Student choice at risk as almost half of universities cut courses Institutions expect to consider more subject closures as financial problems spiral, finds UUK survey Helen Packer 5月 6日
Contextual offers ‘don’t set students up to fail’, study shows Those admitted to elite UK universities with lower entry requirements still performed well academically, analysis suggests Tom Williams 5月 6日
Restrictions on academics working abroad ‘stifling collaboration’ Blanket bans on the amount of time staff can spend out of the country reflect ‘compliance-first’ mindset of UK universities, say critics Patrick Jack 5月 6日
Cancer researcher leans on own work after incurable diagnosis Specialist in health and exercise applies years of experience working with patients as she targets completing marathon on Mount Everest Juliette Rowsell 5月 5日
Cardiff strikes called off as compulsory redundancies ruled out University agrees to reset in relations with campus unions as part of agreement that has also seen marking boycott cancelled Juliette Rowsell 5月 2日
Sudden visa changes would cause financial crisis, MAC chair warns Universities must be better at selling benefits of post-study work rights to wider country, says Brian Bell Patrick Jack 5月 2日
Researchers driven out by ‘toxic’ academic Gollums – study ‘Strategic obstruction’ by over-possessive researchers is ‘pervasive’ in some disciplines, forcing many scientists to exit sector, paper claims Jack Grove 5月 2日
Beware ‘naive’ switch to ‘utopian’ diamond journals, warns editor Champions of the free and unpaywalled model overlook the vast amount of unpaid academic labour that underpins such titles, says departing editor Jack Grove 5月 2日
St Andrews rector wins appeal following court dismissal over Gaza Stella Maris was removed from position on St Andrews governing body after accusing Israel of genocide Juliette Rowsell 5月 1日
V-cs mull ‘multi-university trust’ mergers to save costs Merger model common in other parts of education sector increasingly appealing to universities keen to retain some autonomy Helen Packer 5月 1日
UCU members boycott key meeting over staff strike Members of national executive committee claim they were ‘prohibited’ from discussion of dispute with staff in Unite union Juliette Rowsell 5月 1日
Helsinki chilli scientist too hot for Dance Your PhD competition Finnish researcher Sulo Roukka’s Europop dance anthem won the long-running contest showcasing scientists’ musical and dance talents Jack Grove 5月 1日