Stern reforms made REF more burdensome than ever, v-cs complain Anonymous interviews with UK university bosses reveal frustration with increased administrative costs associated with REF Jack Grove 12月 3日
Abdulrazak Gurnah: I?wanted to?write and be an?academic Nobel literature laureate on his dual career, childhood memories and why decolonising the curriculum is nothing new Matthew Reisz 12月 3日
Bristol’s sacking of David Miller imperils academic freedom The silence of other universities about an apparent clampdown on lawful speech is a betrayal of their mission, says Jonathan Rosenhead Jonathan Rosenhead 12月 3日
Third European university alliances call takes expansive approach EHEA institutions and existing, unrelated partnerships are eligible for the latest round of the European Universities Initiative Ben Upton 12月 2日
Russian academics urge release of imprisoned Moscow rector Scholars defend Sergey Zuev’s ‘impeccable reputation’ and liken his treatment to torture Pola Lem 12月 2日
Sheffield Hallam flexes ‘levelling up’ power in South Yorkshire As ministers prepare White Paper, South Yorkshire Futures programme reaching neglected suburbs and towns could be model for putting policy into practice John Morgan 12月 2日
Is there really a black hole in the USS? It depends on your assumptions Amid another round of strikes, the pension scheme chair’s assertion that changes are unavoidable cannot stand unchallenged, says Neil Davies Neil Davies 12月 2日
Research detective wins standing up for science prize Elisabeth Bik wins John Maddox Prize for exposing image and data manipulation in published scientific papers Ben Upton 12月 1日
Students back striking staff as regulator highlights disruption Undergraduates and postgraduates express sympathy for lecturers who have also struggled with shift online during pandemic Simon Baker 12月 1日
Kathleen Stock: free speech bill could have saved my Sussex career Gender-critical philosopher says ‘draconian’ measures are required as universities have failed to protect freedom of expression Jack Grove 12月 1日
New German government promises funding boost for universities ‘Traffic light’ coalition brings festive joy with ‘very specific and detailed’ promises to sector that felt neglected by last administration Ben Upton 12月 1日
‘More assertive’ OfS reassures universities on quality plans ‘There will not be armies of OfS inspectors assessing teaching quality,’ says chief executive in annual report Chris Havergal 12月 1日
