Humboldtian ideal: German university goes family-friendly The world’s first research university offers to take care of those with caring responsibilities Matthew Reisz 3月 21日
Super-agency the ‘go-to for how-to’ in English higher education Advance HE will be a supportive friend to higher education as England’s new regulator gets tough, explains chief executive Alison Johns Jack Grove 3月 21日
Essay mill’s claims misleading, says advertising watchdog UK Essays said that its ghostwritten papers provided a ‘guaranteed grade, every time’ Jack Grove 3月 21日
Sam Gyimah: UK collaboration with Israel ‘a strategic priority’ Minister says the UK has much to learn from Israel’s scientific excellence and entrepreneurial flair Matthew Reisz 3月 20日
Five new medical schools for English universities Announcements are part of wider initiative to increase number of training places by 1,500 over three years Chris Havergal 3月 20日
Academics ‘must sign away authorship rights’ to recorded lectures Copyright policy would bar staff at University of Nottingham from objecting to edited versions of their own lectures, which could be used during a strike Jack Grove 3月 20日
MENA Universities Summit: success of overseas partnerships relies on ‘academic champions’ Internationalisation expert says universities should only proceed with new collaborations if there is backing from scholars Ellie Bothwell 3月 19日
Humanities at risk as Denmark ties course places to labour market Students’ union says major report suggests that humanities degrees are ‘not worthwhile’ David Matthews 3月 19日
Campus learning: historians turn surroundings into study material Project encourages students to explore the past of Roehampton’s Georgian mansions and teacher training colleges Matthew Reisz 3月 18日
Students happy to fund research, but not other departments Survey of more than 5,000 students fuels debate about cross-subsidies in English higher education Chris Havergal 3月 15日
‘Little appetite’ for overseas collaboration fund post-Brexit Creating a separate pot of money for international research ‘risks funding second-rate’ work, conference hears Ellie Bothwell 3月 15日
Demand for 300K new university places ‘threatens uncapped system’ Hepi report warns that surge in youth population and higher participation will add to government’s funding headache in England Simon Baker 3月 15日