Time to end ex-polytechnics’ second-class status, says Ken Clarke Tory former minister who abolished binary divide says hierarchy should be on ‘educational quality’ only – and sector ‘still not properly accountable’ John Morgan 3月 17日
Free proofreading squad targets academic language discrimination Grassroots effort by linguists seeks to lift up non-native English speakers, many of whom cannot afford professional proofreaders Pola Lem 3月 17日
Ethnic minority experts excluded from peer review in UK, MPs told Science committee hears evidence of ‘shocking’ levels of under-representation of ethnic minority experts at research council meetings Jack Grove 3月 16日
Member states poised to water down plans for European degree Plans for a legal statute to smooth cross-border working were embraced by those struggling with national reforms, but most EU governments are getting cold feet Ben Upton 3月 16日
Support staff numbers cut at half of UK universities Some institutions lost about a tenth of their non-academic workforce in main year of pandemic Simon Baker 3月 16日
Cyber warfare becomes part of curriculum for Ukrainian students Informatics faculty turns its hand to creating tools to help civilians and hamper Russian attacks Ben Upton 3月 16日
Freeman plans industry fellowships in bid for ‘innovation nation’ Science minister sets up working group to examine how academics can move more freely between public and private research Jack Grove 3月 15日
Digital Universities UK: cut ties with Russian universities, says UK government minister Institutions cannot ‘in good conscience’ partner with Russian counterparts while Ukraine war continues, says Chris Philp Tom Williams 3月 15日
English regulator’s quality plans ‘lack transparency’, v-cs claim Universities UK raises concern about ‘requires improvement’ TEF rating and overall administrative burden John Morgan 3月 15日
UKRI cautious on transparency and sanctions over bullying Radical measures to combat bullying in UK science may backfire, warns sector bullying lead, but ex-research council head urges boldness Jack Grove 3月 15日