Will the new REF rules level the playing field for the arts? Challenges for practice research reflect broader issues around knowledge production and academic hierarchies, say Bill Balaskas and Katia Chornik Bill Balaskas 6ÔÂ 29ÈÕ
Marking boycott ends at Queen¡¯s Belfast as local deal agreed UCU branch is first to settle dispute locally with frustration mounting at national impasse Tom Williams 6Ô 28ÈÕ
Universities want €200 billion research budget for next Horizon Calls for EU politicians to trim fat from next framework programme, better protect its budget from raiding for pet projects and create a new category for Switzerland and the UK Ben Upton 6ÔÂ 28ÈÕ
I¡¯m a victim of ¡®anti-male bias¡¯ in science, says Nobel chemist Switzerland¡¯s Kurt W¨¹thrich clashes with female researcher after he claimed he was discriminated against at major conference Jack Grove 6Ô 28ÈÕ
Diversity not essential for research excellence ¨C Nobel pioneer Germany¡¯s only female Nobel scientist questions notion that diversity is key component of research success in modern science Jack Grove 6Ô 28ÈÕ
Willetts: move universities from DfE ¡®treating them like schools¡¯ Tory former universities minister urges shift of responsibility to DSIT and binning of ¡®Thatcherite rhetoric¡¯ against industrial strategy John Morgan 6Ô 28ÈÕ
Watchdog targets ¡®misleading¡¯ MBA adverts London-based provider told to remove text from website that implied it could award postgraduate degrees Tom Williams 6Ô 28ÈÕ
AI must acknowledge scientific uncertainty, says Nobel laureate Chemistry laureate Avram Hershko says ChatGPT should be forced to cite its sources and state uncertainty levels Jack Grove 6ÔÂ 27ÈÕ
Open University plans in-person teaching with new campus move Distance-learning provider seeks to fill university ¡®cold spot¡¯ in Milton Keynes Tom Williams 6Ô 27ÈÕ
UK¡¯s National Cancer Research Institute to close Loss of organisation, blamed on funding ¡®uncertainty¡¯, described as ¡®shocking news¡¯ Chris Havergal 6Ô 26ÈÕ
Nobelists divided over ¡®sink or swim¡¯ mentorship in science Laureate says research laboratories ¡®are not kindergartens¡¯, but other prizewinners urge a more supportive approach Jack Grove 6Ô 26ÈÕ
Biology needs one journal, not 4,000, says Nobel prizewinner Aaron Ciechanover criticises profits of Nature publisher and backs mega-journal model Jack Grove 6ÔÂ 26ÈÕ
