Top bureaucrat sacked over Gaza academic freedom controversy
State secretary Sabine Döring dismissed after German Education Ministry investigated potential funding cut for academics supporting student protesters
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UK learned societies blast REF open access proposals for books
British Academy urges Research Excellence Framework leaders to pause open access plans as sector bodies highlight ‘crushing costs’
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US universities to improve protest policies after Gaza probes
Michigan and CUNY accept Biden findings to complaints about campus demonstrations, which identifies student victims on both sides
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‘Top per cent’ admissions programmes found to boost equity
Research suggests women particularly benefit from schemes that guarantee admission to highest-achieving school leavers
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US universities ride revival of congressional earmark funding
After decade-long suspension due to perceived overuse, federal budget set-asides by individual lawmakers again disproportionately bolstering academia and its science
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Paris-Saclay crisis exposes cracks in mega-university project
Varying degrees of autonomy among constituent institutions has resulted in discontent, insiders say
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University staff overwhelmingly back Labour – with reservations
Sir Keir Starmer’s party receives overwhelming backing in THE poll, despite concerns its vision for the sector lacks detail
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Valorising academic mothers’ heroism just makes it the default expectation
We need, instead, to develop structures that allow everyone to flourish, both academically and as parents, says Eleanor Palser
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Professor loses job after lectures ‘secretly recorded’
Conduct review relies on footage taken inside the classroom without academic’s knowledge
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Reform UK pledges undergraduate restrictions and visa changes
Nigel Farage’s party says ‘too many courses are simply not good enough’ as it outlines pledges for general election
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Staff at Nature journals ready for strike this week over pay
Editors and production staff say final offer is insufficient given recent inflation rises and publisher’s profits
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Can dialogue of experts solve Africa’s decolonisation dilemma?
Senegal’s oldest university is bringing together medical doctors and traditional healers to find potential areas of agreement, its vice-chancellor explains
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Chinese students ‘turned off Australia’ by visa crackdown
Proposed visa caps, soaring rejection rates and ‘anti-China’ perceptions scaring off country’s most valuable student cohort
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Put voter registration in student inductions, universities told
Report says higher education institutions should do more to foster ‘lifelong active citizens’
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Academics despair as ChatGPT-written essays swamp marking season
‘It’s not a machine for cheating; it’s a machine for producing crap,’ says one professor infuriated by rise of bland scripts