Leaders say harm from ‘destructive’ research cuts will last years
UK scientific heavyweights unite to condemn massive cuts to overseas research and urge rethink on potential UKRI reductions
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UK universities to consult on changing USS pension benefits
In letter to vice-chancellors, Universities UK says it is ‘disappointed’ sector’s biggest pension fund will not conduct a review of controversial valuation
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Australian cabinet reshuffle sparks dismay among researchers
Science minister’s replacement could curb momentum on women’s progress in STEM, critics fear
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Unpaid fees leave South Africans unable to claim degrees
Further protests hit university campuses as pressure on ‘missing middle’ mounts
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More than 1,000 jobs at risk at global hubs facing research cuts
A dozen flagship UK-led hubs make up around half the active grant funding from under-threat GCRF budget    Â
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Wellcome’s eight-year awards to offer researchers ‘freedom’
Biomedical funder to widen eligibility of early career awards to encompass scholars returning from career break
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Agents ‘push students to universities that pay the most’
A significant share of university staff and international students surveyed believe agents are biased towards certain institutions
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OfS: National Student Survey will drop ‘satisfaction’ question
But first phase of review ordered by ministers finds preference to continue with ‘existing annual census’
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Teaching intelligence: why implement student co-creation?
Anna McKie talks to three experts about the benefits of embedding the concept of students co-creating their own learning
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Recruiting more Black PhD students isn’t so hard if you really want to do it
Anonymising applications and reserving studentships and starter grants for Black researchers would go a long way, says Daniel Akinbosede
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Australian campuses bid to save autonomy from Canberra meddling
Universities face ban on deals with foreign partners that lack ‘institutional autonomy’, as they wrestle with similar demons
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US lawmakers cross party lines in major research funding push
China concern drives leaders of both parties to propose nearly doubling National Science Foundation budget
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What are you reading? – 29 March 2021
A look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Scholars wary of Biden’s opening salvo on foreign research ties
New president appears to accept Trump’s last-minute rules codification
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Funding concerns as Mexico moves closer to free higher education
Academics say universities are in the dark over their future funding levels, and ‘compulsory’ higher education policy creates overly high expectations for students