If abusive lawyers can be banned from practising, why not academics?
Universities are not doing enough to police misconduct. We need an independent register from which bullies can be struck off, says Nicholas Rowe
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Engineering and physics PhD numbers to fall despite extra funding
Improved settlement for UK’s ‘biggest-ever’ doctoral training investment will deliver fewer funded PhD places than in previous years, UKRI confirms
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Mitchell Scholarship ‘paused’ due to lack of sustainable funding
Programme for young Americans to study in Ireland needs $40 million endowment to ensure future, founder says
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US research funding increasingly reliant on corporate agendas
In another edition of gloomy research indicators, major NSF tally finds companies nearing the basic science spending of the federal government
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Speed of requested graduate visa review ‘will limit quality’
Professor leading Migration Advisory Committee warns home secretary that two-month timescale is ‘much shorter than normal’ and will ‘substantially limit evidence’ that can be considered
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Cross-strait tensions hamper Chinese recruitment drive in Taiwan
Efforts to recruit students from across the Taiwan Strait seen as attempt to boost sovereignty claim
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Australian diversity efforts ‘lack evidence for effectiveness’
Scientific method can inform an inclusiveness agenda that ‘works’, says former Blair adviser
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Charity watchdog tells Oxford colleges to modernise governance
Commission’s move following Percy affair provoking internal controversy, source claims
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Giving away 30,000 books is harder but more rewarding than I imagined
Libraries no longer accept donations, but targeted giving to colleagues and students is a way for retired academics to keep teaching, says Harvey Graff
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Russell Group expansion ‘worsening UK maths teacher shortage’
Heilbronn Institute director Catherine Hobbs warns that graduates of highly selective institutions are less likely to work in school sector
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Donelan apologises for sharing UKRI letter online after payout
Science secretary concedes she could have written to agency ‘in confidence’ rather than tweeting concerns about Israel-Gaza views among EDI group
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Biden prioritises student aid over research funding in budget
In fiscal 2025 budget plan constrained by his shutdown concession, president again seeks free-college deal while letting science agencies struggle
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Columbia president ‘forced’ to congressional antisemitism hearing
Baroness Shafik’s appearance before committee, in expected repeat of grilling that led to Harvard and Penn departures, described as not ‘voluntary’
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Fury at Kent’s plan to cut academics’ time for research
Plans to introduce 20 per cent ‘baseline’ for research time will harm university’s standing in academia and beyond, warns critic
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Universities struggling to compete with industry on research pay
In global survey, barely one in 10 academic leaders say they feel well prepared to address the challenges of providing competitive compensation