Student Grief Network: ‘we’re about reconnecting with life’
Founder of support group urges more consistent approach to handling bereavement at universities because staff can feel ‘awkward’ talking about death
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Scottish HE funding review to start in January despite election
Scottish National Party minister says financial challenges go ‘beyond party political boundaries’ as official talks set to begin
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Rescuing arts institution ‘required a CEO, not a principal’
Lack of financial expertise at board level nearly toppled famed drama school, says leader who picked up the pieces
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Textbook inspires professor’s AI-enabled ‘academic trance’ album
Europop tracks based on chapters from Metaverse book have attracted thousands of fans, with one calling them ‘almost poetic’
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Returning to Erasmus ‘will benefit mid-tier UK universities’
Short-term placements a chance to rebuild EU links and campus diversity but could also ‘reshape demand in ways that challenge current financial models’
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Let’s not pass down the pain we endured as early career researchers
The fact that now-established academics survived a system built on overwork does not make it fair or well designed. We must change it, says Yu Tao
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Universities judged on antisemitism response after Bondi attack
Financial penalties loom for institutions that fail to crack down on issue as government commits to ‘report card’ system
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Talks promised on Dhaka university merger after student protests
Long-delayed proposal would merge seven state-run colleges into a new public university
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Birmingham reprimanded over management of work-related stress
Investigation by Health and Safety Executive found institution ‘does not have appropriate arrangements in place’ to manage burnout among staff
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‘Beware trade-offs’ of removing REF funding for 3* outputs
Review of formula used to allocate £2 billion QR funding could downgrade or withdraw money for ‘internationally excellent’ research, some fear
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External examining is failing to uphold UK standards. Discuss
The UK government’s recent skills White Paper announced a review of ‘the merits of the sector continuing to use the external examining system for ensuring rigorous standards in assessments’. Four...
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Indian branch campuses will not fill Australia’s looming China gap
Universities have 10 years to prepare for China’s demographic crunch. They need to start now, say Craig Jeffrey, Michael Simmonds and Donald Speagle
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Scrap visa salary discounts for PhD holders, UK told
No evidence that people with a doctorate experience ‘significant wage penalties’, finds committee’s review of key visa route