UKRI’s diversity strategy ‘doesn’t mention race’ Document disappoints campaigners with lack of detail or targets after major funder promised overhaul during Black Lives Matter protests Jack Grove 4月 25日
25 years on: universities’ role in Northern Ireland peace process With the country’s schools often still divided along religious lines, its universities have helped bring people together, says academic Patrick Jack 4月 24日
Our investment template could turn the UK into a spin-out superpower Commercialising research is daunting. Academic founders can’t and shouldn’t be expected to do this alone, say Diarmuid O’Brien and Maina Bhaman Diarmuid O’Brien 4月 24日
Czech academics quit low-paid university jobs to work in schools Disciplinary pay gaps prompt large protests by arts and humanities scholars Ben Upton 4月 23日
Chloe Smith to cover Michelle Donelan as science minister Outgoing MP takes on role during crucial period for UK science and research Tom Williams 4月 21日
European rectors rally around joint position on rankings Rectors’ conferences representing six European sectors have agreed to work on guidelines on university rankings, EUA conference hears Ben Upton 4月 21日
Digital Universities UK: AI ‘can make higher education personal’ Digital learning experts tell THE event sector is experiencing only the first wave of innovation, with much more to come Sara Custer 4月 21日
Russia scholars split over sanctions work Academics who act as court experts in return for up to ?20,000 are under a ‘corrupting influence’ claims one Russia analyst, while another expert says fees help pay his mortgage Ben Upton 4月 21日
Student complaints: universities pay out more than ?1 million Rise in complaints to new record levels driven by medical students and those from beyond EU Tom Williams 4月 20日
Overseas students in UK: Romanian students ‘most likely to work’ Census data shows Chinese students have one of the lowest rates of employment Patrick Jack 4月 20日
Digital Universities UK: ‘research needed to open machine learning black box’ Universities must address ethical questions and bias in AI and ensure students are ‘better than ChatGPT’, says Wei Li Sara Custer 4月 20日
