UK research faces an autumn of?political reckoning The spending review must confirm the substance beneath the government’s froth about becoming a science superpower, says James Wilsdon James Wilsdon 10月 14日
Don’t ‘write people off’ by restricting access, urges UUK chief Steve West draws on experience of his ‘very different’ educational path to warn against limiting university admissions John Morgan 10月 13日
BAME awarding gap shrinks under ‘flexible’ Covid marking policies Use of ‘no-detriment’ rules during pandemic may have contributed to shrinkage, Advance HE report suggests Simon Baker 10月 13日
Kathleen Stock: UCU statement ‘ends my career’ at Sussex Union calls for university management to take a ‘clear and strong stance against transphobia’ Anna McKie 10月 12日
The Trick: can BBC ‘Climategate’ drama reset global warming debate? Jason Watkins stars in show exploring human costs and political ramifications of hacking of emails from University of East Anglia’s Climatic Research Unit in 2009 Matthew Reisz 10月 12日
Sage needs more disciplinary and geographic diversity, say MPs In early days of crisis, ministers should ‘act quickly’ rather than wait for scientific certainty, committees add Anna McKie 10月 12日
English universities await clarity on?impact of?GCSE entry bar As spending review looms, government debate on grade threshold for entry bar may decide whether it is ‘symbolic’ or more John Morgan 10月 12日
Calls to decolonise assessment do students a?disservice Manipulating assessment to generate equal outcomes sabotages an engine of fairness in a meritocratic society, says Glenn Fulcher Glenn Fulcher 10月 12日
‘Mixed messages’ on face coverings on?campus ‘harm compliance’ Crowdsourced data suggest some institutions have toned down their rules on masks in recent months Anna McKie 10月 11日
Nobel wins show basic research ‘key to climate battle’ Environment-linked discoveries dominating Nobel Prize list demonstrate enduring need to support fundamental science, say experts Jack Grove 10月 11日
PhD supervision ‘undervalued’ by UK universities UK Research Supervision Survey raises concerns about increased demands during pandemic Jack Grove 10月 8日