Tory election victory sets scene for UK research funding battle Balancing Dominic Cummings’ agenda with industrial strategy approach, and deciding on geographical focus for increased investment, seen as key challenges John Morgan 12月 19日
Fresh strike ballots at 24 universities in pay and pensions row Strikes threaten to spill into the new year, as little progress made in dispute Anna McKie 12月 18日
Big rise for Liverpool v-c as Russell Group show restraint on pay Average remuneration across mission group stands at ?348,090, or ?356,450 including pension contributions Anna McKie 12月 18日
‘Conditional unconditional’ offers ‘less popular’ with applicants 51吃瓜 Ucas data suggest university applicants are now only slightly more likely to use them to obtain a place than any other offer Simon Baker 12月 17日
Springer Nature may pull Plan S backing over ‘unfair’ rules World’s second-biggest publisher says proposals to accelerate switch to open access would not be sustainable for many titles Jack Grove 12月 17日
Tory campus free speech bill would ‘stoke new culture war’ Ex-Tory adviser pushes plan to legislate to create ‘national academic freedom champion’ to ‘lead on sanctions where appropriate’ John Morgan 12月 17日
Panel recommendations could ‘quickly resolve’ USS pensions row Universities Superannuation Scheme cautions that making governance changes swiftly could be challenging Anna McKie 12月 17日
German academics resist ‘reductive’ public communication plans Germany’s research ministry wants academia to provide the public with ‘answers’, but scholars say it’s not that simple David Matthews 12月 16日
REF funding change ‘funnels extra ?60?million’ to golden triangle Oxford, Cambridge and UCL have been the big winners from changes to formula used to allocate quality-related research funding, analysis shows Jack Grove 12月 16日
USS valuation process ‘no longer fit for purpose’, says panel Current approach is ‘overly restrictive’ and does ‘not appear appropriate for an open, strong scheme’ Anna McKie 12月 13日
Split between graduate, non-graduate voters has bearing on universities As Conservatives turn towards non-graduate voters, they may find universities a tempting target for economic and cultural hits, writes John Morgan John Morgan 12月 13日
Election results deliver double-edged sword: yes to tuition fees and Brexit England will keep its tuition fees, but research funding post-Brexit remains a mystery, as does the sector’s next minister, says Rachel Hewitt Rachel Hewitt 12月 13日
