World Bank economist: solve global inequalities with local skills
From Ebola to building dams, a World Bank economist tells Jack Grove how a UN goal on universities is vital in facing grand challenges
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Business schools at risk of ‘operating in a vacuum’
The skills gap in the digital sector can be filled by collaborating with industry, John Elmes hears
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Studying abroad: awakening students’ wanderlust
While there is growth in BME students studying abroad, a gender gap persists. Ellie Bothwell examines US and Australian mobility initiatives
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Five ways the lecture halls of 2030 will be different
Petra Hauptfeld-Göllner gazes into her crystal ball and looks 14 years into the future of teaching
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Interview with EAIE president Laura Howard
The president of the EAIE, on her life-changing semesters abroad as a student, the benefits of internationalisation, and overcoming barriers to student mobility
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Monument to peer reviewers may become ‘place of worship’
Humorous tribute to academia’s unsung heroes will be based outside a Moscow university
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China not to blame for Dalai Lama no-show, says Sciences Po
Elite Paris institution says its planned meeting with exiled Tibetan spiritual leader was rendered 'pointless' by similar event
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Universities must reflect on gulf between campus and community exposed by Brexit
Vote showed that when people think advancements are for the benefit of others, they think they have nothing to lose by rejecting them
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Bank of England deputy governor to lead LSE
Dame Minouche Shafik will be the first woman to head institution on a permanent basis in its 126-year history
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Russian binary system ‘damaging’ universities and science
The separation of science and medicine from universities is halting the country’s progress, says international higher education scholar
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New UK HE laws would create ‘unprecedented’ and ‘harmful’ powers
Cambridge, UUK and Russell Group voice strong opposition to parts of plan for new Office for Students in England
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The problem of diversity in philosophy: a US perspective
Is enough being done early on to prevent under-represented groups from leaving philosophy, asks Briana Toole
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Higher education access targets ‘set to be missed’ in the developing world
Cambridge study finds women are least likely to benefit when university enrolment is expanded in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa
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View from an ‘essay mill’: the best offer legitimate support for struggling students
Universities must pay more attention to the difficulties faced by students, says Daniel Dennehy
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LSE to give female academics pay rises to close gap with men
Internal analysis finds women earn 10.5 per cent less than men of similar experience and research productivity