Universities in repressive states ‘hollow copies’ Education institutions are being undermined from within, everywhere from Turkey to Brazil, online conference hears By Matthew Reisz 2 April
Medical students ‘should study Shakespeare’ Playwright can help us see beyond the limitations of the biomedical model, argues palliative care doctor By Matthew Reisz 2 April
Extra research cash to fund UK’s Horizon Europe participation Cost of associating to EU programme coming from BEIS budget, but £250 million injection topped up from other sources By Chris Havergal 1 April
Most UK students expect teaching to stay online for rest of year Many undergraduates not expecting face-to-face tuition before summer, even though majority are at term-time addresses By Chris Havergal 1 April
Axed staff on submissions leaves bad taste as REF deadline passes Academics say its ‘unethical’ for universities to profit from work done by researchers who have since lost their jobs By Anna McKie 1 April
Spread of supervision agreements protects PhD students from abuse Formal contracts guaranteeing regular meetings, money for conferences, and space to work in are seen as way to mitigate unbalanced power dynamic By David Matthews 1 April
Knowledge exchange framework: first KEF results announced Top-ranked global research institutions shine in many areas but lag on local growth and boosting skills By Simon Baker 31 March
UK students ‘support mandatory vaccination’ for campus return Significant share of students say they would be more likely to get vaccine if they could do so on campus, but research reveals wide differences by ethnicity By Ellie Bothwell 31 March
OfS gets new powers to protect students if English providers shut Regulator goes ahead with new guidance despite opposition from sector, citing impact of Covid-19 on sector finances By Chris Havergal 31 March
Labour shadow minister: HE funding ‘shouldn’t individualise cost’ Matt Western says pandemic shows HE as ‘collective benefit’ helping tackle society’s problems, ahead of potential Labour policy battles By John Morgan 31 March
Homeopathy researcher criticised over ‘misconduct’ in drug trial Journal editors condemn ‘unethical’ behaviour of Clare Relton who told conference about efforts to ‘circumvent’ trial blinding By Jack Grove 31 March
Plagiarism scandals are devaluing higher degrees in central Europe Too much attention is paid to academic titles and too little to the substantial contribution they should indicate, says Brian Bloch By Brian Bloch 31 March