria Magdalena Gajewska
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Johnson’s mooted fees plan ‘incredibly short-sighted’
Experts say using differential fees to direct students towards subjects goes against the purpose of higher education, and is also unlikely to work
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World Academic Summit to focus on the future of global higher education
Virtual event will explore the value of place and opportunities for more equitable international partnerships, as well as marking the launch of THE’s World University Rankings 2021
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Some staff are more equal than others
Coronavirus-induced workforce shedding has exposed the chasm in Australian university employment arrangements, says John Ross
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What are you reading? – July 2020
Our regular look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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New Australian visa settings a ‘rare piece of good news’
Fee waivers and clarified work rights arrangements applauded, but worries that the new conditions may be too restrictive
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Adelaide vice-chancellor departs over ‘ill health’
University’s former boss will not return from indefinite leave, as misconduct probe continues
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DfE ‘manifesto’ for English sector ‘sets path to legislation’
Interventionist stance of ‘restructuring regime’ prompts warning of ‘tragic’ erosion of university autonomy
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Boys more likely to apply to elite institutions, research finds
Study also shows that the most advantaged teenagers are more likely to apply to Oxford or Cambridge than the least advantaged
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What does decolonising the curriculum actually mean?
Rather than simply endorsing complaints from the most vocal students and staff, we must react rigorously to curricular exclusions of all kinds, says Steven Greer
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Casual staff ‘not considered real workers’ as job axe falls
The scant information about job losses among Australia’s insecure staff speaks volumes about how management sees them, say critics