Mixed fortunes for UK universities in latest recruitment round Ucas figures for UK and EU students suggest that some higher tariff universities have seen dents in intakes this year Simon Baker 2月 4日
Black female academics in UK ‘face pervasive bullying’ Unsupportive senior staff and ‘unjust’ promotion practices are major problems reported by black female professors, says equity researcher Jack Grove 2月 4日
‘Macron network’ bid to cement civic ties ‘no?matter what Brexit brings’ Ljubljana-led, Warwick-founded alliance aims to ensure even spread of development across EU regions and maintain UK collaboration John Morgan 2月 3日
Finns join journal subscription boycott movement Negotiations with Taylor & Francis collapse over cost as journal outages spread across Europe David Matthews 2月 1日
REF 2021: reflections on main panel B's input Taking a more flexible approach to output numbers is a welcome development for REF 2021 but the challenge remains to use metrics in a responsible way, says David Price David Price 2月 1日
New English minister signals end to ‘needless’ university bashing Striking a different tone from that of his predecessor, Chris Skidmore says value for money is about ‘much more’ than graduate salary figures John Morgan 1月 31日
Small town or London universities ‘may be allowed to go under’ Sussex vice-chancellor predicts ‘variable’ approach to regulatory support for vulnerable institutions John Morgan 1月 31日
Female students in ‘sexy’ clothes seen as less competent Dressing ‘sexy’ can negatively influence perceptions of competence, effort and performance, finds new study Matthew Reisz 1月 31日
REF 2021: funders let universities submit redundant staff’s work Funding councils acknowledge that policy U-turn may have 'unintended consequences for individuals' Rachael Pells 1月 31日
One in three unconditional offers made by just seven universities Ucas data show that, at three institutions, three-quarters of all offers made to applicants were unconditional Simon Baker 1月 31日
Robert-Jan Smits: in search of the ‘big flip’ to open access The architect of Plan S tells of his next move to become a university leader in Eindhoven and discusses the art of not taking life too seriously Rachael Pells 1月 31日
Precious cargo: archaeologist buys plane seat for Neanderthal Christopher Hunt shared row with precious remains after granting of ‘passport’ Rachael Pells 1月 31日