Australian National University cuts ties with Russia
Invasion of Ukraine ‘threatens the peace, freedom and democracy on which freedom of inquiry and academic collaboration is based’
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Extra £20 million to offset UK overseas research cuts
Impact of cuts to in-flight research mitigated by additional money but future budgets for aid-funded projects still uncertain, says UK science funder
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Red tape warning for research projects over national security law
‘Seemingly small regulatory requirements readily spawn large bureaucratic responses,’ says City president
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Kwarteng ‘vetoed appointment of Oxford college head to lead ESRC’
Business secretary reportedly concerned by Jonathan Michie’s ‘left-wing’ associations
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Research council head veto ‘will make vacancies harder to fill’
Ministerial intervention in research council appointment highlights growing politicisation of British science, experts warn
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Liberté, egalité, autonomie: Do French universities want more freedom?
Despite incremental reforms throughout Emmanuel Macron’s first term as president, France still has one of the most centralised higher education systems in Europe. As the election looms, Ben Upton...
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Research intelligence: key strategies for supporting PhD students
Three professors shortlisted for ÌÇÐÄVlog’s Research Supervisor of the Year award discuss their approach to mentoring
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To level up, empower regions to invest in skills and education
The UK government’s White Paper is a good start but needs to do more to link local learning with local needs, says Marius OstrowskiÂ
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UK regions promised research funding boost under ‘levelling up’
Forty per cent increase in investment by 2030 pledged, with BEIS ring-fencing majority of its spending for areas beyond golden triangle
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Covid recovery projects held up for months by red tape
Tardy response to UKRI request meant greenlit research projects on pandemic could not begin, investigation concludes
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New network takes aim at natural disasters and workforce needs
While many governments struggle to predict workforce needs, Australia’s new tropical alliance is giving it a crack
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Interview with Liviu Matei
The higher education professor discusses totalitarian Romania, his academic inspirations and a fascination with folk music
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Canada joining the rush to create a Darpa
Trudeau government set to fulfil campaign promise for version of legendary US innovation agency, amid mixed expert assessment of its wisdom
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Can the academy rein in Big Tech?
The grip of Silicon Valley on commerce and culture is huge and ever-growing. But as concerns mount about tech firms’ ethics, is there anything that universities – with vastly lower research and...
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Talking leadership 9: Meric Gertler on building global links
The University of Toronto president has ‘doubled down on internationalising’ while remaining rooted in the Canadian metropolis for almost four decades