ÌÇÐÄVlog

Threat of financial collapse is causing universities to double down on an officious management style that is sapping academic morale, undermining excellence and damaging collegiality between academia¡¯s different tribes, says Tin Sulejmanpasic 

Churning out so many PhD graduates into a weak academic labour market and marginalising innovative doctorates is immoral, says Ianis Matsoukas

Decline in degree programmes, student interest and graduate jobs likely to hold back development of UK¡¯s semiconductor industry as government looks to boost economy

UKRI handed more cash for betting-related research but campaigners claim ¡®industry-friendly¡¯ funding call stops ¡®fresh start¡¯ from old regime

AI institute pledges to support national goals and ¡®deliver innovation¡¯ on a level not possible in individual universities

Warnings UK failing to keep up with international competitors as real-terms research expenditure declines

Omission of northern institutions from fund to attract top researchers does not add up, says select committee chair

Sector lobbyists may be partly responsible for the Public Accounts Committee¡¯s over-emphasis on commercial outcomes, says B.V.E. Hyde  

Ban on uninvited resubmissions of proposals at Natural Environment Research Council may cost system dearly, warns expert

Omission of UCL, Manchester and the Francis Crick Institute from international talent scheme ¡®looks just plain odd¡¯, claims researcher

Nuffield Foundation says it wants to generate ¡®viable solutions to the key social questions facing the country¡¯ under new strategic direction

Setting UK¡¯s main research funder clearly defined objectives can bolster the case for R&I investment, finds Public Accounts Committee

Internal modelling released under Freedom of Information enquiry reveals extent of PhD scholarship cuts, with academics fearing impact could be greater still

Universities and institutes to receive funding to pay to relocate 60 to 80 researchers, with five of 12 winners hailing from Greater South East region

Research-intensive universities face ?315 million bill for proposed fee levy, adding to pressures caused by massive erosion of fee value, says lobby group