UK business school leaders predict closures and mergers Rapid change in the business school market is ‘almost unmanageable’, according to report from the Chartered Association of Business schools Anna McKie 3月 25日
New female principal investigators in UK ‘paid £5K less than men’ Female PIs awarded lower starting salaries than similarly qualified male research group leaders, survey suggests Jack Grove 3月 23日
More than quarter of UK HE institutions post deficits Latest sector-wide figures likely to increase concerns about financial sustainability Simon Baker 3月 22日
Germany offsets demographic decline with recruitment abroad One in six campuses is shrinking as low birth rates bite, says study David Matthews 3月 22日
Nature editor: researchers should be forced to make data public But funders still need to create standardised data repositories for all fields, says Magdalena Skipper David Matthews 3月 22日
‘Unparalleled public intellectual’ Mary Warnock dies aged 94 Tributes paid to pioneering philosopher who established guidelines on embryo research in the UK Anna McKie 3月 21日
Failed Horizon 2020 bids ‘cost European universities £6 billion’ Average success rate for European Commission programme stands at 12 per cent Simon Baker 3月 21日
Grade threshold ‘exemptions for poorest’ risk Treasury rift Post-18 education review also said to have looked at proposals to allocate top-up public funding according to subjects’ cost of provision John Morgan 3月 21日
Scrapping post-study work visas ‘cost UK £750 million’ Evidence on international students’ tax payments raises ‘serious concerns’ about rejection of post-study work visa return, says report for Hepi John Morgan 3月 21日
UK academics should not rely on their universities to save them from Brexit fallout For those reliant on EU funding, seeking appointments at continental universities is the only sensible course, says Peter Coveney Peter Coveney 3月 21日
Global reputation of UK universities declines ahead of Brexit Canada and China are among nations that have seen a boost on measures of internationalisation in past year, based on latest THE ranking Ellie Bothwell 3月 20日
Conference axed after threats from transgender activists The Open University cancels prison reform conference after pressure from militant feminist groups over organiser’s advice on transgender prisoners Jack Grove 3月 20日