‘Little sign of progress’ on UK association to Horizon Europe Universities in Europe ‘strongly regret’ that finalisation of association is still elusive 10 months after Brexit agreement Simon Baker 10月 8日
Forcing vaccinated international students to isolate ‘unfair’ Overseas students must still isolate if they are identified as a close contact of a Covid-19 case, even if they are double-jabbed with a UK-approved vaccine Anna McKie 10月 8日
Kent professor Abdulrazak Gurnah wins Nobel Prize in Literature Academic and author honoured for ‘uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee’ Chris Havergal 10月 7日
Extend PhD support to four years to ease stress, UK funder told Economic and Social Research Council warned that current three-and-a-half-year funding period is ‘insufficient’ and is causing student hardship Jack Grove 10月 7日
OfS threatens action on spelling and grammar standards Institutions could face fines if they do not assess written English, sector regulator says Anna McKie 10月 7日
Robin Ince: scientists ‘love mucking around and playing with ideas’ Comedian and radio presenter embarks on a 100-bookshop tour to make ‘scientific curiosity’ accessible to everyone Matthew Reisz 10月 7日
Molecular pioneers win Nobel Prize in Chemistry Both Princeton University and Max Planck win two Nobels in two days after David MacMillan and Benjamin List scoop chemistry prize Jack Grove 10月 6日
Brussels to Rome: stop discriminating against foreign lecturers Marathon legal battle by Italy’s lettori for equal rights may soon end after European Commission’s intervention Jack Grove 10月 6日
Tory conference: ‘fertilise demand’ for lifelong loans, says minister Michelle Donelan tells Tory conference fringe event that lifelong loans offer universities chance to open to ‘swathe’ of new kinds of students John Morgan 10月 5日
Scientists who shed light on climate change win physics Nobel Climate change pioneers Syukuro Manabe and Klaus Hasselmann take share of prize with Sapienza scientist Georgio Parisi Jack Grove 10月 5日
De Montfort v-c seeks to rejuvenate university after turmoil Katie Normington aims to rebuild trust with staff after ‘confidence shaken’ by governance failings under former leader Dominic Shellard John Morgan 10月 5日
