Staff-student relationships should be strongly discouraged Universities have a duty to protect students from the power imbalance inherent in a personal relationship with a staff member, says Cara Aitchison Cara Aitchison 3月 2日
‘We know what the problems are’: UK PhD consultation ‘vague’ Scholars and PhD students voice frustration at lack of concrete plans in consultation on ‘new deal’ for postgraduate researchers Jack Grove 3月 1日
Academics underestimate willingness of PhDs to use fake data Around one in 12 postgraduate researchers would publish fraudulent results if it helped them get ahead, says study Jack Grove 3月 1日
Russian academics risk arrest to oppose Ukraine war Scholars expressing ‘shock and horror’ call for ‘immediate stop’ to Putin’s ‘senseless’ invasion Pola Lem 3月 1日
Staff-student sexual misconduct guidance ‘a missed opportunity’ Group that had input into document says it seeks to ‘shore up’ institutions’ reputations rather than make a difference for students Simon Baker 3月 1日
Oxbridge’s internal politics players need closer peer scrutiny As the Christ Church saga underlines, college trustees must ask probing questions if they are to fulfil their responsibilities, says Gill Evans Gill Evans 3月 1日
European funding mechanisms must be adapted to support Ukraine Flexibility, speed and resources are needed to ensure that refugee scholars and students can continue their work, says Jan Palmowski Jan Palmowski 3月 1日
Ukrainian students and academics ready to fight Russian invaders Unexploded bombs and civil resistance corps on campus are now part of life in Ukraine, explains minister turned university president Jack Grove 2月 28日
‘Treasury win’ kicks funding worries down post-election road Westminster policy package described as ‘missed opportunity’ that leaves ‘difficult questions’ to be answered by next government John Morgan 2月 28日
Ring-fence time for policy engagement, urge young scientists A ‘dashboard’ of metrics for assessing science communication could help generate 100 million hours a year of evidence-charged ‘dialogue’ John Ross 2月 28日
Why I am on strike again this week Unless pay and conditions improve at UK universities, quality and diversity will enter a downward spiral, says Maria Sobolewska Maria Sobolewska 2月 28日
Germany halts academic collaboration with Russia over Ukraine war Russia has ‘turned its back on the international community’, says Berlin Chris Havergal 2月 25日