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18 April

International students ‘becoming happier’ than locals: surveys

18 April

Political influence in universities ‘threat’ to Nepal’s democracy

18 April

Your students won’t read any more? Are you sure you’re paying attention?

Simplistic analyses belie the complex evolution of students, instruction, reading practices, college regulations and communications media, says Harvey Graff

By Harvey J. Graff

18 April

Minouche Shafik - Top 10 universities led by women

Columbia president grilled by lawmakers on Gaza protest response

17 April

‘Illegal’ terms and conditions add to academic overwork crisis

17 April

Times Higher Education rankings: 2024 schedule

Two new tables – on interdisciplinary science and online learning – will be published this year

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Events

Digital Universities UK 2024

16 April - 18 April 2024

Exeter, United Kingdom

Going for gold: how to craft a winning TEF submission

By Emily Pollinger and Julian Chaudhuri

Columbia president grilled by lawmakers on Gaza protest response

17 April

Canadian budget pledges major investment in research and students

17 April

Congress pushes NIH to review reproducibility and ‘near misses’

17 April

How to make the most of resistance in research subjects

By Matthew Reisz

17 April

‘World’s business school’ sees new challenges in uncertain times

18 April

Students embrace block teaching but some staff still unconvinced

17 April

‘Lower tolerance for failure’ on technology as finances dive

17 April

‘Illegal’ terms and conditions add to academic overwork crisis

17 April

Political influence in universities ‘threat’ to Nepal’s democracy

18 April

Hong Kong v-c cleared of misconduct fears long-term damage

16 April

How row over medical school places thwarted Korean president

16 April

New research partners selected to boost South Korean industry

12 April

International students ‘becoming happier’ than locals: surveys

18 April

Massey pushes ahead with Singapore branch campus

16 April

‘Women’s disciplines’ get lower scores than male-dominated fields

16 April

Overseas students ‘unaware’ of Australia’s work rights backflip

13 April

News

Francisco Veloso, dean of Insead Business School

‘World’s business school’ sees new challenges in uncertain times

Stung by alumni reaction to his intervention on Israel-Gaza crisis, new dean of Insead says creating a ‘cauldron of cultures’ is a better way of contributing to the world

18 April

An evaluation screen with happy, neutral and sad faces

International students ‘becoming happier’ than locals: surveys

Overseas students’ rebounding satisfaction rates coincide with Australian policy moves to keep them out

18 April

People at rally with Nepalese flags in Kathmandu

Political influence in universities ‘threat’ to Nepal’s democracy

The prime minister’s role in appointing university leaders under question as Cabinet attempts to change status quo

18 April

Africa Summit: ‘Give academics studios’ to record lectures

18 April

Columbia president grilled by lawmakers on Gaza protest response

17 April

Students embrace block teaching but some staff still unconvinced

17 April

Africa Summit: v-c says marriage lessons are hit with students

17 April

‘Illegal’ terms and conditions add to academic overwork crisis

17 April

How to make the most of resistance in research subjects

By Matthew Reisz

17 April

Canadian budget pledges major investment in research and students

17 April

‘Lower tolerance for failure’ on technology as finances dive

17 April

Congress pushes NIH to review reproducibility and ‘near misses’

17 April

How to make the most of resistance in research subjects

Boston ethnographer argues that people often disclose more than intended when they close ranks and create obstacles

17 April

Scientist Rebellion activists from environmental organisations attend the Scientist Rebellion protest against climate change to illustrate Beware the public backlash from ‘science triumphalism’

Beware the public backlash from ‘science triumphalism’

A radical new manifesto for science communication is warning about the dangers of making arrogant claims that academic knowledge can explain the mysteries of the universe. Matthew Reisz meets its authors

A woman on a mobile phone looks anxiously at a set of results on a board

Have universities failed teacher education?

England’s Department for Education has deaccredited some universities while approving a range of alternative providers and strictly defining course contents. But while defenders hail an evidence-based push for quality, others decry a level of political overreach that could spread to other disciplines

Opinion

By Abhishek Saha

Academic freedom should not be restricted to supposed core expertise

The broad approach taken by the OfS’ guidance on free speech will safeguard orthodoxy-challenging work, say Abhishek Saha and Ian Pace

17 April

Your students won’t read any more? Are you sure you’re paying attention?

Simplistic analyses belie the complex evolution of students, instruction, reading practices, college regulations and communications media, says Harvey Graff

Pieces in a strategy game, symbolising citation strategy

How to win the citation game without becoming a cynic

Boosting your publication metrics need not come at the expense of your integrity if you bear in mind these 10 tips, says Adrian Furnham

Bemoaning students’ need to work is short-sighted and counterproductive

By Kim Allen

15 April

How the anti-apartheid movement failed black South Africans

By Noam Schimmel

14 April

Compassion fatigue is limiting academics’ ability to care for students

By Andrew Woon

13 April

Social science impact demands faster publishing and more reproducibility

By Meron Wondemaghen

12 April

World policy

An Indian student or entrepreneur works on her laptop

India’s innovation nation dream is becoming reality

India’s surge in patent applications and awards resembles China’s pathway towards becoming a knowledge economy, says Pushkar

Editor's pick

Renaming postdocs and PhD students would boost respect, pay, progression

What other industry would deem those with so much prior training to still be mere trainees? Let’s call them what they are – researchers, says Michele Nardin

The newsroom blog

Lessons to be learned

A lack of long-term, sustainable policymaking is crippling universities, and the same mistakes are afflicting those involved in teacher education

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Talking leadership

By Tiya Thomas-Alexander

Teresa Woodruff on steering a university back to ‘safe harbour’

The interim president of Michigan State University shares her approach to healing the campus community after a deadly shooting and sexual misconduct crises

9 February

A hoarding surrounds a brownfield site waiting for redevelopment in the Horseley Fields area of Wolverhampton with graffiti reading 'Out of the darkness' to illustrate Post-92s ‘inspire and drive social mobility’

Post-92s need ‘social mobility premium’, says Wolverhampton v-c

Ebrahim Adia’s journey through modern universities indicates their power to transform lives, but they face growing financial pressure

6 February

Ilkka Niemelä on attracting international talent

The president of Aalto University talks about leading a nationwide flexible learning effort, and why he’s been standing up for an ‘international Finland’

By Tiya Thomas-Alexander

24 January

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