Sara Custer

Helping students learn is core to universities’ missions, but the buzz phrase ‘student success’ has come to designate something more. Exactly what, though, remains contested, and its pursuit has exposed age-old tensions between academics and administrators. Sara Custer reports 

Universities must address ethical questions and bias in AI and ensure students are ‘better than ChatGPT’, says Wei Li

We preview the upcoming virtual World Academic Summit and speak with the University of Toronto’s Susan McCahan about her vision of the future for higher education

Highlights from a roundtable discussion with universities in Davos about how location influences community outreach and academic research 

Sector heads recognise that Mexicans have rallied behind the president’s promises even though problems of inequality and social mobility persist

The vice-chancellor of Harper Adams University shares the lessons he’s learned heading the agricultural institution for 10 years and how it’s preparing for Brexit

International student mobility policies around the world don’t address sustainability or inclusivity, survey finds

EAIE report analyses views of 2,300 international education staff on their universities’ priorities

Three people pushing for change on university campuses discuss how decolonisation goes beyond course content

Higher education leaders and scientists from around the world identify ways to make it easier for women to succeed in scientific fields 

Vice-provost for academic affairs at Nazarbayev University says the post-Soviet country is supporting higher education to break new ground in international research