Times Higher Education

Long read: UK academia’s headcount has expanded significantly over the past decade, but the growth has been concentrated in teaching-only roles and part-time positions with lower pay bands and fewer pathways to seniority for these roles. Fadime Sahin analyses the data timeshighereducation.com/depth/uk-acade…

University degrees are no match for bots that sift applications as well as stealing graduates’ jobs, rebel senator says. @JohnRoss49 reports timeshighereducation.com/news/senate-co…

The only UK university to have introduced a four-day week at scale has said it has saved it money, as more institutions are urged to consider the idea to tackle the sector’s workload crisis, reports @JulietteRowsell timeshighereducation.com/news/four-day-…

In principle, permanent positions are awarded to the most deserving – but perceptions remain that, in reality, many universities value connections over merit. Phillip Haubrock describes his struggles to find a permanent position in Germany, while João Conde recounts how he finally secured one in Portugal timeshighereducation.com/depth/striving…

Opinion: Even if delayed STFC grants arrive soon, it is too late to hire postdocs this year, and wider budget cuts will cut the supply of tech skills, says Malcolm Fairbairn timeshighereducation.com/opinion/stfc-t…

China’s ambition to become world’s leading HE sector by 2035 will only be achieved if employment, inequality and governance concerns addressed, says new book timeshighereducation.com/news/quality-h…

Scholarships are being offered to scientists willing to relocate to remote Scottish islands as part of efforts to protect them for the future, reports @TWilliamsTHE timeshighereducation.com/news/scholarsh…

New president of leading Singaporean arts college discusses how creative industries are helping cities grow and importance of thinking differently as institution adjusts after recent merger timeshighereducation.com/news/arts-educ…

Australia’s post-Covid surge in international student numbers has ended, new data suggest, even though overseas enrolments in higher education are at record levels. @JohnRoss49 reports timeshighereducation.com/news/party-ove…

Students need clearer information on university courses’ “value for money”, says former education secretary Michael Gove ow.ly/iyeg50Ywn3x

Pushing doctoral students to credit more senior academics on early publications has contributed to ‘ethical scandal hiding in plain sight’, says education professor timeshighereducation.com/news/superviso…

Campaigners call for ‘more structured’ approach to helping students in crisis zones after shock visa block leaves applicants in limbo timeshighereducation.com/news/afghan-ch…

The quality of Ehler and Repasi’s amendments will force the European Council and Commission to take them extremely seriously, says Jan Palmowski timeshighereducation.com/opinion/meps-p…

News Talks podcast: Will Australian R&D review deliver on its promises? timeshighereducation.com/opinion/news-t…

A recommended reorganisation of a multibillion-dollar tax break scheme could help matchmake the estranged worlds of business and academia, Australian research advocates believe. @JohnRoss49 reports timeshighereducation.com/news/tax-incen…

The University and College Union has called for a vaccination programme to be expanded further amid a fast-spreading meningitis outbreak in Kent, reports @JulietteRowsell #meningitis timeshighereducation.com/news/kent-meni…

UK universities tell students flying home for Easter to be aware of risk of breaching visa restrictions if they get stranded timeshighereducation.com/news/students-…

Advice for working with the essential – and often unsung – professional services teams who enable universities to deliver effective teaching, research and student success: ow.ly/SmNy50YwcLK

Hundreds of graduates are owed more than £5,000 after over-repaying on their student loan debt, according to new figures that show more than £300 million has been collected in error in the past decade. @paddywjack reports timeshighereducation.com/news/graduates…

Learning designers and academics may have different expectations when it comes to collaborating on course design. Here’s how a five-point scale can help: timeshighereducation.com/campus/five-le…

Even in teaching materials and trusted sources, images are not neutral. Here, Alexius Chia explains how to guide learners from superficial impressions to being able to critique perspective, power and intent: timeshighereducation.com/campus/why-cri…