From hippy activist to science guru: Carlo Rovelli on why ‘wasting time’ is key to scientific discovery The Italian physicist known for making complex science intelligible explains how radical student politics, hallucinogenic drugs and hitch-hiking around America helped him become one of science’s foremost thinkers Matthew Reisz 9月 29日
Drive to improve university civic engagement wins £3.7 million Sheffield Hallam to develop new framework assessing English higher education institutions’ community development activities Chris Havergal 9月 29日
Share ‘Plan B’ research funding more fairly than Horizon – paper Alternative to Horizon Europe should examine why ‘closed clubs’ of elite universities enjoy so much funding success, says Hepi report Jack Grove 9月 29日
Being working class holds back our careers, say UK academics Union’s survey finds majority feels social class determines career progression in higher education Tom Williams 9月 29日
Students fear for free speech – and support efforts to protect it Half of students feel universities are becoming less tolerant, and most back legislation on the issue, but survey reveals complex picture overall Tom Williams 9月 29日
Scientific sleuths use ‘tortured phrases’ to find research fraud ‘Fluffy rationale’, ‘uncooked records’ and ‘kidney disappointment’ are among the nonsensical terms that have exposed bogus scientific papers Jack Grove 9月 29日
USS chief executive Bill Galvin to step down next year Head of UK higher education’s biggest pension scheme to depart once successor is appointed Chris Havergal 9月 28日
New UK-Africa partnerships confront science’s ‘colonial legacy’ New wave of funding schemes aims to counter ‘parachute research’ and brain drain Jack Grove 9月 28日
OfS seeks collaboration, not intervention, in access reboot Hitting targets ‘not the be-all and end-all’, John Blake tells THE, as national risk register for higher education participation planned Tom Williams 9月 28日
Andrea Jenkyns confirmed as minister covering higher education Minister’s title no longer includes ‘higher education’ and responsibilities no longer include ‘universities and higher education reform’ John Morgan 9月 27日
KEF 2022 results: Russell Group leads on spin-off turnover Spin-off companies from Russell Group universities boast largest annual turnovers, data reveal Jack Grove 9月 27日
Support students through cost-of-living crisis, says ombudsman OIA says universities should apply regulations ‘with some flexibility’ as more learners forced to take on work or struggle to make ends meet Chris Havergal 9月 27日