University investment zones ‘step in the right direction’ Jeremy Hunt uses spring budget aiming to harness potential of R&D to boost economic growth Tom Williams 3月 15日
UCU members return to picket lines ‘determined’ Union begins six days of action across UK universities after controversial decision to pause walkouts Tom Williams 3月 15日
Quality questions as publisher’s growth challenges big players Analysis shows Swiss publisher MDPI set up almost 56,000 special issues with a closing date in 2023 Jack Grove 3月 15日
Hundreds of science PhDs face axe as doctoral centres shuttered Postgraduate training likely to be concentrated in larger universities as EPSRC and Wellcome make cuts Jack Grove 3月 15日
Universities’ budgets being cut to bare minimum, warns v-c Institutions ‘can no longer afford’ cross-subsidy for research, says Jenny Higham, leader of UUK review of sector funding Tom Williams 3月 14日
Johnson: OfS hasn’t stopped universities ‘operating like cartel’ Architect of English regulator also criticises universities for ‘sniping’ at it Tom Williams 3月 14日
Universities too ‘comfortable’ to embrace microcredentials OECD education director Andreas Schleicher urges shift towards lifelong learning, but says universities enjoy ‘nice monopoly rent’ from status quo John Morgan 3月 14日
First AI ethics policy unveiled by Cambridge University Press New guidelines on use of ChatGPT follows plagiarism concerns and authorship controversies caused by rise of generative AI Jack Grove 3月 14日
Universities’ REF policies are hitting non-researchers for six Forcing teaching-focused academics to produce 3* research is like asking a world-class cricket bowler to focus on batting, says a research director 3月 14日
The UK must associate to Horizon Europe without more delay It would be extraordinary if the UK chose to switch to Plan B at the very moment the main obstacle to Plan A was being removed, says Joanna Burton Joanna Burton 3月 14日
‘Shopping list’ approach to Horizon Europe ‘leads to deadlock’ Requests to withdraw from less lucrative areas of Europe’s research scheme will delay UK membership and cost universities billions of pounds, warn science policy experts Jack Grove 3月 13日
Alternate rectors by gender, urge Spanish equality campaigners Taking turns seen as sensible way to bring balance to solo roles, as new law debated by parliament Ben Upton 3月 11日