Argentine universities in ‘critical situation’ as inflation soars Rectors call for budget increases and wage rises for staff or institutions will soon be unable to function By Tom Williams 1 March
A year after Bolsonaro, Brazilian campuses are still recovering A change in atmosphere has encouraged academics to return to the country where they were once maligned, but funding pressures and issues with polarisation continue By Tom Williams 25 January
Fees for foreign students ‘a sign of what’s to come’ in Argentina New president introduces legislation that would allow universities to charge, but many may be reluctant to do so By Tom Williams 12 January
Argentine science at risk as radical right-winger wins presidency Javier Milei promised to get rid of the country’s major science funder during chaotic election campaign, but will he follow through with his promises? By Tom Williams 27 November
Coalition S’s article pricing scale would be a disaster for Latin America Grouping the likes of Brazil or Argentina with much bigger spenders will only raise the barriers to publication even higher, say three researchers By Alicia Kowaltowski 9 October
Latin America Summit: ‘target research for impact’ Universities operating in difficult environments can have more of an impact by pooling resources, summit hears By Tom Williams 5 July
Latin America Summit: universities eye international growth Institutions seek to remove barriers to ensure student mobility is open to more than just the ‘very privileged few’ By Tom Williams 5 July
Latin America Summit: ‘nearshoring’ boom brings skills opportunities Influx of foreign investment brings opportunities to train skilled workers but institutions must adapt to capitalise By Tom Williams 4 July
Jorge Grünberg on creating entrepreneurs The rector of ORT Uruguay, cradle to the country’s first ‘unicorns’, talks about fostering an entrepreneurship mindset in a risk-averse society By Tiya Thomas-Alexander 4 July
Latin America University Rankings 2023: results announced Chile is poised to lead on internationalisation, thanks to national funding boost By Tiya Thomas-Alexander 4 July
Latin America Summit: universities expand indigenous access work Institutions offer more support to tackle historically low participation rates By Tom Williams 4 July
To avoid ‘permacrisis’, universities must translate their knowledge Science may be the best tool humanity has to improve our social conditions – but we must steer it in the right direction, writes Carolina Torrealba By Carolina Torrealba 30 May