Don’t suffer menopause in silence, university staff told Opportunities to discuss ‘taboo’ subject and new institutional guidelines will help women during the menopause, says University of Manchester Jack Grove 6月 26日
Suicide rate for university students ‘may be lower than thought’ But new government figures do suggest rate in England and Wales is higher now than a decade ago Simon Baker 6月 25日
Junior researchers ‘need funding for career development’ Report says early career academics should be given more opportunities to lead their own research teams to foster independence and improve job security Ellie Bothwell 6月 25日
Review aims to revive UK’s Race Equality Charter Independent study will examine why more institutions have not joined initiative Jack Grove 6月 25日
Cambridge finance chiefs under fire on fossil fuel divestment Minutes show investment board saw draft of council decision against full divestment John Morgan 6月 25日
Visa system ‘does not function effectively’ for UK universities Cambridge vice-chancellor says reforms are needed if foreign researchers are to be attracted to post-Brexit Britain Rachael Pells 6月 22日
UK’s EU settled status plan offers ‘serious challenge’ on study leave Russell Group broadly welcomes 91茄子 Office plan, but warns on project’s impact on study leave abroad John Morgan 6月 21日
Few applicants to UK universities know what TEF is, survey finds Only 17 per cent of Ucas questionnaire’s 85,000 respondents understood government’s flagship exercise designed to improve student choice Chris Havergal 6月 21日
Twice as many students skip all lectures when videos available Introduction of lecture capture also leads to significant drop in attainment, King’s College London study finds Anna McKie 6月 21日
UK’s for-profit college bosses pocket more than v-cs Analysis of accounts of institutions receiving public funding reveals large salary, bonus and dividend payouts Jack Grove 6月 21日
Thinktank wants England-wide exams to tackle grade inflation Reform wants external professional bodies to set university standards and to determine the proportion of each degree classification that an institution can award John Morgan 6月 21日
Foreign academics fear discrimination in Denmark Overseas scholars use survey to warn of hostile political rhetoric against immigrants David Matthews 6月 20日