More minority academics win funding in UK random grant trial British Academy also reports awarding cash to researchers from a wider range of institutions Chris Havergal 9月 6日
Universities contribute ?116 billion to UK economy, says analysis Report by London Economics finds sector supports more than 750,000 jobs across country Patrick Jack 9月 5日
Universities close buildings over ‘crumbling concrete’ warnings Institutions face multimillion-pound repair bills and months of disruption as estates departments digest impact of new government warnings over Raac Tom Williams 9月 5日
Number of UK-based ERC early-career grant winners halves Country tumbles from second to fifth in winners’ table as dithering over Horizon Europe association continues Ben Upton 9月 5日
Report urges ‘what works’ centre for English campus free speech Regulator must go beyond enforcing new legislation and offer universities guidance on practical approaches to ensuring diverse views are heard on campuses, academics conclude Tom Williams 9月 5日
Student satisfaction with online learning improving, says survey Major annual survey shows quality of remote teaching improving but enthusiasm for hybrid options cools Tom Williams 9月 4日
Starmer picks Peter Kyle as shadow science secretary Former schools minister who took A levels at the age of 25 before getting Sussex doctorate will shadow science secretary Michelle Donelan Jack Grove 9月 4日
‘Unprecedented’ fall in entry rate for disadvantaged students Analysis by dataHE shows entry rates fell among all students, but was steepest for the most under-represented Patrick Jack 9月 4日
The slow, painful death of liberal arts in Russia As Smolny’s liberal arts programme shutters, Russian scholars attempt to revive the interdisciplinary style of learning outside the country Pola Lem 9月 4日
Funding shortfalls for English students ‘to double by 2030’ Russell Group study says average top-up of undergraduate education costs could reach ?5,000 per student per year by end of decade Patrick Jack 9月 1日
Nordic centre closure a ‘big blow’ to Asia studies Scholars lament loss of ‘critical’ resource in Nordics at a time when knowledge of Asia is ‘increasingly important’ Pola Lem 9月 1日
Kerstin Mey on using arts to redraw education University of Limerick president talks about putting in place university-wide structural changes to inspire cross-pollination between disciplines Tiya Thomas-Alexander 9月 1日
