German geneticist Maria Leptin appointed next ERC president
New European Research Council president has proven record of innovation and leadership, says European Commission lead for science
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What should we put in the ‘museum of higher education’?
Panellists provide concrete expression of their commitment to cooperative working, ‘values-driven dialogue’ and the courage to speak truth to power
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But is it research? Artists fight for official recognition
Performance can help explore academic questions, say advocates, but the field still lacks full acceptance in the corridors of power and policymaking
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Liverpool professors accuse institution of ‘devaluing degrees’
Letter to council says there has been a ‘deliberate breach’ of university policies in redundancy dispute
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A science superpower still needs business and management research
Funding is declining but business school research is as vital as science to post-pandemic economic recovery, says Zahir Irani
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Self-censorship on China ‘increasingly normalised’
Australian report warns that students and academics alike are learning to stay silent
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Major online players 2U and edX join forces in $800 million deal
Deal will enable for-profit provider 2U to reach almost 40 million learners on edXÂ
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Scotland eyes collaboration for ‘geographic and sector coherence’
SFC sector review set up by Scottish government calls for more strategic approach, but does not advocate nationally planned mergers
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Major gift bankrolls ‘second renaissance’ for Warburg Institute
Ambitious plans should enable research centre to apply its unique insights to ‘contemporary cultural, political and social understanding’
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Rachel Hewitt named next MillionPlus chief executive
Hepi number two to succeed Greg Walker at mission group
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Attila Brungs moves across Sydney to join UNSW as v-c
Alumnus and established academic to take the helm at highly ranked university
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Northeastern move for Mills meets big Silicon Valley demand
While not complete or explained, Boston-Oakland partnership may ease major technology-university bottleneck
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Europe to splash €35 billion on research in pandemic stimulus
Wave of money is ‘truly unprecedented’, says Italian rectors’ head, but some worry the money is too focused on technology transfer and that national plans overlap
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Canada hopes industrial policy will fuel science spending
Academic scientists, frustrated by years of lean budgets, again urged to value stimulating corporate innovation