Bolton seeks Greater Manchester name to ‘level the playing field’
Institution hopes to become the University of Greater Manchester to boost its graduates’ employment prospects
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‘Co-creation’ of REF 2029 research environment metrics promised
Pilot to test potential indicators announced amid sector uncertainty
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Halfon hopes sector can avoid repeat of marking boycott issues
Minister calls on universities to learn lessons from last year’s disruption at Commons hearing
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US Supreme Court permits campus drag show ban
In long-running battle, nation’s top court allows West Texas A&M University to block LGBTQ student performance while lower courts decide its ultimate legality
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‘Beyond frustrating’ for Palestinian refugee denied UK PhD visa
Amena El Ashkar was hoping to study a PhD in international relations at the London School of Economics but her visa was rejected
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‘Academic solipsism’ risk from chatbot use, warns university head
Growing use of chatbots within higher education is likely to foster unoriginal and ‘solipsistic’ thought, says IE president
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Portuguese university apologises after sexual misconduct claims
Investigation follows publishing controversy that saw chapter detailing allegations withdrawn by Routledge
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UK funding crisis forces three more universities to cut jobs
Winchester, Surrey and Queen Mary latest to shed academic positions as industrial disputes heat up elsewhere
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Courting controversy
As battles over industrial relations and identity politics rage, higher education’s fault lines are increasingly a matter for the courts. Is anyone winning?
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The week in higher education – 14 March 2024
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Columbia president ‘forced’ to congressional antisemitism hearing
Baroness Shafik’s appearance before committee, in expected repeat of grilling that led to Harvard and Penn departures, described as not ‘voluntary’
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‘Case for Colonialism’ professor hired by New College of Florida
Author of controversial book and journal paper takes up one-year ‘presidential scholar’ post after institutional takeover by allies of Ron DeSantis
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Soft power pioneer: policy clout loses edge outside government
After a career spent switching between academia and the White House, Joseph Nye admits that returning to Harvard left him feeling flat
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Don’t ditch research quality benchmarks, universities say
Australian institutions say new research rules are not to blame as registration delays stretch on
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Social media abusers ‘a loud minority’
Commentators under fire for doing their job should remember their ‘silent’ supporters, says author of harassment survival guide