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Articles by Ben Upton
Rectors¡¯ conferences representing six European sectors have agreed to work on guidelines on university rankings, EUA conference hears
Academics who act as court experts in return for up to ?20,000 are under a ¡®corrupting influence¡¯ claims one Russia analyst, while another expert says fees help pay his mortgage
Brandenburg¡¯s multi-billion euro ¡®model for rural medicine¡¯ will not stop doctors wanting to work in big cities, experts caution
The rector of Stockholm¡¯s Karolinska Institute takes charge of the world-leading medical school after the disruptions of a pandemic and an ethics scandal
UK¡¯s ¡®European university¡¯ winds down operations at satellite site, blaming rising costs and recruitment challenges
Minister drafting new ¡®knowledge security¡¯ screening procedure as MP and former intelligence staffer calls universities ¡®inconsistent¡¯
Susanne T?uber accuses Groningen of ¡®making a farce out of the academic way of working¡¯
Summary of ¡®Pioneer¡¯ plan suggests how unspent Horizon contribution could be used if UK does not join EU programme
Other disciplines and central administration ¡®siphon off¡¯ funding, stunting capacity-building and early career researchers, experts say
Minister with a doctorate Mats Persson also tells THE he wants Sweden to attract family-minded international researchers
Campus shutdowns paused, as Haifa president says fragmented education is partly to blame for constitutional crisis
Export-strength research and employer demand make a case for optimism in liberal arts subjects, Hepi report finds
Attempt to balance interests of employers and researchers pleases no one, and weekend Twitter storm forces the plan ¡®back to the assembly hall¡¯
Freedom of speech legislation may heighten conflicts over disciplinary boundaries but will give governing bodies ¡®hugely influential¡¯ role to set limits on acceptable views, says former watchdog head
Government puts nearly €1 billion into providing 100,000 beds for out-of-town students, as falling home student numbers drive internationalisation push
Taking turns seen as sensible way to bring balance to solo roles, as new law debated by parliament
Dutch university can now dismiss Susanne T?uber, who had long accused it of flawed approaches to handling gender equality, discrimination and harassment
±Ê´Ç±ô¾±³Ù¾±³¦¾±²¹²Ô²õ¡¯ recent marshalling of public institutions for geopolitical, economic and societal ends has narrowed their room to manoeuvre, according to ·¡±«´¡¡¯²õ autonomy scorecard
As Kiwi researchers celebrate ¡®equal¡¯ access, sector leader warns that winning an uphill battle for grants from the ¡®baffling¡¯ programme could exacerbate funding inequalities
Drops in campus integrity and freedoms to research and teach leave academic powerhouses sitting below Bosnia and Benin in global rankings
European universities outline blueprint to improve doctoral training but acknowledge some professors can¡¯t or won¡¯t change their ways
Charging students who already have a similar degree could gain traction among politicians tiptoeing around free higher education ahead of April¡¯s elections
Analysis using authors¡¯ affiliations also finds female researchers prefer Italy and Spain, while more of their male counterparts go to Japan
Anger at plans for majority of intake to come from abroad when domestic medical school applicants face fierce competition
