German postdoc reforms paused after outcry at research careers plan
Attempt to balance interests of employers and researchers pleases no one, and weekend Twitter storm forces the plan ‘back to the assembly hall’
Attempt to balance interests of employers and researchers pleases no one, and weekend Twitter storm forces the plan ‘back to the assembly hall’
Veteran university president appointed to lead Norwich institution through ‘period of change’
The THE Arab University Rankings advisory board launches with members from countries across the region
While scores of doctoral students have at long last received permission to travel Down Under, the waiting list is long
Focus on jobs and commercialisation inconsistent with sector’s ‘intrinsic purposes’, says Simon Marginson
President of ‘leftist hotbed’ Wesleyan University reflects on run-ins with students and controversial efforts to increase intellectual diversity
In the absence of domestic fee hikes and full-cost grants, world-class facilities will help maintain international student flows, says Ian Walmsley
Removal of students from dormitories has left many scrambling to afford lodging in city or return to rural homes, where online learning is ‘impossible’
T levels are an alternative to A levels, not to level 1-3 vocational courses. Students need both options, says Sam Parrett
Freedom of speech legislation may heighten conflicts over disciplinary boundaries but will give governing bodies ‘hugely influential’ role to set limits on acceptable views, says former watchdog head
No policy initiative within research-intensive universities can be sustainable without researchers perceiving clear added value, says Sari Lindblom
Clarivate’s delisting of academic publications will send a message that research integrity is paramount, says campaigner
‘Misinterpretation’ of Research Excellence Framework guidance on staff selection judged not to have materially benefited university
Flaws in reporting health intervention studies mean years of research have ‘limited scientific use’, says University of Cambridge study
EDI claims should be treated with the same curiosity and scepticism as anything else in academic life, says Maximilian Werner