Chinese academics in England face ‘microaggressions’
Scholars considering leaving as result of getting stuck in junior positions and complaints about their work and accents
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Utrecht opens probe after scrutiny of Red Bull-linked research
University to carry out review of ‘academic culture’ following media reports accusing one of its professors of producing research that downplayed the risks of mixing energy drinks with alcohol
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Asian business schools need local focus to succeed, says dean
Institutions must contextualise teaching and research rather than copying what happens in the West, argues head of Asia School of Business
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Course closures at University of Surrey raise concerns
Science and maths programmes among those suspended in recent months, with UCU claiming decisions are being made ‘in haste’
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Visa rules making scientists ‘despair’, says China-bound Nobelist
Chemistry laureate Omar Yaghi says US policies inhibiting mobility and international cooperation as he heads for Tsinghua University
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Sunderland to employ junior staff through subsidiary firm
Union warns move will create ‘two-tier’ workforce and save university only £36k
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Application numbers slump as Australia rejects third of visa bids
With China losing interest, India following suit and Nepal and Bangladesh routinely denied visas, universities’ overseas recruitment prospects look increasingly bleak
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Academia is too slow to respond to communities that can’t wait
Recognition of genuine engagement in knowledge exchange frameworks would send a clear signal about institutional priorities, says Chi Ying Lam
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Arts institutions hit hard as OfS details teaching grant cuts
University for the Creative Arts loses more than half its funding after support for creative subjects reduced to zero
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Horizon Europe: Japan officially joins EU’s research programme
Asian giant follows South Korea in associating with flagship programme, gaining access to funds for research that addresses societal challenges
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New British Academy fellows at risk in Exeter jobs cull
Being at the ‘top of your game’ no guarantee of job security, warns decorated historian now facing the chop
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Caution urged over blanket roll-out of AI to staff and students
Several universities have committed to giving everyone access to latest technology, but expert says a more nuanced approach is needed
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‘Compelling case’ needed to ‘justify more funding’ – Csiro chief
‘Self-referential’ science must make sure it is using current allocations effectively, says head of slimmed-down agency
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Devolution drives new alliances – but what can they achieve?
Institutions increasingly grouping together locally in bid to make their voices heard but those behind the initiatives say incentives to collaborate still too weak