Will the new REF rules level the playing field for the arts? Challenges for practice research reflect broader issues around knowledge production and academic hierarchies, say Bill Balaskas and Katia Chornik By Bill Balaskas 29 June
Marking boycott ends at Queen¡¯s Belfast as local deal agreed UCU branch is first to settle dispute locally with frustration mounting at national impasse By Tom Williams 28 June
Universities want €200 billion research budget for next Horizon Calls for EU politicians to trim fat from next framework programme, better protect its budget from raiding for pet projects and create a new category for Switzerland and the UK By Ben Upton 28 June
I¡¯m a victim of ¡®anti-male bias¡¯ in science, says Nobel chemist Switzerland¡¯s Kurt W¨¹thrich clashes with female researcher after he claimed he was discriminated against at major conference By Jack Grove 28 June
Diversity not essential for research excellence ¨C Nobel pioneer Germany¡¯s only female Nobel scientist questions notion that diversity is key component of research success in modern science By Jack Grove 28 June
Willetts: move universities from DfE ¡®treating them like schools¡¯ Tory former universities minister urges shift of responsibility to DSIT and binning of ¡®Thatcherite rhetoric¡¯ against industrial strategy By John Morgan 28 June
Watchdog targets ¡®misleading¡¯ MBA adverts London-based provider told to remove text from website that implied it could award postgraduate degrees By Tom Williams 28 June
AI must acknowledge scientific uncertainty, says Nobel laureate Chemistry laureate Avram Hershko says ChatGPT should be forced to cite its sources and state uncertainty levels By Jack Grove 27 June
Open University plans in-person teaching with new campus move Distance-learning provider seeks to fill university ¡®cold spot¡¯ in Milton Keynes By Tom Williams 27 June
UK¡¯s National Cancer Research Institute to close Loss of organisation, blamed on funding ¡®uncertainty¡¯, described as ¡®shocking news¡¯ By Chris Havergal 26 June
Nobelists divided over ¡®sink or swim¡¯ mentorship in science Laureate says research laboratories ¡®are not kindergartens¡¯, but other prizewinners urge a more supportive approach By Jack Grove 26 June
Biology needs one journal, not 4,000, says Nobel prizewinner Aaron Ciechanover criticises profits of Nature publisher and backs mega-journal model By Jack Grove 26 June
