UK academic denied US entry over Sudan field trip King’s College London scholar says that ‘a growing tide’ of academics now recognise that scientific meetings can no longer be held in the US Ellie Bothwell 10月 22日
Postgraduate student survey piloted in England Office for Students starts work on master’s version of National Student Survey Anna McKie 10月 20日
Plan S ‘could prove fatal’ for learned societies Members say professional organisations dependent on income from subscription-model journals face ‘existential’ threat from landmark open access policy Rachael Pells 10月 19日
Research ‘culture shift’ needed in emerging European systems Younger academics spending far less time on scholarship than in leading nations, analysis suggests Simon Baker 10月 19日
UCU’s Sally Hunt censured over handling of pensions strike No-confidence motion that triggered walkouts at the University and College Union’s June congress is shelved at recall event Jack Grove 10月 18日
Ethnic minority historians face triple the risk of discrimination Royal Historical Society report warns dynamism of discipline risks being stifled by lack of diversity Chris Havergal 10月 18日
‘Predatory conference’ organiser ‘flees’ from angry academics Strathclyde education lecturer calls for other academics to speak out Jack Grove 10月 18日
We all ‘got a grip’ and we turned our university around John Raftery reflects on the measures he took to pull London Metropolitan University out of crisis John Raftery 10月 18日
European university funding ‘stuck in austerity mode’ Many countries on continent have not repaired cuts made during financial crisis, despite economic growth Ellie Bothwell 10月 18日
The 2021 REF will concentrate funding even further The relaxation of the research excellence framework’s submission rules could see research-intensive universities clustered on near-maximum scores, warms Dominic Dean Dominic Dean 10月 18日
Research charities will undermine their missions if they demand control of IP Seeking a greater share of imagined profits from commercialisation would undermine technology transfer, says David Secher David Secher 10月 18日
Russia ‘moving backwards’ on social science citations THE data show that Russia’s research influence in social sciences is waning, while other nations are failing to progress Ellie Bothwell 10月 17日