Academic refugees turn stories of displacement into art
Workshop participants seek to put focus on universities’ roles as places of sanctuary
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Émigré scientists ‘key to UK-Poland research links’
With many of Poland’s leading scientists in the UK, expatriate researchers will be crucial for scaling research partnerships, says report
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Neglect of teaching may be common in Germany – but punishment less so
Despite a court’s endorsement of controversial virologist Alexander Kekulé’s suspension, suspicions linger that it is politically motivated, says Brian Bloch
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Research bureaucracy cuts unveiled as UK nears £20 billion target
Tickell Review of research bureaucracy broadly welcomed by science department, which says it is on track to meet spending target
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Texas A&M to shutter Qatar campus amid Middle East ‘instability’
Qatar Foundation says ‘deeply disappointing’ decision is result of ‘disinformation’ campaign
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New Zealand universities’ financial woes ‘unprecedented’
Sub-inflation funding, Covid, domestic lack of interest and spiralling costs have pushed entire sector into deficit, minister told
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University land provides high-ground housing for flood-hit locals
Land handover entrenches Southern Cross’ sanctuary role
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Talking leadership: 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
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Leading scholars at vanguard of UK’s post-Brexit brain drain
Research suggests country is finding it harder to attract and retain best researchers after vote to leave EU
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European business schools ‘should avoid US-style culture wars’
Institutions can compete for students with giant American counterparts by offering continental take on diversity, says IESE deputy dean
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US universities clamp down harder on pro-Palestine protests
Administrators toughen policies and responses after watching Ivy League presidents ousted
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Preparing good citizens and workers means treating students as adults
Endless accommodations and coaxing are only encouraging student uninterest and indolence, says Michael Baumann
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‘Short-term pain’ for UK universities’ international recruitment
British Council says mounting competition and stronger pound mean that inward mobility could decline for first time since pandemic
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Dutch universities unveil plan to limit international enrolments
Institutions say all major bachelor’s programmes will be available in Dutch and no new English-language courses will be in development ‘for the time being’
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Business degree apprenticeships ‘deliver on social mobility’
Strong engagement with students from socially deprived backgrounds rebuts claims of ‘middle-class grab’ of degree apprenticeships, finds audit