English economic model ‘unravelling’ as more students miss out Admissions expert warns that fall in acceptance rate could be start of major issue in supply of places Simon Baker 12月 17日
Medical Research Council chief apologises after bullying probe ‘Appropriate action’ taken after investigation into executive chair Fiona Watt, says UKRI Chris Havergal 12月 16日
Reputation risks of lotteries for research grants inhibit funders Benefits of innovative grant selection method must be balanced with risks to funders’ reputations, explain research leaders Jack Grove 12月 16日
Researchers raising Covid lab leak theory ‘branded anti-science’ MPs investigate role of journal publication in the early stages of the pandemic John Morgan 12月 15日
Extend visitor visas or risk ‘undermining’ Turing scheme, UK told UK’s post-Brexit global exchange scheme could be boosted by extending student visitor visas from six months to one year, says UUK report John Morgan 12月 15日
LSHTM apologises as racism review warns of ‘structural problems’ Institution’s director says sorry after review set up in wake of BLM movement and ‘broader concerns’ from staff and students John Morgan 12月 14日
Tabloid target: teach public scientists don’t have all the answers Dirk Brockmann, branded a ‘lockdown maker’ by Bild, says scientists must make clear the uncertainty in their advice Ben Upton 12月 14日
Loughborough goes online over Christmas self-isolation fears Government guidance wants face-to-face teaching, but university concerned about students getting stuck on campus Chris Havergal 12月 13日
End ‘state of denial’ and create new universities, Willetts urges Tory ex-minister criticises ‘policy-Whitehall-Westminster establishment’ for failure to meet ‘high responsibility’ to plan for new universities John Morgan 12月 11日
Universities need to work together to make an impact on climate change Emily Shuckburgh and Alyssa Gilbert, co-chairs of the COP26 Universities Network, draw the lessons from two years of collective effort Emily Shuckburgh 12月 11日
Fast-track Swiss negotiations on Horizon Europe, universities say European research institutions want question of association to be separated from broader talks on political relationship Chris Havergal 12月 10日