Reach out to Chinese alumni, Rudd tells Australian universities Nuclear submarine announcement elevates importance of universities’ soft power influence, says former PM By John Ross 17 September
Zahawi arrives with entry bar and loan changes on?agenda New education secretary may have limited opportunity to significantly change direction of travel at Westminster, say experts By John Morgan 17 September
New science minister awaited as Solloway heads to Whips’ Office Derby North MP had held role since February 2020 By Chris Havergal 16 September
Cost of degrees shifted onto students as participation soars Public investment in higher education falling in many OECD countries, says Education at a Glance By Simon Baker 16 September
How I became a climate activist Nicholas Till reflects on the path that has led him from research on opera to direct political action By Nicholas Till 16 September
UK Cabinet reshuffle: Nadhim Zahawi appointed education secretary Former vaccines minister succeeds Gavin Williamson By John Morgan 15 September
UK Cabinet reshuffle: education secretary Gavin Williamson sacked Controversial post-holder says he is ‘proud’ of ‘transformational reforms’ By Chris Havergal 15 September
‘Joined-up government’ key to UK international education goals Trade minister Graham Stuart says cross-government support will allow UK universities to grow overseas student numbers by 30 per cent By Jack Grove 15 September
‘Proportionate’ free speech bill would be ‘welcome’, says?UUK But Royal Holloway principal warns against ‘frivolous and vexatious claims’ under planned legislation By Anna McKie 14 September
Graduate salary metrics ‘help push leavers towards London’ Fixation on outcomes data means universities have little incentive to persuade their graduates to stay local By Simon Baker 14 September
Chinese universities ticked off for ideological education ‘gaps’ Inspectors tell Ministry of Education to ‘study deeply and systematically about Xi Jinping’s thoughts on education’ By Jing Liu 14 September
Sweden risks brain drain with ‘crazy’ post-PhD residency rules New requirements to ensure migrants are financially self-sufficient will ‘weaken’ Sweden’s universities and high-tech industries, critics warn By Jack Grove 13 September
Canadians protest as on-campus voting axed for snap?election Despite chronically low youth turnout, federal agency sees bigger pandemic need to aid elderly with ballots By Paul Basken 13 September
V-cs tread tightrope with students and ministers as strikes loom Walkouts expected as government decides on English reforms in wake of Covid disruption By Anna McKie 13 September
Universities must keep flying the flag for internationalisation Australia and New Zealand’s isolation continues, but global collaboration is ever more crucial, says Dawn Freshwater By Dawn Freshwater 11 September
Fears for future of pan-Pacific university Observers worry that treasured institution could fracture, just like the region’s political partnership By John Ross 10 September
Administrative empire-building may have sealed Yale-NUS’ fate Headlines about whether the liberal arts can work in Asia only probe part of the story, says Scott Anthony By Scott Anthony 10 September
Ministers ‘moving forward’ with English university entry bar Education secretary also tells v-cs that some universities are ‘pursuing a divisive agenda involving cancelling national heroes’ By John Morgan 9 September
Fear over ‘lack of strategic focus’ in Treasury’s growing HE role As spending review looms amid wrangles within government, question of what Treasury wants from universities is pressing By John Morgan 9 September
Nauru hits back as Fiji withholds USP funding South Pacific nations trade barbs as unique pan-national university enters world stage By John Ross 8 September
Jill Biden returns to college teaching role with appeal for unity First presidential spouse with independent career hopes community college class will show middle ground on Covid By Paul Basken 8 September
Don’t shrink universities, UUK president tells ministers ‘Wrong decisions’ by government on post-18 education at spending review could damage the places it wants to ‘level up’, warns Steve West By John Morgan 8 September
We need authoritarian-proof higher education models Following the military coup, Burmese faculty and students fear annihilation of a budding modern higher education system, says Kyaw Moe Tun By Kyaw Moe Tun 6 September
UK universities’ withdrawal from teacher training would be a disaster A deeply flawed government consultation on ITT risks precipitating teacher shortages and undermining university research, says Ems Lord By Ems Lord 5 September
Get at-risk research collaborators out of Afghanistan, UK told Ministers ‘negligent’ over failure to issue visas to scholars and activists who worked with British-based academics By John Morgan 3 September
Biden threatens to withhold funding from colleges over vaccines US threatens aid cut if states prohibit Covid protections, and then makes clear university campuses are included By Paul Basken 2 September
World Academic Summit: improve ‘ideological diversity’, says Oxford v-c Louise Richardson ‘embarrassed to confess we educated’ Michael Gove given his Brexit comments on experts By Simon Baker 1 September
What now for Afghan universities? Twenty years of progress hangs in the balance, says Rahmatullah Katawazai By Rahmatullah Katawazai 1 September
Birkbeck lecturer resigns over Eric Kaufmann ‘political project’ Lisa Tilley cites impact on staff and students of ‘proximity’ to former department head’s ‘far-right followers’, plus ‘sickening environment’ By John Morgan 31 August
HE world must maintain links with Afghanistan ‘for good of people’ Pushing for importance of education could be only way to secure a future for the country, conflict resolution scholar urges By Simon Baker 31 August
Hindu nationalism fears spur US scholars into action A recently formed group and an attendant conference hope to bring greater attention to issues being faced in India By Joyce Lau 30 August
Record student numbers but still no plan: a recipe for more campus chaos UK universities will need all the assistance they can get to help incoming students catch up, find accommodation and stay safe, says Matt Western By Matt Western 29 August
Anthony Finkelstein: universities ‘part of nation’s power’ UK’s former ‘spy tech chief’, now City president, sees sector within ‘geopolitical contest’ – and aims to ‘take risks and innovate’ By John Morgan 27 August
US partisan divide over Covid splitting apart campuses Faculty quit and various sides sue as administrators and conservative politicians forbid health precautions By Paul Basken 27 August
Ryerson University to change name over indigenous abuses Regents accept task force recommendation that namesake is a ‘symbol of colonialism’, although exact legacy less clear By Paul Basken 27 August
Biden cuts more student debt but defers on bigger fixes Campaign pledge of universal student loan forgiveness remains on the agenda, but disagreement abounds over its wisdom and long-term impact By Paul Basken 26 August
Canadian universities finally move to mandate vaccines But about-turn leaves gaps and lingering fears about challenging political power By Paul Basken 25 August
Biden vows clarity on foreign research ties for academics Long-standing challenge on research disclosures grows more urgent with rising China tensions and anti-Asian discrimination By Paul Basken 25 August
‘Global Britain’ is slamming the door on scholarly ‘citizens of nowhere’ The near impossibility of obtaining spousal visas will deprive the post-Brexit UK of expatriate academics’ expertise, says Edward Vickers By Edward Vickers 23 August
Universities ramp up pressure on government teacher training plans Oxbridge reiterates threat to pull out of teacher training, as UCL slams proposals as ‘extensive and damaging disruption’ By Anna McKie 20 August
US medical schools found to be falling short on equity promises Series of analyses in JAMA concludes that a promise to achieve greater racial balance in training doctors remains largely unfulfilled By Paul Basken 20 August
US college Republicans mirroring national party split Aggrieved pro-Trump offshoots rise on campuses, complete with allegedly rigged national leadership election By Paul Basken 19 August
Is STEM growth really stunting the humanities? The narrative that the humanities are haemorrhaging students, funding and political favour is deeply felt around the world. But the evidence of the disciplines’ decline is considerably more nuanced, finds Simon Baker By Simon Baker 19 August
Politics ‘the biggest hurdle’ for overseas students Electoral rather than immunological considerations could determine when international students are allowed into Australia By John Ross 17 August
China could ‘go it alone’, Australian conference hears Strategist also warns that politicisation of funding means universities in countries most dependent on the government would fare worst By John Ross 16 August
Labor: stop the ‘bickering’ on Australian university policy Tanya Plibersek proposes accord with political opponents, while former Liberals accuse ex-colleagues of lacking leadership By John Ross 16 August
‘Worst to come’ for Australian university finances, warns minister Education minister concedes impact of plummeting international enrolments, but says things would be worse without intervention By John Ross 16 August
Tough negotiation ahead as US free-college plan advances Conservative Democrat Joe Manchin may play key role in fate of Biden campaign promise By Paul Basken 16 August
Don’t leave us out of A-level reform debate, say universities It may already be too late to rethink assessments ahead of next admissions cycle, expert warns By Anna McKie 13 August
Policy details ‘portrayed as science’ during Covid Australian epidemiologists pressed to defend unscientific aspects of lockdowns, as politicians exaggerate the evidence base By John Ross 11 August
Minister ‘goading v-cs to ignore health fears’ with fees warning Gavin Williamson says universities should provide face-to-face lectures and should offer refunds if they fall short of student expectations By Chris Havergal 10 August
University leaders ‘sided against us’ on China: Turnbull Vice-chancellors acted like fawning retail attendants in Pretty Woman, former prime minister says By John Ross 10 August
91茄子 Live ANZ: Australian international recruitment ‘can rebound’, Tudge says Education minister cites buoyant student experience ratings as evidence of the country’s ‘fundamentals’ By John Ross 5 August
Universities ‘must win value argument’ as lectures stay online As 91茄子 survey reveals teaching plans for autumn term, MP warns negative perceptions of digital tuition could figure in fees debate By Anna McKie 5 August
Picking fights with students ‘deflection strategy’ for?ministers Ex-Labour adviser claims Westminster government wants to hear students’ views only when they agree with policy agenda By Chris Havergal 5 August
Biden backs university Covid mandates as governors clamp down US president follows higher education associations in condemning Republican bans on public health measures such as vaccination and face coverings By Paul Basken 4 August
Universities refuse to ‘slavishly follow’ teacher training plans Westminster reforms would force leading providers out of sector, representative body warns By Anna McKie 3 August
Don’t delay publishing English funding plans, ministers urged Wrangling between DfE and Treasury over direction of policy appears to be main roadblock By Simon Baker 3 August
Hewitt: policymakers’ ‘narrow’ view of?sector could hurt post-92s New MillionPlus chief executive says blinkered focus on graduate employment data could make life ‘very difficult’ for modern institutions By Anna McKie 2 August
For lifelong learning, England’s ELQ rule must be scrapped Any savings on the student loan book will be dwarfed by the costs of making retraining harder, says Jo Johnson By Jo Johnson 2 August