Three in five UK university staff ‘set to quit within five years’ Four in five postgraduates who responded to union survey say they are likely to leave sector Tom Williams 3月 25日
Local focus for university-business links in UK ‘too narrow’ Major survey of almost 4,000 firms finds work with institutions at national and international level is a large slice of collaboration activity Simon Baker 3月 24日
UK hails ‘significant savings’ as Elsevier open access deal struck Deal includes prestigious Cell Press and Lancet journals Chris Havergal 3月 23日
Western scholars appeal to Russian colleagues to ‘end bloodshed’ Signatories of letter urging peace include dozens of top academics and Nobel prizewinner Pola Lem 3月 23日
Students ‘could save £40K’ by cancelling gap years before reforms Potential for ‘mass cancellation of gap years’ in rush for 2022 entry as finance expert warns 2023 starters could face huge hike in costs John Morgan 3月 23日
Is globalisation dead? And what would this mean for universities? War in Ukraine may reshape university internationalisation, but most academics do not expect a knockout blow John Ross 3月 23日
UK ministers urged to bridge post-Brexit EU structural funds gap University-led projects ‘directly supporting local employers, jobs, and communities’ at risk, UUK tells government John Morgan 3月 23日
The false market in degrees is ruining higher education Universities’ oligarchic control of degree provision and metrics’ misguided focus are shortchanging both students and academics, says Murdoch Gabbay Murdoch Gabbay 3月 23日
Sewell controversy at Nottingham ‘shows free speech bill needed’ Withdrawal of honorary degree from government race review chair raises Tory ire, while OfS chief executive says legislation would allow it to act on such cases John Morgan 3月 22日
Russia bars academics from international conferences Researcher shrugs off ban, saying Russians are ‘used to avoiding such useless regulations’ Pola Lem 3月 22日
Bristol picks King’s vice-president Evelyn Welch as v-c Renaissance historian will be first woman to lead the Russell Group institution Chris Havergal 3月 22日