Australia’s public universities would be forced to slash v-c salaries by an average of A$594,000 a year or risk losing their registration, under a private member’s bill tabled by an independent federal parliamentarian

RT @CHavergalTHE: Growing wave of strike action over UK HE job cuts - @NewcastleUcu latest to announce successful ballot today https://t.co…

Union members at Newcastle University have voted to join a growing wave of strike action across UK higher education. @JulietteRowsell reports

In #transdisciplinary teaching, diverse perspectives provide a broader, more nuanced understanding of subjects, writes Catherine Amelink of @virginia_tech as she explains how universities can deliver this more integrated authentic approach to #education:

A good literature review provides a solid foundation upon which to build your #research. @NSeedan explains how to get the basics right: #researchtips #academia

RT @CHavergalTHE: Questions raised over future of Innovate UK after search for permanent leader entered second year

RT @Phil_Baty: “I found myself sobbing... It felt unimaginable that an intellectual project into which so many people had invested so much…

RT @CHavergalTHE: British academics specialising in American studies stripped of research funds after organisers of US Embassy-backed grant…

RT @CHavergalTHE: ‘Normalise’ annual tuition fee rises in England, urges @UniversitiesUK ahead of spending review v…

The government should commit to an inflation-linked uplift in the English tuition fee cap for at least the next three years and seek to “normalise” regular increases, Universities UK has urged as part of its submission to the coming spending review

British academics specialising in American studies have been stripped of research funds after organisers of a US Embassy-backed grant scheme refused to drop their diversity, equality and inclusion policies, reports @jgro_the

Block teaching raises tough questions, writes @johnrweldon: how to reimagine #highered for an era where knowledge is instantly accessible, but the wisdom required to use it well is elusive? Why timetable as if students don’t have lives outside university?

Through smart use of #AI, @LSEnews’s Ask an Alum tool helps students connect with alumni, develop networks and benefit from career advice. Wallis Spence shares lessons from embedding this digital networking tool:

RT @marybethgasman: Talked with @timeshighered about threats to close the Department of Education. I urge you to read this piece. https://…

RT @JohnRoss49: Student reps at 7 of 8 NZ unis are replacing the NZUSA with the Aotearoa Tertiary Students Association, with initially free…

RT @JohnRoss49: Student unionism is undergoing a “rebirth” in New Zealand, as representative bodies construct a replacement for their 96-ye…

Making students write by hand would improve their learning There is something about handwriting that enhances the creative flow essential for academic study and scholarly activity, says Rich Smith

“I found myself sobbing every time I came into the office. It felt unimaginable that an intellectual project into which so many people had invested so much of their lives would simply fade away”

Higher education news feeds are dominated by announcements of large job cuts across the UK. But what effect is all this having on the atmosphere within the departments affected – and, indeed, across the sector in general? Four scholars give their takes

The Westminster government should establish a creative technology innovation centre to improve collaboration between industry and academia, a report says