‘Science diplomacy’ needed to combat ‘eroding trust’ in research
Whole role of science in societies ‘being threatened’ by period of great turbulence, says scholar who chaired Ireland’s Covid vaccination drive
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Northern Irish universities issue plea for ‘urgent’ fee increase
Higher education and business leaders write to Stormont over the sector’s ‘real and current jeopardy’
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University finances ‘worse than predicted’ as nearly half in red
Office for Students warns providers against being overly ambitious in their forecasting after financial performance declines for third year running
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Former Australian v-c avoids conviction after ‘assault charges’
Brigid Heywood told a court she reflects ‘every day’ on ‘momentary aberration’ that ended 40-year academic career
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Cleverest New Zealanders ‘increasingly studying abroad’
Report finds overseas departures among high-performing school-leavers have reached highest level in 15 years, with many heading to neighbouring Australia
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Plan to limit apprenticeship funds to under-21s ‘ridiculous’
Maintaining opportunities only for young people dismissed as little better than wholesale defunding
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Permanent ‘training wheels’ of AI ‘inhibits student learning’
Academics at UCL’s law school challenge sector’s embrace of technology, claiming students’ over-reliance on ‘shortcuts’ damages skills acquisition
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Von der Leyen and Macron’s words on science must be followed by action
Europe needs effective responses to attacks on science in the US and elsewhere, says Jan Palmowski
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Will UK department mergers boost interdisciplinarity – or just cut costs?
The amalgamation of disparate disciplines into larger administrative units is prompting fears about academic identity, voice and workload?– not to mention student experience. Juliette Rowsell reports
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Universities have ‘more power to resist politics than they think’
Institutions forget their importance to countries when they let themselves get embroiled in political debates, summit hears
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Target evolution, not radical transformation, universities told
Fundamental values that form higher education at stake, warns president of the European University Association
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Aberdeen cuts jobs as it targets ‘more efficient’ course offering
Scottish university looks to save further ?5.5 million to bring down its deficit, a year after languages cuts
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Almost half of employers think graduates ‘lack resilience’
Survey highlights concerns that university leavers are less prepared for work than previous generations