Germans expect to keep some teaching online this autumn ‘Extremely careful’ attitude reflects scepticism over vaccine roll-out, but also unexpected success of forced switch to online learning David Matthews 4月 2日
Medical students ‘should study Shakespeare’ Playwright can help us see beyond the limitations of the biomedical model, argues palliative care doctor Matthew Reisz 4月 2日
Universities in repressive states ‘hollow copies’ Education institutions are being undermined from within, everywhere from Turkey to Brazil, online conference hears Matthew Reisz 4月 2日
Extra research cash to fund UK’s Horizon Europe participation Cost of associating to EU programme coming from BEIS budget, but £250 million injection topped up from other sources Chris Havergal 4月 1日
Axed staff on submissions leaves bad taste as REF deadline passes Academics say its ‘unethical’ for universities to profit from work done by researchers who have since lost their jobs Anna McKie 4月 1日
Spread of supervision agreements protects PhD students from abuse Formal contracts guaranteeing regular meetings, money for conferences, and space to work in are seen as way to mitigate unbalanced power dynamic David Matthews 4月 1日
Most UK students expect teaching to stay online for rest of year Many undergraduates not expecting face-to-face tuition before summer, even though majority are at term-time addresses Chris Havergal 4月 1日
Knowledge exchange framework: first KEF results announced Top-ranked global research institutions shine in many areas but lag on local growth and boosting skills Simon Baker 3月 31日
OfS gets new powers to protect students if English providers shut Regulator goes ahead with new guidance despite opposition from sector, citing impact of Covid-19 on sector finances Chris Havergal 3月 31日
Homeopathy researcher criticised over ‘misconduct’ in drug trial Journal editors condemn ‘unethical’ behaviour of Clare Relton who told conference about efforts to ‘circumvent’ trial blinding Jack Grove 3月 31日
Labour shadow minister: HE funding ‘shouldn’t individualise cost’ Matt Western says pandemic shows HE as ‘collective benefit’ helping tackle society’s problems, ahead of potential Labour policy battles John Morgan 3月 31日