Oxford data reveal disciplines’ admissions equality divide State school students more likely to apply for highly competitive courses, says university report Anna McKie 5月 23日
Complaints of ‘excessive’ Athena SWAN workload as review launched King’s College London survey highlights time-consuming nature of flagship equality charter Jack Grove 5月 22日
Law professor set to become Italy's next prime minister University of Florence professor in line to lead coalition of the Five Star Movement and the League Jack Grove 5月 21日
May: UK wants ‘option’ to associate to EU research post-Brexit PM says UK would ‘willingly’ pay to enter Horizon Europe, but wants ‘influence’ John Morgan 5月 21日
Universities under pressure to scrap use of nine-month contracts Victory for Durham campaigners offers hope other universities could follow suit in ending ‘precarious’ employment arrangements Rachael Pells 5月 21日
UCL inquiry to put ‘academic values back at centre of governance’ Academic board votes for governance commission after lecturers’ campaign John Morgan 5月 21日
Philosopher in high heels tackles the beauty myth Heather Widdows says ‘powder, paint, leather and heels’ have helped her to ‘unsettle and undermine the status quo’ Matthew Reisz 5月 20日
British Academy questions REF’s open-access deadline for books Scholarly body warns mandate could ‘undermine the UK’s place in the global research community’ Rachael Pells 5月 19日
Call for tailored mental health support for postgraduate researchers One in four female and one in five male postgraduate researchers found to be seeking counselling during their studies, according to new report from Research England Rachael Pells 5月 18日
Withdrawal of ‘flawed’ international student survey welcomed Academics raised concerns about ‘loaded’ questions asked by Migration Advisory Committee Chris Havergal 5月 18日
Athena SWAN review to target administrative burden Brunel University London vice-chancellor to examine flagship equality scheme used in UK, Ireland and Australia Jack Grove 5月 18日
Discrimination row university secures equality accreditation NUI Galway’s Athena SWAN award recognises ‘energetic and sustained’ efforts to improve Matthew Reisz 5月 17日