German universities’ teaching in English is unavoidably flawed Limited fluency and cultural concerns could lead to a backlash against German institutions’ pitch to the international market, says Brian Bloch Brian Bloch 5月 6日
Adam Habib to resume SOAS director role after N-word probe Report criticises newly appointed leader but says use of term in student meeting did not make him a racist Chris Havergal 5月 5日
Durham picks Oxford humanities head as next v-c Karen O’Brien to head north following retirement of Stuart Corbridge Chris Havergal 5月 5日
Visas: UK rolls out red carpet for Nobel laureates Winners of top academic prizes to be fast-tracked through immigration process Chris Havergal 5月 5日
Innovation theorist challenged to walk the talk on ‘levelling up’ Richard Jones has chance to put into practice influential theories on boosting regions through research and development with role in new Innovation GM John Morgan 5月 5日
England’s knowledge exchange framework ‘could fizzle out’ Results show impact that ‘diverse’ sector has on communities, but questions remain on project’s future use and links to funding Simon Baker 5月 5日
Metrics would ruin the REF The REF and TEF should be brought together, but adopting low-quality shortcuts would undermine the whole purpose, says Thom Brooks Thom Brooks 5月 5日
Leicester hit with union boycott in jobs row University and College Union ‘grey-lists’ institution, asking academics to refuse to have any dealings with it Anna McKie 5月 4日
UK university pension fund aims for net zero Universities Superannuation Scheme will develop ‘meaningful short-, medium- and long-term targets’ towards carbon neutrality Anna McKie 5月 4日
Two decades on, EU’s single market for science still ‘unfinished’ As Brussels tries again to push forward the European research area, the bloc remains fractured by investment levels, researcher mobility and national rules David Matthews 5月 4日
Limit use of one-year research contracts, says Russell Group New study by elite university group says open-ended contracts, not rolling one-year deals, should become ‘norm’ for UK research staff Jack Grove 5月 4日