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Articles by Patrick Jack
Universities must be better at selling benefits of post-study work rights to wider country, says Brian Bell
Having pulled off an unlikely victory in snap poll, Canadian prime minister is told to make position on controversial policy clear
Last year, US campuses were engulfed by vigorous protests against Israel’s military action in Gaza. Yet now, as the war rages on and the Trump administration cracks down on universities’ freedoms and funding, students are largely silent. What has changed, asks Patrick Jack
Signs that university leaders are more willing to stand up to president come as administration ‘walks back’ some of its extreme policies after facing political realities
Dips in UK students studying abroad must be tackled to ‘add credibility’ to debates about internationalisation
Students recruited from surrounding areas outnumbered by international applicants at 22 institutions
Competition to find use for ‘Old Curiosity Shop’ on university’s Holborn campus can be inspiration for others looking to fill heritage buildings, says project manager
Businesses reliant on highly skilled workers urged to ‘stop taking a back seat’ as UK universities suffer financially
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
Drops in the number of new spin-out companies and public events may show start of retrenchment in outward-facing activities
Union tells scholars to avoid all but essential trips and academic conferences choose non-US locations amid ‘sea change’ in research collaboration
University’s refusal to concede to demands over protests and DEI despite risk of ‘grave consequences’ has led to renewed optimism among staff
Resistance strategies emerge as White House attempts to make elite universities fall in line
University blames steep drops in international enrolments as it finally publishes its delayed figures, but accounts of four institutions still outstanding
网曝门 Office data confirms apparent rebound in international student numbers, with visa applications nearing 2022 levels
Overly cautious institutions pushing ‘bullshit jobs’ on their staff ‘destroying academia from within’, says neuroscientist
Efforts to rationalise complex web of English local authorities – and hand them more powers – seen as a way of creating potentially strong partners for institutions looking to innovate locally
Data indicates more scholars turning to alternative social media site to post about their work after Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover
Institutions scramble to quell ‘panic’ caused by visa revocations, while seeking to avoid incurring wrath of regime intent on cutting funding
Third straight year that number of first-class degrees awarded falls, although some UK universities continue to buck the trend
Reviving caps could ‘backfire’ if Treasury given more control over what courses universities run, says former universities minister
Latest figures reveal damage to student numbers from dependants ban, with one university seeing enrolments fall by almost 80 per cent
‘Transactional’ approach to funding reform unlikely to lead to ‘radical’ changes, according to Universities UK president
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
