As the president of a university where ‘crossing borders is in our DNA’, Fernando León Garcia urges institutions to ensure that new e-mobility programmes are more than just a pale reflection of study...
Professionals must be able to connect with students from different backgrounds, but obsessing about inter-group differences doesn't help, says an anonymous academic
Ousted student rep, a controversial figure, elicits headlines and backflips
Universities who meet certain criteria can bid for extra students, while devolved nations express anger at limit on recruitment of English students
More women than men named John are chancellors – but only just
Thinktank says students’ immigration opportunities should also be boosted to protect foreign enrolments
New report weighs in on debate over whether universities put too much emphasis on international students
Study analysing impact of previous epidemics suggests that confidence in science will be maintained but coronavirus will damage perception of scientists
Model of student-driven flexibility and sharing could aid all institutions, course organisers say
Using critical comments about a preprint, Bild launched a front-page attack on Christian Drosten. Scientists fear this will chill academic discussion of preliminary results
Survey of academics in region finds widespread predictions of enrolment decline, budget cuts and concerns over lack of preparation for online education
Higher education, like many fields in the social sciences, will end up with a wealth of comparative data, scholar says
Staff over 50 might well wish to stay out of front-line contact with students until a vaccine is found, say Andrew Oswald and Nattavudh Powdthavee
Chinese students risk being turned into ideological battering rams; universities must maintain safe spaces for all to learn and debate, says Brian Wong
Tammy Lai-Ming Ho offers a local’s view of a well-contextualised look at the territory’s once-unthinkable pro-democracy demonstrations