V-cs fear logistical headache of staggered return to campuses Leaders say they are happy to support safe return of students, but worry about timing and convincing staff Anna McKie 2月 16日
English minister’s academic freedom broadside ‘confects conflict’ Gavin Williamson’s call for OfS to ‘support individual academics’ in curriculum rows could ‘set up wall with university leadership’ John Morgan 2月 15日
Skidmore hopes to push UK government to outlaw essay mills Former universities minister calls on Department for Education to support private member’s bill outlawing contract cheating Anna McKie 2月 15日
Internationalisation doesn’t appear to be very international The most successful scholars are those who reach out ‘globally’ by publishing in English. But this narrow ‘internationalisation’ should be challenged, says Hanne Tange Hanne Tange 2月 15日
Commercial return on investment should count in UK R&D funding Evidence shows that universities outside the golden triangle are among the best at creating successful companies, says Brian McCaul Brian McCaul 2月 15日
Plasticine modelling helps reject ‘consumer’ student model Spaniards and Poles notably buck the trends found in other countries Matthew Reisz 2月 14日
UCL academic board asks council to replace antisemitism definition Vote comes amid growing row over IHRA definition, which a UK minister wants universities to adopt Simon Baker 2月 12日
Scottish dental students forced by Covid to repeat a year Holyrood ministers say pandemic restrictions mean students have been unable to gain sufficient clinical experience Chris Havergal 2月 12日
Sciences Po appoints new head amid sex abuse scandal Students are recounting instances of abuse on Twitter following resignation of university director and governing board chair Ellie Bothwell 2月 12日
Overseas aid research cuts raise doubts over £22 billion target Hefty cuts to the fund supporting two flagship international research schemes do not square with UK’s science spending ambitions, warn leaders Jack Grove 2月 12日
Ministers must set out remit of ‘high risk’ research funder – MPs Science and Technology Committee says ‘Arpa’ may be most effective if set up outside UK Research and Innovation Ellie Bothwell 2月 12日
Concern over pandemic’s unequal impact on TEF ratings Experts fear submissions in 2021 won’t be able to appropriately account for wide range of disruptions to student experience caused by pandemic Anna McKie 2月 11日