Labour support among UK students nearly halves in 18 months Exclusive survey of student voting intentions for Times Higher Education suggests party is suffering from Brexit stance, mirroring national picture Simon Baker 8月 29日
The true costs of research and publishing Kathryn M. Rudy considers the huge expenses of doing scholarly work in her field of art history Kathryn M. Rudy 8月 29日
Licence to publish will restore trust in science Researchers should be required to pass exams accredited by professional bodies to prove they have the skills to publish, argues John Sumpter John Sumpter 8月 29日
UCU: proroguing UK parliament shows ‘contempt for democracy’ Union says move will limit MPs’ ability to scrutinise impact of government’s no-deal Brexit plans on higher education Chris Havergal 8月 28日
Swansea registrar victim of harassment campaign after v-c scandal Andrew Rhodes says he was called a ‘psychopath’ and blamed for the death of a colleague Nick Mayo 8月 28日
Russian curbs on foreigners show rise of science nationalism Kremlin action follows US reluctance to work with China, and comes as Moscow moves closer to Beijing Ellie Bothwell 8月 28日
Next UCL president ‘must listen to?academics’ Union leader calls for Michael Arthur’s successor to rethink institution’s direction Nick Mayo 8月 28日
Keeping it in the family: siblings shape university choices Sociologists demonstrate that brothers and sisters influence the courses students pick Matthew Reisz 8月 28日
Gender bias among scientists linked to lower rates of hiring women Study inside French science agency shows effects of both explicit and implicit beliefs Paul Basken 8月 27日
University departments squeezed by English and maths decline Number of students taking subjects at A level drops after introduction of reformed GCSEs Anna McKie 8月 27日
UCU rejected lower pension contributions over strike moratorium Union brands inclusion of two-year bar on walkouts in compromise offer ‘ludicrous’ Chris Havergal 8月 23日
Glasgow creates research centre to pay back slavery profits Scottish university forges new research partnership with the Caribbean, in response to groundbreaking report Matthew Reisz 8月 23日
