Higher education researchers ¡®stuck on their own islands¡¯ Analysis of 17,000 articles in the field finds lack of integration between different areas of study Simon Baker 2Ô 14ÈÕ
Michelle Donelan named universities minister as science split off Chippenham MP appointed following sacking of Chris Skidmore Chris Havergal 2ÔÂ 13ÈÕ
Skidmore sacked from universities and science post in reshuffle Boris Johnson¡¯s shake-up ends second of two spells in post for Kingswood MP, with Andrea Leadsom also sacked as business secretary John Morgan 2Ô 13ÈÕ
Lack of teaching help for students linked to well-being problems Analysis of responses to major experience survey suggests teaching factors have bigger influence on mental health than student background Simon Baker 2ÔÂ 13ÈÕ
Polish academics fear Catholic group¡¯s role in ¡®free speech¡¯ law Changes will give platform in universities to anti-abortionists and climate change deniers, claim opponents John Morgan 2Ô 13ÈÕ
UKRI wants monographs to be open access by?2024 Proposals are likely to raise concerns over the future of longer-form academic publishing Jack Grove 2ÔÂ 13ÈÕ
Scientists offered €1,000 to publish null results German research institute aims to reshape academic incentives with cash bonuses Jack Grove 2ÔÂ 12ÈÕ
Questions over overseas bids as UK grant success rates revealed Overall success rate for applications to six research councils stood at 27.4 per cent Jack Grove 2ÔÂ 12ÈÕ
UK simplifies application process for new research funds Streamlined applications for grants will be trialled on two UK Research and Innovation schemes Jack Grove 2ÔÂ 11ÈÕ
UUK developing ¡®wider framework¡¯ on value beyond earnings Proposed new measures, intended to ¡®inform¡¯ government, include proportion of graduates working in ¡®essential public services¡¯ John Morgan 2Ô 11ÈÕ
Rebalancing UK research funding regionally: how could it happen? Rebalancing to the regions will bring a battle over ¡®excellence¡¯ and ¡®place¡¯ models, along with questions on the best mechanisms to deliver change John Morgan 2Ô 11ÈÕ
Vibrant research cultures do not just emerge by magic The UK¡¯s structures for supporting and nurturing research leaders are woefully underdeveloped, says Matthew Flinders Matthew Flinders 2Ô 11ÈÕ