The UK’s first Palestinian vice-chancellor discusses proving the value of creative degrees in a hostile climate, how to internationalise rural towns and what growing up with nine siblings can teach...
Leading US public system eyes legal loophole to help children of illegal arrivals but offers no guarantees scheme will come to fruition
Possibility of tensions flaring again on first anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death sparks attempts to keep students away from campuses
Every day that the prime minister delays further diminishes the UK’s reputation in Europe, says Scottish first minister Humza Yousaf
Rampant discounting blunts income being made from steep increase in overseas students, as regulator plans action on recruitment
If AI can perform or simulate a competency being assessed, is it really appropriate for students to use it, asks Andrew West
Analysis of 862 scientific projects – paid for with 131 million yuan of public funding – identifies no knowledge-transfer outcomes
The curricula of the most advanced science and technology subjects contain little space for moral and social insight, says Andy Miah
Reducing the number of universities in South Australia would fly in the face of the Universities Accord’s call for more differentiation, says Warren Bebbington
Freedom of speech and student welfare concerns are also likely to influence whether staff flag potential extremism to authorities, says major study
Institutions face stiff fines and worse for breaches in student support policies, as government courts sceptical opposition
New models beckon after ‘golden age’, sociologist predicts, as source countries seek to plug skills haemorrhage
With 55,000 missing predicted grades, universities looking to fill places via clearing hope to convince those who missed out to recalibrateÂ
From Coldplay to Queen, the world’s biggest bands often meet as students – yet universities are seldom mentioned in song. Jeremy Clay ponders why and unearths some lost exemplars – including a long-...