Make academia’s ‘implicit rules’ explicit, universities urged Survey of first-generation scholars finds many struggle with ‘unwritten rules’ of academic life Emily Dixon 4月 20日
Funding cuts hamper business and community engagement efforts Drops in the number of new spin-out companies and public events may show start of retrenchment in outward-facing activities Patrick Jack 4月 19日
Will Coventry University sink itself in quest for reinvention? Institution known for innovation and risk-taking faces doubts over its future but is still planning new ways to do things differently Juliette Rowsell 4月 17日
‘Excessive’ research vetting plan ‘damages Dutch competitiveness’ Bill proposing screening of all scholars working on ‘sensitive areas’ will create ‘huge administrative burden’, leaders warn Emily Dixon 4月 16日
AI research summaries ‘exaggerate findings’, study warns Bots’ tendency to display ‘unwarranted confidence’ and fixate on ‘pink elephants’ particularly risky in medical research, according to new paper John Ross 4月 16日
Defending status quo graduate visa wrong approach, says Skidmore UK should aim for growth in student numbers but recognise ‘opportunities to reform’ post-study work rights, finds commission convened by former universities minister Helen Packer 4月 16日
UCU calls for members to boycott Brunel University over job cuts Union declares institution ‘greylisted’, with academics urged not to apply for jobs or act as external examiners Juliette Rowsell 4月 15日
UK staff and course cuts ‘putting off prospective students’ Impact of cost-saving measures the first question being raised at open days, report academics at under-fire institutions Juliette Rowsell 4月 15日
Derby cuts hit ‘half of top researchers’ as Keele votes to strike Risk of ‘lasting damage’ to academic reputation in latest round of job losses Juliette Rowsell 4月 14日
Reconsider reliance on US big tech, universities warned European universities urged to review dependence on Amazon, Google and Microsoft as Trump policies expose vulnerabilities Emily Dixon 4月 14日
Universities urge stability with UK graduate visa at risk Alarm that immigration targets may trump universities’ pleas as government mulls new policies Helen Packer 4月 14日
Ethnic diversity of UK academics still lags behind student body Institutions mustn’t let diversity efforts go backwards as funding crisis grows, vice-chancellor says Helen Packer 4月 14日