Climate researcher sacked for refusing to fly loses appeal
Gianluca Grimalda says too many scientists are ‘unaware or not prepared to take action’ when it comes to addressing the impact of work travel on climate
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‘Growing disconnect’ between students and UK universities
Students feeling lonely and ‘underwhelmed’ by university experience, warns UPP Foundation report based on survey and focus groups
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Universities ‘failing to boost growth’? That’s ‘overly dramatic’
Companies’ lack of capacity to absorb ideas is big part of picture, says author on paper touted as evidence for economic failure of academic research
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Accord will make Australia the world leader in student loans
Recommended reforms, such as abolishing the Job-Ready Graduates fee hikes for humanities, will gold-plate the Help system, says Maxwell Yong
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AI is much more of an opportunity than a threat to universities
AI will make courses cheaper to deliver, more professionally relevant and more pedagogically effective, says Max Lu
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‘Huge gaps’ in African open science movement, new network warns
Reproducibility network aims to support researchers to share science openly, improving its applications and public support
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Norwegian doctors sue state over training requirements
Norwegian Medical Association says failure to recognise Danish training breaches European Economic Area law
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University finance courses must open their eyes to money
Cryptocurrencies will change the landscape of international finance. We can no longer think of money as a background phenomenon, says Richard Holden
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Jo Grady re-elected as UCU general secretary
Incumbent run close by King’s College London professor Ewan McGaughey in poll
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Legislate to protect academics from trade rules, Australia told
Care needed to avoid scaring off doctoral students and burying officials in paperwork, senators hear
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Review of Russell Group entry metric for schools ‘long overdue’
Government considers whether number of entrants to universities in research-intensive grouping should still be a measure of school performance
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Argentine universities in ‘critical situation’ as inflation soars
Rectors call for budget increases and wage rises for staff or institutions will soon be unable to function
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Standardised testing bounceback alarms critics
Yale and Dartmouth moves to mandate SAT and ACT submissions have long-time opposition alliance getting testy about possible reversals across academia
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Maths degrees need a new formula – but not greater specialisation
To make maths programmes viable, we must make them more attractive to a wider pool of applicants, says Jens Marklof
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Preprint reviews ‘should be factor in hiring and promotion’
Open peer review has ‘potential to be more thorough, inclusive and collegial’ than traditional journal-led route, funders and publishers say