Minister accused of ‘retreat’ from post-Brexit EU research deal Sam Gyimah has been criticised for failing to commit to associate membership of Framework Programme 9 Jack Grove 3月 6日
UK universities rely on casual staff ‘for up to half of teaching’ UCU estimates that most UK higher education institutions use hourly paid teachers for between 15 and 40 per cent of their teaching, with an average of 27 per cent Sophie Inge 3月 6日
No deal as USS pensions strike talks get under way Negotiations between UUK and UCU due to resume on 6 March Chris Havergal 3月 6日
Coursera to offer degrees from UK universities New courses from University of London and Imperial College London include platform’s first bachelor’s programme Ellie Bothwell 3月 6日
Mega-donation breaks new ground in German higher education Campus will be first outside a university’s home state, says Technical University of Munich David Matthews 3月 6日
Ireland announces ?5 million higher education access fund New money aims to attract students from groups with historically low university participation rates Matthew Reisz 3月 5日
Thinktank questions Swiss university ‘duplication’ Federal structure has led to ‘expansion based purely on regional political interests’, says report David Matthews 3月 5日
Minister criticised for science select committee no-show Senior MP says Sam Gyimah's failure to answer questions about research integrity may lead scholars to conclude area is 'not a ministerial priority' Jack Grove 3月 5日
UK research funders target hybrid open access charges Wellcome Trust and UK Research & Innovation launch reviews of policies that require funded papers to be made freely available Rachael Pells 3月 5日
Brexit: fear and opportunity for European researchers Study from UCL’s Centre for Global Higher Education sheds light on continental perspectives on the UK’s decision to leave the European Union Chris Havergal 3月 4日
Most English providers to be unregulated after OfS rules redrawn Regulator bows to pressure to scrap ‘basic’ regulation status but stands firm on senior pay reporting rules Jack Grove 3月 2日
Restructuring the European State: European Integration and State Reform, by Paolo Dardanelli Christopher Hill on how internal national tensions have come up against the structures of the EU Christopher Hill 3月 1日
