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30 January

Toronto’s Woodin leans in to ‘middle powers’ fightback

30 January

Impact tracking tool Researchfish to be closed down next year

30 January

We can’t let the new US graduate borrowing caps hit social mobility

Universities, states and lenders all need to step up when limits on lending from federal sources are implemented in July, says Josh Farris

By Josh Farris

30 January

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Why are grievances on the rise in UK universities?

29 January

‘Devastating’ cuts to UK physics and astronomy budgets condemned

29 January

World University Rankings by Subject 2026: Asia on the rise

Asian universities achieve new milestones in STEM subjects, but they are rising fastest in humanities and social sciences, reports Patrick Jack

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Toronto’s Woodin leans in to ‘middle powers’ fightback

30 January

We can’t let the new US graduate borrowing caps hit social mobility

By Josh Farris

30 January

Will the Classic Learning Test shake up college admissions?

By Johanna Alonso

29 January

New alliance aims to protect universities from government meddling

By Sara Weissman

28 January

Dutch universities open shared campus in the Hague

By Seher Asaf

30 January

Impact tracking tool Researchfish to be closed down next year

30 January

Russell Group ‘cautious’ on foreign campuses amid Indonesia talks

30 January

Scottish assessment review called after death of Glasgow student

29 January

‘Rethink academic model’ as India suffers from talent shortages

29 January

University of Tokyo Hospital head quits after bribery arrests

28 January

Japanese universities push for change after snap election called

28 January

Uncertain future for Neom U as Saudi megacity scaled back

27 January

Give new commission power over fees, Canberra told

30 January

Monash agrees deal to deliver programmes in Cambodia

29 January

Funder review rights ‘leave researchers in impossible position’

29 January

Lab safety overhaul could save NZ$3 billion, universities say

28 January

News

Students unfurl a long flag in Indonesia's national colours as they parade through the streets during a ceremonial event to mark Indonesia's 80th Independence Day in Surabaya on 17 August, 2025.

Russell Group ‘cautious’ on foreign campuses amid Indonesia talks

Multi-institution model seen as way of reducing risk of transnational education, but few universities publicly willing to commit so far

30 January

Toronto’s Woodin leans in to ‘middle powers’ fightback

New president of Canada’s largest university hails renewed sense of purpose as nation takes leading role on world stage

30 January

Impact tracking tool Researchfish to be closed down next year

Platform previously accused of sending ‘threatening’ tweets shuttered by Elsevier as it ‘searches for new solutions’

30 January

Dutch universities open shared campus in the Hague

By Seher Asaf

30 January

Give new commission power over fees, Canberra told

30 January

‘Devastating’ cuts to UK physics and astronomy budgets condemned

By Jack Grove

29 January

Nearly half of students concerned about their course closing

29 January

‘Rethink academic model’ as India suffers from talent shortages

29 January

‘Give PhD archive attention it deserves,’ British Library urged

By Jack Grove

29 January

Scottish assessment review called after death of Glasgow student

29 January

‘Curse’ of student loan debt trap ‘demoralising the nation’

29 January

Funder review rights ‘leave researchers in impossible position’

29 January

Why are grievances on the rise in UK universities?

Formal complaints have shot up in recent years, albeit from a low base. But where some see the inevitable effects of redundancies, hybrid working and an overdue crackdown on poor conduct, others perceive the abuse of the system by managers to force out awkward characters. Jack Grove reports

29 January

A giant Chinese national flag is displayed at Tsim Sha Tsui to celebrate the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China on 1 October 2021 in Hong Kong, China.

Can Hong Kong’s internationalisation push attract non-Chinese students?

The territory has recently raised its cap on non-local students twice, with it set to reach 50 per cent next year. But amid geopolitical tensions and Western concerns about freedom, is it realistic for Hong Kong to loosen its international cohort’s domination by students from the mainland? Tash Mosheim reports

A signature which acts like stitching over some lips. To illustrate a non-disclosure agreement.

Are NDAs quietly compromising universities’ mission?

Critics allege that Australian universities have developed a bad habit of secrecy around severance agreements even when it serves no reasonable purpose – or, worse, prevents an important wider issue from being highlighted. But is there more to the issue than meets the eye? John Ross reports

Opinion

By Josh Farris

We can’t let the new US graduate borrowing caps hit social mobility

Universities, states and lenders all need to step up when limits on lending from federal sources are implemented in July, says Josh Farris

30 January

Dominic and Justin Hardy with their late father’s newly discovered personal archive

Universities are becoming the future of British independent film

Universities can produce commercially viable projects while giving the industry the sustainability and freedom to take risks on new talent, says Chris Nunn

Hands reach for each other in front of a depressed man, symbolising suicide prevention

A duty of care for students is not the quick solution to suicide prevention

Meeting public expectations demands careful design of statutory and regulatory arrangements, not rhetorical commitment, says Emma Roberts

Redundancies don’t have to destroy trust: a tale of two business schools

27 January

Covid prompted new ways to publish research – it’s time to embrace them

By Damian Pattinson

26 January

Journals should make more use of practitioners for peer review

By Jianyang Geng

23 January

We can’t give up on EDI in science

By Keith Burnett

21 January

World policy

As others cool on internationalisation, Greece can become a hotspot

With a thoughtful strategy, Greece could become a leading Mediterranean destination for those seeking European qualifications, says Ianis Matsoukas

Editor’s pick

Code red on campus? Black belt talking skills are most effective

Aggressively tackling intruders is best avoided, but a security guard should always have a ready supply of animal-themed plasters, says George Bass

Qualitative researchers’ AI rejection is based on identity, not reason

The claim that AI can’t make meaning contradicts what researchers are finding when they put these tools to careful, critical use, says James Goh

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Toronto’s Woodin leans in to ‘middle powers’ fightback

New president of Canada’s largest university hails renewed sense of purpose as nation takes leading role on world stage

30 January

Open University vice-chancellor Dave Phoenix

OU to be ‘university without walls’ as Milton Keynes move dumped

Vice-chancellor Dave Phoenix tells THE that focus should be on using partnerships to deliver for city and UK, not switching to face-to-face education on new campus

By Chris Havergal

6 January

Rescuing arts institution ‘required a CEO, not a principal’

Lack of financial expertise at board level nearly toppled famed drama school, says leader who picked up the pieces