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Articles by Jack Grove
From next year, the AHRC will fund vastly fewer student-initiated PhDs, focusing more of its reduced funding on specific challenges. Critics say this will undo a decade of improvements in PhD supervision and limit vital opportunities to exercise intellectual autonomy. Jack Grove reports
Science department will publish specific objectives with ¡®corresponding key performance indicators¡¯ for the ?9.6 billion research funder this summer, reveals NAO report
Bentley-driving vice-chancellor George Holmes put on leave after PwC investigation into university payments
Two-year visa will cover alumni at other high-ranking institutions, as study highlights challenges related to ¡®ridiculously expensive¡¯ route
Academics at UCL¡¯s law school challenge sector¡¯s embrace of technology, claiming students¡¯ over-reliance on ¡®shortcuts¡¯ damages skills acquisition
Leading research institutions endorse experimental non-profit journal as it loses its impact factor
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen steps up efforts to attract American academics while taking aim at Trump¡¯s ¡®miscalculation¡¯ of failing to support research
¡®Strategic obstruction¡¯ by over-possessive researchers is ¡®pervasive¡¯ in some disciplines, forcing many scientists to exit sector, paper claims
Champions of the free and unpaywalled model overlook the vast amount of unpaid academic labour that underpins such titles, says departing editor
Finnish researcher Sulo Roukka¡¯s Europop dance anthem won the long-running contest showcasing scientists¡¯ musical and dance talents
Institutions advising on Armenia¡¯s merger plans should consider how ¡®academic city¡¯ will make student protest impossible, warns Harvard professor
Guidance on facilities, accommodation and equality monitoring may need to be redrawn after landmark judgment, gender-critical scholars insist
After the furore of Oxford¡¯s election, no obvious frontrunner has emerged to take the high-profile role at Cambridge. Some say the institution needs a politically engaged figurehead, others want someone who can sort out internal fractures
Sweeping cuts to USAID and the NIH have stranded the numerous overseas research groups in the Global South that relied on their funding. With scepticism already mounting that the SDGs will be met by 2030, the devastation of relevant research is another body blow. Jack Grove reports
Concerns that UK¡¯s ?2 billion annual quality-related funding stream could be cut allayed by Research England¡¯s budget increase
Recently published jobs data shows difficulties of securing Oxbridge role, plus characteristics of those most likely to be successful
Total of ?8.8 billion given to UK¡¯s main research funder a real-terms cut but likely to be viewed favourably amid Whitehall spending reductions
New consortium will seek to ¡®supercharge¡¯ efforts to address lack of black researchers in UK academia
University and College Union says plans to slash jobs and merge departments go ¡®too deep, too fast¡¯
Seven in 10 institutions allow students to take remote tests unsupervised, casting doubt on ¡®validity¡¯ of degrees, study finds
UK research funders and philanthropists must step up efforts to incentivise disaffected academics to cross Atlantic, says Venki Ramakrishnan
Sector bodies hit out at lack of focus on cash-strapped sector crucial for driving economic growth and defence innovation
Eminent scientists express dismay after UK science academy reportedly confirms Tesla mogul will not by investigated
¡®Existential crisis¡¯ in arts and humanities exacerbates risk that axed academics will not be able to find new roles, subject associations fear
