Universities nervous as Labour ‘accepts’ tuition fees in England
Party urged to commit to reversing long-running decline in university funding, after signs its focus is on tweaking status quo
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The week in higher education – 6 July 2023
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Giorgio Parisi: the Nobel laureate inspired by the wonders of nature
Studying flocks of starlings helped Giorgio Parisi crack some of physics’ deepest mysteries. The Nobelist talks to Matthew Reisz about his unconventional methods, missed eureka moments and being...
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Alone in a crowd: doctorates no doddle for PhD mums
‘Morally supportive’ but implicitly dismissive, universities exacerbate students’ struggles with their ‘child-free’ ethos
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If universities want top research, they must allow people to fail
The new REF rules allow greater scope to aim for the (four) stars. But who will embrace the risk of crashing to Earth, asks Matthew Flinders
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REF 2028: don’t focus only on superstar scholars, warn funders
Universities could be marked down on research culture if a handful of researchers dominate submissions, says research assessment officials
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Latin America ‘needs targeted and collaborative research’
Universities operating in difficult environments can have more of an impact by pooling resources, summit hears
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UK Horizon Europe association ‘close after draft deal with EU’
Reports that Rishi Sunak could sign off Horizon membership next week after Brussels and Whitehall officials reach cost consensus
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Minister: university censorship research ‘being censored’
Claire Coutinho argues the free speech act is already having impact on campuses and praises university leaders for response
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Academic visas ‘political’ block on South-North links
Professors in global North should come south as temporary solution to immigration headaches, Rwandan ambassador tells event
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Student-led communication ‘key’ to combating campus drug use
Universities UK taskforce expected to report its findings later this summer
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‘Sky’s the limit’ as Latin American universities internationalise
Institutions seek to remove barriers to ensure student mobility is open to more than just the ‘very privileged few’
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Second Elsevier journal board threatens mass resignations
Publisher’s replacement of editor-in-chief comes as it pushes for seven-fold increase in acceptances
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Vice-chancellor questions Australia’s embrace of microcredentials
Analysts are enthusiastic about microcredentials but unsure about their suitability in universities
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In-person teaching campus plan ‘meets demand’ as OU model creaks
Relocation would answer Milton Keynes’ call for an undergraduate university as competition and lifelong loan entitlement threaten distance learning modus operandiÂ