I’m a bouncer but don’t ask me to evict students from polling booths Will those charged with telling students that their student union card is not an approved form of ID for voting be branded fascists, wonders George Bass By George Bass 12 April
Dutch sacking raises concern on academic scrutiny of universities Susanne T?uber accuses Groningen of ‘making a farce out of the academic way of working’ By Ben Upton 11 April
Lifelong learning raises doubts about business models and learning itself The aspiration is commendable, but the downsides of running short, flexible courses must be considered from the outset, says David Spendlove By David Spendlove 10 April
Hull’s sustainability strategy attracts earth scientist v-c Universities must lead on social justice and sustainable development, argues Dave Petley By Patrick Jack 10 April
UK ‘becoming less attractive to researchers’, visa data suggest Figures obtained from 网曝门 Office show fall in applications from researchers for skilled worker visas By Patrick Jack 6 April
Pioneer: UK’s ‘Plan B’ overview for research published Summary of ‘Pioneer’ plan suggests how unspent Horizon contribution could be used if UK does not join EU programme By Ben Upton 6 April
Interdisciplinarity lacks clout to keep its cash Other disciplines and central administration ‘siphon off’ funding, stunting capacity-building and early career researchers, experts say By Ben Upton 5 April
‘ChatGPT-generated reading list’ sparks AI peer review debate Social scientist sees hand of ChatGPT in list of non-existent papers cited in peer reviewer’s rejection By Jack Grove 5 April
Sweden’s education minister vows action against ‘cancel culture’ Minister with a doctorate Mats Persson also tells THE he wants Sweden to attract family-minded international researchers By Ben Upton 4 April
Talking leadership: Hugh Brady on competing with US and China Imperial president reflects on his institution’s role in UK growth and the importance of collaboration within Horizon Europe By Jack Grove 3 April
Moscow’s Free University, branded ‘undesirable’ by Kremlin, closes doors Academic council says safety of teachers and students a top concern after Kremlin puts institution on blacklist By Pola Lem 3 April
Nearly 20,000 students withdraw from UK courses Westminster government warned that number of dropouts will continue to rise if it does not increase maintenance loans By Patrick Jack 31 March