Professor: give non-graduates ‘dignity’ to heal societal divide
Populism scholar Matthew Goodwin discusses political side-effects of higher education expansion and academic debate about ‘grievances’ fuelling movements
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‘Cash-for-access’ claim over £1 million bill for Whitehall ties
Government scheme funded by four universities raises concern in sector over ‘surprising flow of resources’
Standardised admissions tests are irredeemably flawed
Supplementing SAT scores with an ‘environmental context dashboard’ will not overcome the influence of non-academic factors, says Jessica Welburn Paige
To set ethical standards, Europe needs to lead on innovation
Horizon Europe planners must remember that research into ethics and societal needs will only be effective if Europe has world-leading technological capacity
Time to talk, Hong Kong university leaders tell combatants
Digging in will solve nothing, university presidents say, as protests continue
Study or work? Students struggling either way
Australians’ studies are being undermined either by financial stress or the jobs they take to help manage that stress, a new suggests.
Code to tackle ‘ethics dumping’ gaining momentum
Uclan joins University of Cape Town in adopting rules to stamp out export of unethical research practices to poorer countries
China trials dual academic-technical courses to drive status shift
Worries over economy and graduate employability prompt trial of ‘1+X’ model in 10 provinces
English technical education plans ‘ignore’ universities’ role
New plans for levels 4 and 5 are a ‘mixed bag’ for universities, experts say
California sees profit in solely student-funded master’s degrees
UC system looks to job-focused courses to ease budget woes, but critics see erosion of HE as public good
