UK research plan ‘shows institutes preferred over universities’ Lack of enthusiasm for universities within new research ‘road map’ confirms government wish to spend funding elsewhere, says policy expert Jack Grove 7月 3日
England bans ‘conditional unconditional’ offers during pandemic New rule represents scaling back of ‘alarmingly broad’ original proposal from regulator Chris Havergal 7月 3日
Minister: students ‘taken advantage of’ on ‘dumbed down’ degrees Michelle Donelan says there has been ‘too much focus on getting students through the door’ in England Chris Havergal 7月 1日
PM issues warning on degree value as FE takes precedence Boris Johnson says ‘talent and genius are expressed as much by hand and by eye as they are in a spreadsheet or an essay’ Chris Havergal 6月 30日
Ethnic minority academics less likely to win UK research grants But data from UKRI show that fellowship success rates for women and BAME researchers are now higher than men and white academics Simon Baker 6月 30日
Hepi poll: UK students’ satisfaction with online learning slips Survey suggests most undergraduates expect limitations on their interaction with classmates next year Anna McKie 6月 30日
Unions unconvinced by UK’s research rescue package Aiming of grants and loans at research-intensive providers raises fears for teaching-focused institutions Chris Havergal 6月 29日
How should journal editors address accusations of racism? Two leading social scientists accused of producing racist scholarship say journals should rethink how they deal with such explosive allegations Jack Grove 6月 29日
Most male scientists collaborate only with men – Polish study Major data analysis of authorship patterns also finds gap is largest among youngest scholars Simon Baker 6月 28日
UCU faces member backlash over compulsory ‘fighting fund’ levy Money to be taken automatically from members’ bank accounts to support UK union’s strike fund Anna McKie 6月 26日
