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29 April

Dundee job cuts more than halved as part of new ��recovery plan��

29 April

UK universities�� links to ��repressive�� mega-campus condemned

By Jack Grove

29 April

Let��s embrace the REF��s radical redefinition of academic excellence

We finally have a mechanism to overthrow the UK��s neo-feudal system of academic gatekeeping, say Krzysztof Nawratek and Lakshmi Priya Rajendran

By Krzysztof Nawratek

29 April

University professor with fire and devil behind him, illustrating the demonisation of liberalism that is damning US universities.

Is the demonisation of liberalism damning US universities?

28 April

Permanent contracts ��barely improve�� job security for academics

28 April

Asia University Rankings 2025: are excellence initiatives working?

China��s Double First-Class project appears to be paying off as the country��s institutions continue to lead the rankings. Why have similar schemes elsewhere struggled to reap rewards, and can China keep advancing despite economic slowdown and an ageing population? Helen Packer reports

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6 May - 8 May 2025

Budapest, Hungary

Campus

Prepare your students for the job market: part one

North America

By Jessica Blake

29 April

By Sara Weissman

28 April

Is the demonisation of liberalism damning US universities?

By Matthew Reisz

28 April

By Josh Moody

25 April

Europe

Official proctors and Academics process along Catte street to All Souls College of Oxford University at graduation day.

Doubts about demand for lifelong learning as Labour forges ahead

29 April

Dundee job cuts more than halved as part of new ��recovery plan��

29 April

International strategy must address outward mobility too �C UUKi

29 April

Three providers fail to rectify complaints as compensation soars

29 April

Asia

An Iranian firefighter in the ruins of a collapsed building in Tehran on March 11, 2025

Iran��s students are the victims of a system that is literally collapsing

By Roohola Ramezani

28 April

Asia Summit: US tensions ��opportunity�� for Asian universities

24 April

Asia University Rankings 2025: China��s formula for success

By Ellie Bothwell

23 April

Asia University Rankings 2025: are excellence initiatives working?

23 April

Australia & New Zealand

Australian election: smaller parties target debt, visas and fees

29 April

Another big rise in Australian student visa fees planned

28 April

Permanent contracts ��barely improve�� job security for academics

28 April

Student loan forgiveness ��won��t fix main problem�� as debt swells

25 April

News

Doubts about demand for lifelong learning as Labour forges ahead

Skills minister urges universities to ��rethink education�� ahead of roll out of LLE, but plan for more modular learning still being ��ignored�� by parts of the sector

29 April

RNLI Lifeboat at sea, travelling at speed

Dundee job cuts more than halved as part of new ��recovery plan��

University changes course on redundancies under pressure from unions and politicians, but says new proposal requires ��significant public funding��

29 April

Demonstrators rally to demand Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's resignation, outside the government building in central Yerevan, on 30 May 2024. To illustrate concerns that Armenia's ��academic city�� will make student protest impossible.

UK universities�� links to ��repressive�� mega-campus condemned

Institutions advising on Armenia��s merger plans should consider how ��academic city�� will make student protest impossible, warns Harvard professor

By Jack Grove

29 April

Three providers fail to rectify complaints as compensation soars

29 April

International strategy must address outward mobility too �C UUKi

29 April

Australian election: smaller parties target debt, visas and fees

29 April

Student loans for franchised degrees worth nearly ?2 billion

28 April

Elite universities admit fewer local students as intakes grow

28 April

Rise in university-business collaboration ��driven by elite few��

By Tom Williams

28 April

Another big rise in Australian student visa fees planned

28 April

UK��s global research strengths ��threatened�� by QR cuts

By Tom Williams

28 April

Permanent contracts ��barely improve�� job security for academics

28 April

51�Թ� News

In-depth

By Matthew Reisz

Is the demonisation of liberalism damning US universities?

��White liberals�� are attacked from all sides of the US political spectrum. And with Donald Trump ramping up the rhetoric, college professors �C popularly seen as archetypal liberals �C are very much in the firing line, Kevin Schultz tells Matthew Reisz

28 April

US President Donald Trump signs an executive order during an education event in the White House, Washington, DC, 20 March 2025. Trump signed an order aimed at shutting down the Department of Education, a decades-long goal on the US right.

Does the US really need a Department of Education?

Donald Trump��s attempt to end federal involvement in education may be the repayment of a political debt, but the department��s creation was also political and, arguably, sits uneasily with the constitution. Patrick Jack considers what insights are offered by fellow federated nations Canada and Australia

A worker hangs red lanterns on a tree for the upcoming Lunar New Year in Beijing, as an illustration of Chinese universities rising in position in the Asia Rankings.

Asia University Rankings 2025: are excellence initiatives working?

Opinion

By Krzysztof Nawratek

Let��s embrace the REF��s radical redefinition of academic excellence

We finally have a mechanism to overthrow the UK��s neo-feudal system of academic gatekeeping, say Krzysztof Nawratek and Lakshmi Priya Rajendran

29 April

Iran��s students are the victims of a system that is literally collapsing

Iranian HE was once an engine of social mobility. But now it is buckling under economic strain, mismanagement and political neglect, says Roohola Ramezani

The World Trade Center Tribute in Lights, post-9/11

We can��t comprehend the threats to US HE if we dismiss every critique

This is American universities�� 9/11 moment. But now, as then, understanding why we are hated is important, says Jonathan Zimmerman

In my field, a little goes a long way. So why must we chase large grants?

By Peter Sutoris

22 April

AI risks undermining the heart of higher education

By Zahid Naz

21 April

We must support research preserving culture, history and human dignity

By Svitlana Arbuzova

18 April

Without self-criticism, there can be no progressive thought in the academy

By Eric Heinze

15 April

World policy

Two women in blue burqas walk at the front of a mosque with a door open, symbolising an open university

Afghans shut out of higher education need their own open university

An internationally supported online institution could give hope to the country��s young women, now confined to their homes, says an Afghan scholar

Editor��s pick

Money in a scientific vessel, illustrating the cost of scientific publication

Scientific journals should not charge to publish response articles

If a paper is published open access, responses that point out its flaws should not be hidden from readers behind a paywall, says Andrew Barnas

As cuts mount, those used to one-click searching are in for a shock

If ��big deal�� subscriptions become unaffordable, librarians will need to help students and academics conduct effective searches, says Caroline Ball

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Talking leadership

More PhD students could ��compensate�� for population decline

Stagnating government funding means tuition fee rises may be inevitable, says Japanese university leader

15 April

Montage of Meric Gertler, outgoing president of the University of Toronto, with black swans taking off in the background. Illustrating his belief that university leaders must brace for more ��black swan events��.

Plan for more ��black swan events�� after cap ��body blow�� C Gertler

Outgoing president of the University of Toronto discusses Canada��s international student restrictions, impact of second Trump term and prospect of more ��bad surprises�� awaiting his successor

2 April

Emma Johnston attends the Marie Claire Women Of The Year Awards 2024 at Walsh Bay on 13 November 2024 in Sydney, Australia.

Emma Johnston: Australian HE must resist and adapt to external shocks

The marine biologist and new University of Melbourne vice-chancellor is intent on using insights from beneath the waves to keep her institution afloat through the brewing storms