‘Stand-off’ as both sides dig in for UK sector strikes Union and employers refuse to make further concessions as 14 days of industrial action continue at 74 universities Anna McKie 2月 24日
Focus on existential threats, philosopher tells researchers Toby Ord urges academics to reflect far more deeply on the risks of everything from asteroids to rogue artificial intelligence Matthew Reisz 2月 23日
UK ‘could only join Horizon Europe with transition extension’ Former European Commissioner for trade argues that with UK-EU trade deal in 2020 impossible, research link relies on extra time John Morgan 2月 21日
UK university strikes: ‘grim determination’ on the picket lines Staff vent frustration that employers haven’t recognised the bigger picture behind the walkouts Anna McKie 2月 20日
ERC president ‘optimistic’ UK will stay in ‘irreplaceable’ fund Despite Brexit, Mauro Ferrari hopes for ‘reasonable construct’ that ‘allows scientists to do their job in the best possible way’ John Morgan 2月 20日
London calling: half of foreign applicants target capital International students nearly twice as likely as domestic applicants to apply to campuses in the city Chris Havergal 2月 20日
European funding failing to keep pace with enrolment growth Data from latest EUA report on state of public investment in universities suggest squeeze on institutions remains despite signs of recovery from austerity Simon Baker 2月 20日
The EU will not tolerate cherry-picking by the UK UK academics love the ERC, but selective participation in Horizon Europe is unlikely to be on the table, says John Womersley John Womersley 2月 20日
Ethnic minority students ‘less likely to think marking was fair’ Analysis of National Student Survey results also reveals black students’ doubts about lecturers’ attempts to make subject matter interesting Chris Havergal 2月 19日
UK’s post-Brexit immigration plan includes points for PhDs But Home Office’s planned salary threshold of £25,600 brings UUK call to avoid ‘unintended negative consequences’ John Morgan 2月 19日
UCL picks Sydney v-c Michael Spence as next president Legal scholar to return to UK to succeed Michael Arthur in January 2021 John Ross 2月 19日
