Edith Heard to succeed Sir Paul Nurse as Crick Institute director European Molecular Biology Laboratory boss will lead the Crick from next summer as Nobel laureate director steps back Jack Grove 7月 9日
Hinds and Griffith to shadow new ministers for Conservatives Former education secretary returns to old brief, while ex-science minister steps up following Donelan’s defeat Chris Havergal 7月 8日
Chinese students ‘most likely to face racism’ in UK post-Covid Increased discrimination may be hangover from pandemic, say researchers behind International Student Barometer Patrick Jack 7月 8日
Academics urged to fill policy void at heart of new UK government Scholars see opportunities to influence Labour’s thinking on universities and beyond as power of thinktanks wanes Tom Williams 7月 8日
Complainants must be told the results of sexual misconduct investigations The instinct to err on the side of non-transparency is understandable, but the accused get more protection than the victims, say five experts Clarissa DiSantis 7月 8日
Jacqui Smith returns to government as education minister Former Labour home secretary expected to be handed responsibility for higher education and skills Tom Williams 7月 7日
We must not lose momentum in initiatives to support Ukrainian HE Successful university twinning arrangements were set up remarkably quickly. They must not be allowed to peter out slowly, says Anthony Manning Anthony Manning 7月 6日
Sir Patrick Vallance joins Labour government as science minister Covid-era chief scientific adviser backed party’s Great British Energy plan during the election campaign Chris Havergal 7月 5日
Incoming UK MPs drawn from ‘narrow’ university background More than half of newly elected UK MPs attended Russell Group universities, up marginally from the previous election Juliette Rowsell 7月 5日
Phillipson and Kyle take key roles in new Labour government New education and science secretaries confirmed during Sir Keir Starmer’s first day in office Tom Williams 7月 5日
Summertime election ‘dampened turnout’ in university seats While turnout fell in seats where large numbers of students live during term time, Labour was able to weather this, and may have benefited from their votes back at home Patrick Jack 7月 5日
Labour election victory leaves universities hoping for change Party regains power in the UK after 14 years on the back of campaign promises to ‘secure the future’ of the sector Tom Williams 7月 5日
