Germany’s ‘extremely elitist’ Excellence Strategy changes tack Compromise between egalitarian and competitive ideals could usher in bigger university groupings and more interdisciplinary evaluation Ben Upton 4月 14日
Inflation drives English student loan interest rate upwards Graduates facing interest rate ‘rollercoaster ride’ in coming years unless changes are made to the way cap is implemented, Institute for Fiscal Studies says Tom Williams 4月 13日
Another English funding review ‘inevitable’ after fees freeze V-cs increasingly predict next government will have to look again at sector funding as costs rise and universities face ‘running on fumes’ John Morgan 4月 13日
Hopes of ‘passionate’ replacement for top EU research official Approval of Jean-Eric Paquet’s transfer to Japan ambassador would create space for a more evangelical approach, observers say Ben Upton 4月 13日
One in four UK universities polled get fresh strike mandate Disruption will hit summer assessment period, but employers call on unions to ‘move on’ Tom Williams 4月 12日
Imperial-CNRS research centre ‘will be UK bridge to Europe’ French outpost is second worldwide and will host ‘transformational’ collaboration aligned with UN goals Ben Upton 4月 12日
UK and Australian universities to work together on security Joint statement released by Russell Group and Group of Eight amid concerns about ‘overkill’ regulations Tom Williams 4月 12日
Russian universities expelling large numbers of anti-war students Staff scour social media to root out dissidents, with escalation of penalties meant to silence students Pola Lem 4月 12日
Degree apprenticeship expansion is welcome but let’s beware of pitfalls New programmes must dovetail with higher technical qualifications and higher apprenticeships, says Graham Baldwin Graham Baldwin 4月 11日
‘Contract inflation’ provokes Dutch protests Demonstrators push back against ‘exploitation’ of those struggling at the bottom of a sector seen as increasingly casualised Ben Upton 4月 9日
Drama college closure spotlights struggle for acting courses Forty-year-old ALRA shut just days after students had paid fees Tom Williams 4月 8日
Late reprieve allows scientists with UK grants to publish in Nature Temporary deal arrives on day of UK’s new open access policy, but raises issue of paying high price for ‘ego trip’ of Nature publication Jack Grove 4月 8日