Plan S chief: universities, not open access push, hurting ECRs Robert-Jan Smits attempts to allay concerns of junior academics considering moving country because of planned publishing shift Rachael Pells 11月 19日
Campuses warn against metrics-only knowledge exchange framework Universities say they must be able to supplement metrics with contextual or narrative information Rachael Pells 11月 19日
Dame Shirley Pearce to lead teaching excellence framework review Review will assess whether process behind TEF ratings are ‘fit for use’ and whether scheme is in the public interest Ellie Bothwell 11月 19日
Ministers push on with ?11K fees for two-year degrees in England After consultation, proposals set to go to Parliamentary vote John Morgan 11月 18日
UK degree powers key for Northeastern in NCH deal Boston university wants to develop one-to-one tutorial model as it creates ‘global university system’ John Morgan 11月 16日
Welsh civic engagement move spotlights English dilemma Call for university funding to be tied to institutions’ role in their local communities John Morgan 11月 16日
Race for ‘excellence’ funding damaging science, warns thinktank Competitive funding once helped novel ideas get off the ground, but now funding ‘excellence’ is hampering new research, says Dutch institute David Matthews 11月 16日
Less than half of public ‘positive’ about UK universities Survey respondents question value of degree-level education, but most would encourage their children to enrol Chris Havergal 11月 15日
The British public supports universities – it’s time government gets on board If not, the country’s single biggest success story could be at risk, says Janet Beer Janet Beer 11月 15日
London reigns supreme in capturing research council funding Imperial and UCL secure far more grants by value as Oxford slips back Rachael Pells 11月 15日
UK research grant success rate falls in return to long-term trend Rising value of grants suggests that winning funding is likely to remain highly competitive Rachael Pells 11月 15日
Student marks raised weeks after league table concerns email Some grades increased at Teesside using standard formula in case that could be smoking gun on reasons for wider grade inflation Simon Baker 11月 15日
