‘Stupid’ squabble over Paris name ‘sets France back 15 years’ Decision by top court means another rebrand will be needed to help outsiders understand who’s who among republic’s reassembled universities Ben Upton 1月 7日
Transgender disputes threaten to split university unions Gender critical theory and harassment move up agenda as major battles over pay and pensions loom Jack Grove 1月 6日
Hepi: ‘first-generation student’ tag unhelpful for admissions Appealing narrative attached to ‘first-in-family’ students may obscure the actual extent of their social disadvantage, says researcher Jack Grove 1月 6日
UK ‘missing out on talent’ as eastern European enrolment plummets Figures suggest just a tenth of previous entrant numbers from some countries got a study visa Simon Baker 1月 6日
New UK rules on international research partnerships now in force Legislation gives Westminster government power to block or impose conditions on acquisition of intellectual property in 17 areas Chris Havergal 1月 5日
Macron’s pan-European academy ‘welcome but needs work’ French president seeks to rejuvenate thinking about common continental identity Ben Upton 1月 5日
Tackle precarity or lose ‘sense of community’, says v-c Cara Aitchison says UK universities should prioritise concerns like precarity, gender pay gap and ‘compassion for deep tired’ staff Simon Baker 1月 4日
Rianne Letschert: radically altering how academics are assessed The Maastricht University president and rector is shifting the emphasis away from only research, despite pushback from Nobel laureate Rosa Ellis 1月 4日
Frost’s departure offers hope of thaw in Horizon Europe impasse But experts warn there is little hope of progress while relations remain in ‘freezer’ Ben Upton 1月 3日
New Year Honours 2022: damehoods for pioneering female leaders Julie Lydon and Sarah Springman recognised alongside vice-chancellors, UUK chief executive and former UCU leader Pola Lem 12月 31日
Mediterranean take on the metaverse scores first with master’s Cypriot university to launch degree focusing on Zuckerberg-backed virtual worlds Andrea Busfield 12月 31日
