Do academic boycotts work? The Ukraine war has led to unprecedented curtailment of academic ties, but could breaking off all relations with Russia cause further problems? Simon Baker 3月 9日
OfS puts 10 providers on ‘enhanced monitoring’ over ‘viability’ National Audit Office says regulator must do more to ‘build trust’ with sector and DfE should clarify level of ‘tolerance for provider failure’ John Morgan 3月 9日
Is the World Bank’s intervention in Ukrainian HE too little, too late? The attempt to improve the country’s universities was stuttering even before the war broke out, says Ararat Osipian Ararat Osipian 3月 9日
Freeze in Russia relations ‘end of era’ for science cooperation Sweeping sanctions suggest international collaboration could become fragmented into regional power blocs, says sector leader Ben Upton 3月 8日
Ex-minister warns against admissions ‘micromanagement’ via caps Student number controls idea seen as response to ‘handing over levers’ to shape English provision in 2010 switch to loans-based system John Morgan 3月 8日
Sigbritt Karlsson: struggling to get women into STEM The president of KTH Royal Institute of Technology discusses the fallout of a scientific scandal and immigration rules in Sweden Rosa Ellis 3月 8日
Russian rectors’ union echoes Kremlin propaganda on Ukraine Heads of learned institutions back Putin in the ‘most difficult decision in his life’ Pola Lem 3月 7日
‘Conditional unconditional’ offers out under UK admissions code Institutions set to sign up to new guidelines promising to ‘prioritise the interests of applicants’ Chris Havergal 3月 7日
UK regional innovation pilots ‘should shun Silicon Valley myth’ Levelling-up plans for ‘innovation accelerators’ bring hope for local decisions on R&D, but warnings against Whitehall’s ‘Stanford-Silicon Valley’ concept John Morgan 3月 7日
Regional overseas recruitment targets will help level up the UK Local authorities should work in close collaboration with academic institutions to make international students feel welcome, says James Pitman James Pitman 3月 6日
Five more days of strike action this month in UK sector disputes University and College Union members will again walk out over pay, pensions and working conditions Chris Havergal 3月 4日
Dutch universities freeze Russia relations over Ukraine war Research and education partnerships, participation in events and peer review all put on hold after appeal from ministry Ben Upton 3月 4日
