UK universities reject ¡®improved¡¯ offer from Springer Nature University groups say the proposed agreement with the German-British publisher ¡®still does not meet the needs of the sector and our members¡¯ By Jack Grove 21 February
¡®Blindsided¡¯ UCU members say pause in strike action ¡®unjustified¡¯ UCU leadership criticised for making ¡®unilateral¡¯ decisions as academics scramble to get back to work By Tom Williams 21 February
Oxford professor Angela McLean named UK chief scientific adviser Science community welcomes appointment, which follows creation of dedicated Whitehall department By Patrick Jack 20 February
Nottingham-Ukraine master¡¯s ¡®will help fight Russian propaganda¡¯ Dual history programme for Ukrainian students will be developed and offered with Ukrainian Catholic University, one of six schemes to share charity funding By Ben Upton 20 February
Germany¡¯s sweeping innovation strategy is ¡®ministerial wish list¡¯ Flying taxis indicative of a free-for-all, say critics, who see a half-baked attempt at a whole-government approach By Ben Upton 20 February
Essex plans Clacton research centre to boost coastal communities University hiring professor to direct Centre for Coastal Communities, based in Essex seaside town hit by deprivation By John Morgan 20 February
Scholarships fail to reverse declines in Latvia¡¯s student numbers Monthly payments not enough to counter massive rises in cost of living, says students¡¯ union By Ben Upton 18 February
Strikes paused after breakthroughs in pay and pensions disputes All sides hail significant progress, with phasing-out of zero-hours contracts and higher wages for lower paid to be discussed in two-week talks By Tom Williams 17 February
Rayner shows her support for striking academics Labour deputy leader promises to raise staff concerns about pay deductions with shadow education secretary By Patrick Jack 17 February
UK universities make big gains in Stonewall¡¯s inclusivity top 100 Swansea University highest placed institution in list of LGBTQ+-friendly employers but some institutions choose not to take part By Patrick Jack 17 February
ChatGPT reveals the uncomfortable truth about graduate skills AI-written essays have exposed the unambitious and unoriginal thinking that universities require from undergraduates, says James Warren By John Warren 17 February
¡®CV-blind¡¯ grant review divides Dutch scientists Preventing expert reviewers from reading applicants¡¯ CVs could damage Netherlands¡¯ hard-won research excellence, warns senior researcher By Jack Grove 17 February