The week in higher education – 15 February 2024
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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UK university applications down for third year in a row
Ucas data reveals drop in application rate among UK school-leavers and significant declines in international interest from key sectors, with least selective institutions bearing brunt
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世界大学排名蒸蒸日上：看看数据就知道了
有关大学排名衰退的报道被严重夸大了。大卫·沃特金斯（David Watkins）写道，泰晤士高等教育的排名规模和影响力都在不断增长
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Richard Sennett: ‘I’ve always felt like a fish out of water in academia’
The feted urban sociologist Richard Sennett tells Matthew Reisz about how his former career as a cellist inspired?his latest trilogy of books, why his ideal university would be more night school than...
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Why aren’t US university leaders pushing back against political attack?
The political maelstrom around US universities’ handling of pro-Palestinian protests reflects a right-wing campaign that is increasingly challenging higher education’s autonomy to determine its...
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There is a way out of cancel culture – but it’s not free speech
A competing human rights framework would help the likes of Jo Phoenix?and her critics into a dialogue shaped by active listening, says Andy Hargreaves?
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Bristol loses High Court appeal in Natasha Abrahart case
Judge upholds ruling that university?discriminated against student by failing to adjust how she was assessed?
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为什么有些学者能审阅大量期刊论文？
鉴于巨大的工作量缺乏明显回报，有些学者一天几篇同行评审意见的产出量着实令人费解
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Universities jeopardise workers’ ‘psychosocial safety’
Although?conditions improved following Covid lockdowns, university staff’s mental health kept deteriorating, longitudinal research finds
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Some Australian campuses ‘earn more from locals than foreigners’
One in four institutions reaps higher average income from domestic than international students, reported data suggests
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Jo Grady fights for her job as UCU general secretary vote begins
Incumbent?must?overcome low turnout, member disillusionment and three challengers if she is to secure another five-year term in office
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How I learned that preserving the male status quo was leaders’ real task
As a woman concerned by gender inequality, I?could be tolerated coming up to the elbows of the men in power, but not to their shoulders, says Pat O’Connor
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Northumbria plans ?12.5 million staff cuts as recruitment stalls
Union fears more than 100 jobs at risk after university blames volatility for struggling to?hit international student targets
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‘Substantial doubt’ over 2U’s future without rescue package
Grim earnings report after year of customer and political stress leaves top US online course provider teetering
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Union and employer association clash on Australian workplace law
‘No less favourable’ provision a ‘major win’ for university staff or a handbrake on their salaries, depending on perspective