DSIT creation brings fear over ‘political direction’ of research Michelle Donelan will have to stop ‘fighting culture wars’ and try to ‘make stuff happen on the ground’, says professor John Morgan 2月 13日
Curtailing internationalisation would damage the UK’s global ambitions Limiting international student numbers or cutting post-study work eligibility is not the way to become a science superpower, says Max Lu Max Lu 2月 13日
Renaissance of ‘Italian Erasmus’ gets mixed reception A domestic ‘Irasmus’ exchange scheme could help make teaching programmes more consistent and counter regional inequalities, but is a post-pandemic generation really interested? Ben Upton 2月 12日
Transnational degrees will take European HE to the next level Despite policy pushes, joint degrees remain a regulatory maze. The new European Degree might be the solution, says Kurt Willems Kurt Willems 2月 12日
New leader hopes to take Swiss universities through wilderness New umbrella body president must safeguard world-leading institutions through a difficult time; luckily, the Neapolitan physicist is ready for a fight Ben Upton 2月 10日
Student number controls for England ‘still under discussion’ DfE said to think controls could be set without primary legislation, but ministers urged to consider market is already ‘doing the job’ John Morgan 2月 10日
Fresh pay talks agreed as UK university strikes continue Acas to mediate between unions and employers in an attempt to resolve deadlock on pay Tom Williams 2月 9日
OfS gives sector more time for access reboot after feedback English regulator concedes providers being asked to do too much, too quickly and gives most another year to work on plans Tom Williams 2月 9日
Heads of Rotterdam Islamic seminary tried for money laundering Board members of bankrupt Islamic institution accused of laundering more than €1 million and firearms offences Ben Upton 2月 9日
Make research funding more flexible, says German science council Country’s top policy advisory body calls for project funding to be more generous with fewer constraints, as institutions’ budgets swell Ben Upton 2月 9日
University referrals to Prevent ‘strikingly low’, says review Controversial counter-terror scheme widely shunned by academics despite risks to universities from extremist groups Tom Williams 2月 9日
Scottish access commissioner eyes ‘mature conversation’ on target Government-set access target ‘can’t become a burden’ and there is ‘debate to be had’ on its metrics, says academic and ex-football referee John Morgan 2月 9日