‘Golden triangle’ will be crucial to ‘levelling up’, says Freeman Science minister suggests disagreements with Michael Gove over role of Oxford, Cambridge and London institutions Jack Grove 4月 29日
Fundraising: large donations ‘mask’ downward trends in UK New report on alumni giving and other fundraising warns over declining donor numbers Simon Baker 4月 29日
EUA conference: don’t muddle academic freedom with freedom of expression Warning accompanies fresh effort to strengthen Europe-wide protections Ben Upton 4月 29日
Universities UK names Vivienne Stern as chief executive International unit director to succeed Alistair Jarvis later this year Chris Havergal 4月 29日
ERC grant winners quitting UK amid ‘backstop’ uncertainty Some grant holders exploring joint appointments with continental institutions as funding deadline looms Jack Grove 4月 29日
Ukrainian refugees get home fee status at English universities Move also means students fleeing conflict will have access to student support such as loans Simon Baker 4月 29日
Internet firms told to remove adverts as England bans essay mills ‘Essay mills are now illegal entities, and you should not carry their advertising,’ says minister’s letter to sector Chris Havergal 4月 28日
Glasgow prepared to pay more to avert further USS pension strikes University and union branch offer ‘exit strategy’ as further walkouts prepared in long-running dispute Chris Havergal 4月 28日
French push for AI auto-translation of European research Academics warn against ‘technocratic’ solution when venues for publishing in languages other than English are struggling Ben Upton 4月 28日
BTECs offer ‘critical alternative route to HE’ Westminster government moves to defund the vocational qualifications come under scrutiny in Hepi paper John Morgan 4月 28日
UK universities split on return to in-person exams Some institutions embracing in-person assessment again after lifting of Covid-19 regulations Tom Williams 4月 27日