Florida governor DeSantis escalates battle with College Board
State education department head suggests SAT could be replaced by Christian-oriented alternative
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‘Blindsided’ UCU members say pause in strike action ‘unjustified’
UCU leadership criticised for making ‘unilateral’ decisions as academics scramble to get back to work
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Having too many early-morning classes ‘drags down student grades’
One in three students misses 8am classes, and having more early starts is associated with lower grades, Singapore study finds
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Nottingham-Ukraine master’s ‘will help fight Russian propaganda’
Dual history programme for Ukrainian students will be developed and offered with Ukrainian Catholic University, one of six schemes to share charity funding
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Oxford professor Angela McLean named UK chief scientific adviser
Science community welcomes appointment, which follows creation of dedicated Whitehall department
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Tragedy of Taliban’s ban on female students is starting to hit home
In the week his sister should have graduated in Kabul as a doctor, PhD student Naimat Zafary describes the reality for Afghan women denied their degrees
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Phakeng’s future at Cape Town in balance amid suspension reports
Fate of vice-chancellor set to be decided at crunch meeting, with student protests also disrupting start of academic year
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Students resist returning to campus after Michigan State shooting
University leadership attempts to restart in-person operations but students still in mourning say ‘we aren’t ready’
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Essex plans Clacton research centre to boost coastal communities
University hiring professor to direct Centre for Coastal Communities, based in Essex seaside town hit by deprivation
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Germany’s sweeping innovation strategy is ‘ministerial wish list’
Flying taxis indicative of a free-for-all, say critics, who see a half-baked attempt at a whole-government approach
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Australian staff ‘underpaid by more than A$83 million’
Union calls for criminalisation of ‘wage theft’ with jail time for worst offenders
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Canada tackles ‘chronic’ visa issues for conference attendees
Processing delays affecting guests from Global South put future of major academic events in country at risk
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Digital SATs will make international admissions fairer
A digitised form of America’s famous admissions exam will help level the playing field for university applicants across the world, says Cezar Wazen
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Fewer Chinese master’s students opt to continue studies abroad
Number of postgraduates heading overseas after completing studies at elite institutions still below pre-pandemic levels
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Indian students who defied BBC’s Modi documentary ban give me hope
While corporations and universities bowed to pressure to ban controversial BBC documentary, students showed freedom of speech and critical enquiry still matter in India, says Mukhtar Ahmad