PhD’s ‘please don’t steal my work’ plea sparks national debate Copenhagen doctoral candidate Maria Toft explains how her campaign has led to sector-wide calls for research reform in Denmark Jack Grove 7月 5日
Minister using ‘bully pulpit’ for political gain, v-cs claim Promotion of divisive ‘wedge issues’ enhances Donelan’s standing within Tory party by throwing ‘red meat’ to backbenchers, says sector leader John Morgan 7月 5日
English universities pledge to reverse grade inflation First-of-its-kind commitment promises return to 2019 levels of first- and upper-second-class degrees Tom Williams 7月 5日
Making PhDs staff would worsen money worries, says Russell Group Manchester vice-president urges funders to address ‘low’ stipends but warns change in employment status would mean fewer studentships Jack Grove 7月 4日
Why is theology better funded than business and management? Despite being the second largest REF submitter, business ranks 30th of 34 disciplines on research income per FTE, says Robert MacIntosh Robert MacIntosh 7月 4日
Minority scholars urge judges to quit ‘exclusionary’ law journal Letter urges Baroness Hale and Lord Reed to step back from Law Quarterly Review and Criminal Law Review until diversity improved Jack Grove 7月 2日
UCU goes ahead with ballots on cross-sector strike action Switch to aggregated voting means staff at 149 UK universities could walk out if union gets majority turnout and support Chris Havergal 7月 1日
Disabled students more likely to defer during pandemic Ucas analysis suggests online learning may not have suited students with disabilities, who were more inclined to delay their degree Jack Grove 7月 1日
University advertising guidance ‘could be made mandatory’ Marketing should include data on dropout rates and graduate outcomes, English institutions told Jack Grove 7月 1日
‘Whole system is working’: Ukraine universities teach under fire Existing students able to complete courses as usual, but universities face question mark over autumn recruitment Pola Lem 7月 1日
English universities ‘vulnerable’ on overseas fee reliance Regulator warns on dependency on Chinese students and potential impact of cost-of-living crisis, despite overall positive picture John Morgan 6月 30日
European academic staff numbers in UK shrinking post-Brexit Fewer scholars from Italy, Germany, France and Netherlands working in British universities, says report Chris Havergal 6月 30日