Nobel economist Simon Johnson: âbig tech doesnât like our ideasâ
Sheffield-born laureate on his hometownâs influence, his PhD struggles and why social media should be taxed like smoking
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Empty lectures arenât just dismaying â theyâre a social justice issue
With ethnic minority students missing disproportionately more classes, traditional timetabling risks widening attainment gaps, says Christopher Byrne
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Team research pilot tackles dominance of principal investigators
Alternative to traditional principal investigator-led approach aims to bring different voices to the fore
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Latin America University Rankings 2024: methodology
The World University Rankings performance indicators are the heart of the Latin America University Rankings, but we make some adjustments to take account of the regionâs unique characteristics
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Funding crisis âputs universities at higher risk of cyberattacksâ
Institutions already years behind private companies in their ability to tackle online threats, university chief of IT warns
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Academicsâ time increasingly taken up with research security
Research institutes âunpreparedâ for impact of growing focus on national security amid geopolitical shifts, survey finds
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More UK university history departments cutting jobs and courses
Survey by the Royal Historical Society finds axe is falling most heavily on post-92 institutions
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Heitor report is most compelling vision yet for EUâs post-Horizon future
With its focus on breakthrough research and innovation, Manuel Heitorâs plan for European research should be commended, says Jan Palmowski
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âCovid-scaleâ job cuts engulf Australian universities
âWorkforce changeâ processes under way at seven institutions likely to claim well over 1,200 jobs, with more campuses expected to follow suit
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Donât let equality push âfall by the waysideâ, urges race pioneer
New Sheffield provost discusses the future of diversity initiatives, the importance of free movement of scholars and why he is missing from sector statistics
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Australian segmentation study unpacks uniphobia
Some resisters mistrust tertiary education but others just do not see the need
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Chinaâs PhD expansion âdelaysâ graduate employment challenges
Beijing announces plans to expand doctoral programmes in key disciplines and offers more financial aid
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Dutch funderâs grants to âflipâ journals to diamond open access
NWO initiative seeks to address concerns about sustainability of free to read, free to publish model
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India row adds to challenge of attracting students to Canada
Non-Punjabi Indians may reconsider study destination as diplomatic row shows little sign of cooling
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Rescinding Australian visa processing directive ânot a panaceaâ
Demand for Australian education may have sunk so far that visa processing rearrangements will make little difference