Failure to embrace new teaching techniques not just about fear of embarrassment
There are many reasons why academics shun new pedagogical styles, say Lauren Herckis, Richard Scheines and Joel Smith
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Justine Greening: Labour’s free tuition plan ‘threat to access’
Education secretary warns against following Scotland’s no-fees policy in England
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Judge dismisses lawsuit against Texas campus carry law
Court rules that professors suing the state did not provide evidence that presence of guns would impact on free speech
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The university where traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine sit side by side
Chris Parr visits a university aiming to be the best in the world at both Western and traditional Chinese medicine
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Cambridge plans postgraduate growth to counter financial worries
University cites Brexit as factor causing financial uncertainty – but also as recruitment ‘opportunity’
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As Western boycotts continue, Israeli universities look to Asia
First Israeli university in China welcomes students this summer
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UK foreign aid budget ‘should fund university scholarships’
Thinktank recommends new scheme to increase inward and outward student mobility and boost UK’s soft power
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Australian government plans under fire from HE sector
Universities warn of damage from cuts and performance-contingent funding proposals
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Trump and Brexit: a catastrophic North Atlantic alliance
The election of President Trump and Brexit have created a perception that the US and UK no longer welcome international student mobility, say Aldwyn Cooper and Marguerite Dennis
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Scrap plans for evening teaching shifts, college told
Ravensbourne’s plans to stretch the teaching timetable to 7.30pm triggers staff revolt
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Berlin universities poised to cancel Elsevier contracts
Some of Germany's most prestigious institutions are increasing pressure on the publisher to strike a new deal
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Market competition and mass participation ‘reduces diversity’
Expanding university enrolment across the world has resulted in universities ‘imitating each other’, says leading scholar