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14 June

Steve Coogan film defames university administrator, judge rules

14 June

NIH hesitates on disability goal but takes on diversity critics

14 June

We should not lament the demise of philosophy departments

It is surely not Gradgrindian to ask whether a subject can do without a corpus of factual knowledge and still expect students to study it, says Colin Swatridge

By Colin Swatridge

14 June

Cameras ready for the Elections to the European Parliament Brussels, Belgium. 09th June, 2024 to illustrate ‘Vigilance key’ as far right rises and France calls elections

‘Vigilance key’ as far right rises and France calls elections

14 June

Humans look over the shoulder of a robot at a computer, symbolising human independent thought

AI or not, students must still learn to think for themselves

13 June

Impact Rankings 2024: universities make trustworthy stewards

Locale determines the mission of many universities, and the Impact Rankings recognise how such diversity and community-mindedness helps to further progress towards the SDGs

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14 June

Private US college closures look to gain public attention

14 June

Miami’s Julio Frenk to lead UCLA

13 June

Mexican scholars hope for change as scientist takes presidency

13 June

King’s Birthday Honours: damehoods for vice-chancellor trio

14 June

Steve Coogan film defames university administrator, judge rules

14 June

‘Vigilance key’ as far right rises and France calls elections

By Emily Dixon

14 June

UK election 2024: key higher education policies at a glance

13 June

GSDC: The architecture professor rebuilding flattened villages

14 June

GSDC: Training overseas-bound graduates ‘a net earner’

14 June

Taiwanese academics fear for future as more universities close

14 June

GSDC: University leaders ‘must decide what sustainability means’

13 June

GSDC: ‘Publish over purpose’ culture undermines business schools

12 June

Australians cool on education and research ties with China

12 June

GSDC: ‘Cosmetic’ partnerships fail to deliver against crises

By John Gill

11 June

Andrew Parfitt: ‘our work gets into the world quickly’

By Rosa Ellis

11 June

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Cranfield University’s Karen Holford, the University of Gloucestershire’s Clare Marchant, and the University of Plymouth’s Judith Petts

King’s Birthday Honours: damehoods for vice-chancellor trio

List includes knighthoods for historian Niall Ferguson and climate scientist Jim Skea

14 June

Tomb of King Richard III, buried at Leicester cathedral of Saint Martin

Steve Coogan film defames university administrator, judge rules

Actor Steve Coogan faces legal action over the portrayal of a university registrar in his 2022 film

14 June

Multi-coloured puzzle with figures of people

NIH hesitates on disability goal but takes on diversity critics

Top US research funding agency, while unsure about proposed change to mission statement, swings back at partisan attempts to limit an equity-focused agenda

14 June

GSDC: The architecture professor rebuilding flattened villages

14 June

GSDC: Training overseas-bound graduates ‘a net earner’

14 June

Private US college closures look to gain public attention

14 June

‘Vigilance key’ as far right rises and France calls elections

By Emily Dixon

14 June

Taiwanese academics fear for future as more universities close

14 June

Labour promises ‘secure future’ for ‘crisis-hit’ universities

13 June

What crisis? Students rate UK courses highly despite challenges

13 June

UK election 2024: key higher education policies at a glance

13 June

Mexican scholars hope for change as scientist takes presidency

13 June

Global university fossil fuel divestment ‘nearing tipping point’

Progress in North America and Asia helps to push up number of institutions committing to withdraw funds from fossil fuel companies

12 June

A house partially hangs over a cliff edge following rapid coastal erosion with lightening to illustrate What would happen if a UK university went bankrupt?

What would happen if a UK university went bankrupt?

No British public university has ever had to close its doors, but funding pressures are leading to vast numbers of redundancies and fuelling dire warnings that some institutions are close to the edge. So what would a collapse actually mean for students, staff and wider economies? John Morgan reports

Montage of Susan Solomon in front of an immersive projection featuring an Arctic ice landscape to illustrate ‘We can heal the earth’

Susan Solomon: ‘Healing the earth is possible’

Having brokered some of the world’s biggest pacts on global warming, MIT climate scientist Susan Solomon tells Matthew Reisz why she is optimistic that environmental damage can be reversed

Opinion

By Colin Swatridge

We should not lament the demise of philosophy departments

It is surely not Gradgrindian to ask whether a subject can do without a corpus of factual knowledge and still expect students to study it, says Colin Swatridge

14 June

AI or not, students must still learn to think for themselves

Perhaps AI will be a useful tool. But our obsession with every shiny new object regardless of the harm it might do makes me worry, says Melinda Zook

UK higher education must beware of going too far with privatisation

The less rigorous oversight of foundation courses at private providers poses a risk to the UK’s reputation for quality, says Zahid Naz

Sustainable finance is no substitute for net zero targets

By Anton Muscatelli

10 June

We need a social science of data

By Cristina Alaimo

11 June

LGB students’ exam premium could cast light on other minorities’ deficit

By Nikolai Elkins

10 June

Neither mathematics nor rationality are ‘European’

By John Armstrong

7 June

World policy

Iran’s new hijab crackdown risks reviving campus unrest

Reversing the gains made by the protests against a woman’s death in police custody could see the nation erupt again, says Roohola Ramezani

Editor's pick

We know our new logo will be met with both jubilation and judgement

The merged Adelaide University’s brand personality tries to find a sweet spot between proven and audacious, say Peter Høj and David Lloyd

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Closed shops on Cowbridge Road East in Cardiff, United Kingdom to illustrate Careful what you wish for

Be careful what you wish for

Some right-wing politicians seem to view a university collapse as a prize to be fought for. But in reality, a disorderly exit would be disastrous for all

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Talking leadership

By Rosa Ellis

Andrew Parfitt: ‘our work gets into the world quickly’

University of Technology Sydney head on achieving impact on policy and sustainability by building partnerships, fossil fuel divestment and boosting Indigenous enrolment

11 June

Joe Qin, president of Lingnan University

Joe Qin on bringing AI into the liberal arts

The president of Lingnan University on requiring students to use ChatGPT and using data to manage grumbles from staff

By Ellie Bothwell

5 June

Ho Teck Hua on moving like a start-up

The head of Nanyang Technological University leverages the institution’s youthful vigour to put AI at the heart of learning and uses his research background to inform his leadership and help recruit potential Nobel prizewinners

By Rosa Ellis

14 May

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