Lawyers should not be the judges of academic responsibility Publishers’ terror of libel law and focus on their profit margins have made them excessively risk-averse, says Stuart Macdonald Stuart Macdonald 4月 30日
English plan to increase EU student fees ‘awful for universities’ Proposal would also withdraw financial support for students from the European Union Ellie Bothwell 4月 29日
Complaints to ombudsman for England and Wales up by fifth Spike may be a sign of a more consumerist attitude among students Nick Mayo 4月 29日
London branch campuses ‘offer much less’ than parent institutions Analysis of capital outposts finds staff are not as well qualified and facilities are typically less impressive Anna McKie 4月 29日
The ingredients for successful internationalisation The keys to success include aligning it with academic missions and having an institution-wide approach, say Anna-Malin Sandstr?m and Ross Hudson Anna-Malin Sandstr?m 4月 28日
Can artists still push the limits of performance in universities? Even in larger institutions with less disciplinary diversity, Dominic Johnson believes we must find ways to nurture the ‘resistant’ potential of art Matthew Reisz 4月 27日
Universities ‘must operate like thinktanks’ to influence policy Former civil servant urges universities to translate their research into the language understood by government departments if they want it to be acted upon Rachael Pells 4月 26日
Cross-party backing for UK post-study work visa amendment MPs from Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Scottish National Party and Democratic Unionist Party support ex-minister Jo Johnson Chris Havergal 4月 26日
UK stands by hybrid journals in ‘read and publish’ Springer deal Three-year agreement, valued at ?9.6 million, excludes Springer Nature’s prestigious Nature-branded titles Rachael Pells 4月 26日
Elsevier’s Norway U-turn seen as attempt to stem cancellations Some believe commercial pressure could finally be pushing the publisher to change how it deals with universities David Matthews 4月 25日
Entrepreneurship is ‘21st-century heroism’, students told Analysis of nine European universities finds the ‘innovation’ agenda has taken root – often pushed by students who want to solve the world’s problems David Matthews 4月 25日
Could Macron’s ENA move herald global shift against ‘elite’ HE? Politicians seeking to quell discontent about inequality and pre-empt populists could turn on elite institutions, observers predict David Matthews 4月 25日
