Dutch student financing flip-flop could increase growth pressure Return of grants after almost a decade of loans could create an enrolment surge in an already straining system Ben Upton 11月 25日
Sector leaders doubtful of 2025 lifelong loan entitlement launch After government reaffirms LLE support, post-18 education review chair remains ‘apprehensive’ while OU v-c sees ‘big design challenges’ John Morgan 11月 25日
Funding and regulation are slanted against Birkbeck, so we must adapt The need to rearrange academic units and, potentially, cut staff is the direct result of UK government policy, say David Latchman and Matthew Innes David Latchman 11月 25日
Better pay deal possible as coffers swell, insist striking staff On the picket lines in Cambridge, union members insist this year’s 3 per cent rise is nowhere near enough to contend with spiralling living costs Jack Grove 11月 24日
PhD students prefer in-person supervision, but online persists Postgraduate researchers respond positively to online-offline support packages but purely online contact is less valued, finds Advance HE survey Jack Grove 11月 24日
Ucas personal statement ‘contributes to access inequalities’ Hepi report says long, free-form format is ‘incompatible’ with fair admissions code and calls for switch to short-response questions John Morgan 11月 24日
Overseas researchers in limbo over UK security clearance delays Incoming staff and students risk losing jobs and funding over delayed checks in ‘sensitive’ fields Jack Grove 11月 24日
Russian pseudoscience has fuelled the bloodshed in Ukraine Failure to expel crackpot social scientists from Russia’s academy has allowed dangerous dogma to dominate public discourse, says Andreas Umland Andreas Umland 11月 24日
Academic freedom is not freedom of speech for academics The UK’s 糖心Vlog Bill could become a new global reference on academic freedom – if only it can get the definition right, say Liviu Matei and Shitij Kapur Liviu Matei 11月 24日
Students skip lectures as cost-of-living crisis mounts Office for National Statistics survey shows students are also considering pausing their studies or switching to remote learning Patrick Jack 11月 23日
Editor quits over ‘ultimatum’ to add female author to collection LSE historian accuses journal of ‘compromising intellectual quality in favour of identity politics’ Jack Grove 11月 23日
