First three-year degree programmes approved in US
Truncated undergraduate degrees require between 90 and 94 credit hours instead of the standard 120
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Universities close buildings over ‘crumbling concrete’ warnings
Institutions face multimillion-pound repair bills and months of disruption as estates departments digest impact of new government warnings over Raac
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AI writing tools will not fix academia’s language discrimination problem
Affordable AI-powered writing software offers some hope to scholars unfairly criticised for their imperfect English, but more radical change is required, says Natalia Kucirkova
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Number of UK-based ERC early-career grant winners halves
Country tumbles from second to fifth in winners’ table as dithering over Horizon Europe association continues
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What pandemic? Australian international education hits new high
Student numbers at all-time high after nine record months of visa grants
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Distance doctoral students ‘invisible’ to universities
People were remotely studying for higher degrees long before Covid, researchers say, and universities should pay them more attention
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Tokyo keen on overseas university branch campuses for Japan
Government initiative may require change in mindset for institutions ‘historically resistant’ to international activities, scholars say
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Economist: cut funding for universities that miss equity targets
While inclusivity efforts have focused on boosting admissions from under-represented groups, targets could also be achieved by adjusting overall enrolments downwards
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Report urges ‘what works’ centre for English campus free speech
Regulator must go beyond enforcing new legislation and offer universities guidance on practical approaches to ensuring diverse views are heard on campuses, academics conclude
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Student satisfaction with online learning improving, says survey
Major annual survey shows quality of remote teaching improving but enthusiasm for hybrid options cools
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The printed page remains essential for scholars and students
As university libraries invest heavily in digital resources, Caroline Ball explains why physical books are still vital for research, teaching and the preservation of knowledge
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Starmer picks Peter Kyle as shadow science secretary
Former schools minister who took A levels at the age of 25 before getting Sussex doctorate will shadow science secretary Michelle Donelan
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The slow, painful death of liberal arts in Russia
As Smolny’s liberal arts programme shutters, Russian scholars attempt to revive the interdisciplinary style of learning outside the country
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Scholars fear ‘hiring drive’ foreshadows purge of Iranian sector
Regime’s history of cleansing Iranian academia bodes ill for faculty supportive of student protesters, researchers say
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Spike in support for unionisation among US graduate students
Angered by pay and conditions, more than 90 per cent of student workers voting to unionise, well above 75 per cent pre-Covid average, annual analysis finds