Australian chief scientist floats new open access proposal
Cathy Foley wants to extend access to scholarly journals beyond academia
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Professional success is liberal arts colleges’ best-kept secret
Negative connotations attached to ‘liberal’ and ‘arts’ have created a misleading perception of a transformative education model that delivers for students, say Barbara Altmann and Jeffrey Nesteruk
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Belarus stripped of European leadership over academic repression
Gesture keeps country and its universities in European Higher Education Area as exiled democracy activist says institutions can help by boycotting those supporting the state
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Universities must address the downsides of innovation districts
The effects of gentrification and displacement as neighbourhoods are transformed into vibrant hubs of creativity shouldn’t be ignored, says Costas Spirou
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Stern reforms made REF more burdensome than ever, v-cs complain
Anonymous interviews with UK university bosses reveal frustration with increased administrative costs associated with REF
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Abdulrazak Gurnah: I wanted to write and be an academic
Nobel literature laureate on his dual career, childhood memories and why decolonising the curriculum is nothing new
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Bristol’s sacking of David Miller imperils academic freedom
The silence of other universities about an apparent clampdown on lawful speech is a betrayal of their mission, says Jonathan Rosenhead
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Australian researchers win appeals over preprints ban
New lease of life for lucky six as committee overturns scrapping of their funding applications
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Complaint!, by Sara Ahmed
Emma Rees is impressed by a disturbing study of how universities largely fail to address their employees’ grievances
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Third European university alliances call takes expansive approach
EHEA institutions and existing, unrelated partnerships are eligible for the latest round of the European Universities Initiative
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South Carolina assault on tenure ‘will drive academics away’
In latest attack by conservatives on academic freedom, South Carolina Republicans propose five-year limit on all faculty contracts
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Decline in student mental health ‘outlasting Covid’
Even with in-person limits easing, large numbers of students struggle to re-establish pre-pandemic norms, data show
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Australian education minister stands aside over abuse claims
Alan Tudge denies wrongdoing and promises to cooperate with independent investigation
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Russian academics urge release of imprisoned Moscow rector
Scholars defend Sergey Zuev’s ‘impeccable reputation’ and liken his treatment to torture
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US universities hit science teacher training goal
Advocates fulfil 2011 Obama promise of 100,000 new science and engineering teachers in decade, citing gains in recruitment and evidence-based training