Turkish academics sound alarm over gender segregation plans
Presidential push for women’s universities accompanied by scrapping of gender action plan by regulator
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Why universities need to embrace their wild side
Lincoln Allison makes the case for the revival of the old-style academic eccentric
‘Location-specific’ blocks on journal access could be OA ‘interim solution’
‘Geo-specific access models’ will help overcome problem of different nations having different policies towards open access, European Commission expert argues
Managers who ‘fetishise’ certain journals warp incentive culture
UK research culture likened to 1970s car industry, with individuals ignoring quality concerns
Cal State’s remedial study reform now national ‘wave’, says head
US’ biggest four-year university system reduces barriers for struggling entrants
United Nations to make its first major higher education move
Unesco is backing plan to improve recognition of refugee qualifications, but some are sceptical about the scheme’s value
Hong Kong universities are walking a tightrope over student protests
The ongoing wave of student protests is testing the diplomacy skills of the territory’s vice-chancellors to the limits.
Final showdown feared as violence forces end of Hong Kong term
Six leading universities cancel last two weeks of semester after campuses left looking like war zones
German hiring spree for ‘digitalisation’ professors
Caught up in a national anxiety about falling behind technologically, universities have recruited hundreds of new professors including data experts and digital humanities professors
Warning of ‘sudden spike’ in repression of academics in China
Scholars at Risk report chronicles growing number of attacks on universities, their staff and students globally
