UK urged to signal participation in Horizon Europe successor Stirling principal warns against repeat of post-Brexit inclusion but concedes ministers will need to see details of next framework programme Emily Dixon 4月 12日
Bounceback in days UK academics spend at public events Data reveals the amount of days academics devote to public events, but have scholars become ‘apathetic’ towards civic engagement activities? Patrick Jack 4月 12日
Gaza scrutiny ‘adding to pressure on university leaders’ Amid high-profile resignations, presidents face increased pressure over public statements Emily Dixon 4月 11日
Proportion of female winners of top ERC grants dips UK-based recipients of Advanced Grants will still have to move institution to secure Brussels funding, despite Horizon Europe association deal Patrick Jack 4月 11日
Students back employer levy to fund English higher education Hepi report on funding options, aimed at stopping politicians from ‘keeping shtum’, sees v-c back a graduate tax as ‘genuinely progressive’ Patrick Jack 4月 11日
The OfS’ free speech guidance for English universities goes too far The regulator’s example scenarios fail to acknowledge the harm that even lawful speech can cause on campus, say Naomi Waltham-Smith and James Murray Naomi Waltham-Smith 4月 11日
Universities tear up academic calendars to offer flexible study Changing term dates leaves staff fearing extra workload pressures and encroachments on research time and summer breaks Tom Williams 4月 11日
Evaristo fears Goldsmiths cuts imperil black literature master’s Booker Prize-winning author is latest arts leader to speak out against job shedding at celebrated university Tom Williams 4月 10日
Compensation call after students with ‘non-Dutch’ names targeted Education minister apologises after investigation finds students from migrant backgrounds were disproportionately selected for home visits Emily Dixon 4月 10日
Open-access books will push art history out of the picture Extra costs linked to proposed new Research Excellence Framework rules could send art history departments to the wall, warns Francesca Berry Francesca Berry 4月 10日
Ukraine plans inspections over huge spike in draft-age enrolments Applications climbed by almost 2,000 per cent in 2022, the year of the Russian invasion, but most students chose low-cost courses with minimal entrance requirements Emily Dixon 4月 9日
