The college admission essay should be used as a cheating detector
Comparing students’ writing abilities in subsequent assignments with this yardstick could help combat contract cheating, says Dave Tomar
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Masks and mandatory vaccinations ‘halt class Covid transmission’
As US campuses relent under societal pressure on masking, results from autumn 2021 semester affirm value of basic protections
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Australia blocks access to biggest contract cheating websites
New cooperative approach targets biggest essay mills without need for court action
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Australian v-c facing assault charges announces resignation
University of New England’s Brigid Heywood ‘strenuously denies’ wrongdoing in incident reportedly involving 16-year-old girl
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New Zealand research assessment delayed again
Second postponement in as many years acknowledges Covid’s ‘major impact’ on research efforts
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University of Law v-c Craig Mahoney exits after just six months
‘Reassessment of his priorities’ said to be behind swift departure of former West of Scotland leader
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Swiss success in alliances ‘could hurt Horizon association hopes’
Strong entry into European Universities?scheme could fuel claims?that hurt from Horizon exclusion has been overblown, sector leader?warns
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The Tory leadership race shows what a soft target universities have become
Marketisation has compromised higher education, leaving it unsure how to rebut criticism like Kemi Badenoch’s, says Steven Jones
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Post-92s gain research funding at expense of ‘golden triangle’
Modern institutions get millions more in quality-related grants, in first allocations to use 2021 REF results
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The week in higher education – 4 August 2022
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Has the Martyn Percy affair exposed flaws in the Oxbridge college system?
A bitter feud between the head of one of Oxford’s grandest colleges and its dons made front-page news. As a new, internally recruited vice-chancellor prepares to take office, Jack Grove hears from...
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Interview with Belinda Biscoe
The academic and civil rights crusader talks about a mother who showed her how to stand up for herself and for others
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Are US universities doing enough to help schools?
With university set to become a near-universal expectation for high-school graduates, the separate silos in which K12?and higher education have traditionally?operated are increasingly being seen as?...
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China’s sluggish growth brings uncertainty for global education
Soaring youth unemployment could spur outward flight or lead young people?to turn away from ambitions of studying abroad
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No amount of technology can replicate in-person conferences
Online has its advantages but it doesn’t match the complex social experience of face-to-face meetings, say four historians of science