Golden triangle research ‘no more golden than rest of UK’ Research quality more evenly spread than funding and ‘toxic cultural bias’ could be behind disparities, says geographical analysis for Hepi John Morgan 1月 18日
It is time for open access to move on from institutional repositories The British Library cyber-attack underlines that HE and research libraries’ technologies and policies put us at too much risk, says Fiona Greig Fiona Greig 1月 18日
Germany urges ‘realpolitik’ attitude to Chinese collaborations German Academic Exchange Service advocates continued engagement, but on universities’ own terms Emily Dixon 1月 17日
Russian academic quits Estonian university after espionage arrest Viacheslav Morozov of the University of Tartu was detained earlier this month Emily Dixon 1月 17日
Oxford v-c’s course seeks to bridge science-humanities ‘divide’ Professors from different disciplines will join forces to tackle big societal questions Chris Havergal 1月 17日
English university severance payouts top £100 million Analysis of accounts indicates significant increase in spending compared with previous years Tom Williams 1月 17日
Maintenance loan increase ‘to leave students £1,900 worse off’ Amount students will be able to borrow to cover their expenses far below what it would have been had it kept up with inflation, says Russell Group Tom Williams 1月 17日
Doubts over future of science department if Labour wins election Creation of dedicated Whitehall office is yet to deliver on its goals, researchers feel Jack Grove 1月 17日
This is the letter I would like to receive from my new v-c Some narcissistic v-cs have lost sight of their real job – to be the custodian of their university’s heritage and to safeguard its future, says Kieran Walshe Kieran Walshe 1月 17日
Elsevier launches Scopus AI bot for literature reviews Scopus AI will be ‘valuable tool’ for researchers seeking to explore academic disciplines and study areas, says leading publisher Jack Grove 1月 16日
Non-EU academics outnumber EU staff on UK campuses for first time Exodus of junior scholars from Europe tips balance of university workforce Patrick Jack 1月 16日
Edinburgh recycles heat from supercomputers to warm homes Project aims to provide a blueprint for harnessing waste from energy-intensive facilities Tom Williams 1月 16日