Biden signs major US science spending boost
Sparked by fear of Chinese technological competitiveness, Congress acts to double NSF budget with push for applied technology
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Can UCU get the vote out for a sector-wide UK university strike?
Dramatic change in context could help union secure mandate for?broader action but scale of challenge remains daunting
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Transformative agreements are not the key to open access
Without a fuller embrace of repositories,?the transition with be?slow, partial and siloed, says Kathleen Shearer
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New University of Surrey v-c looks to China for industry links
Max Lu, the first Chinese academic to lead a UK university, says that increasing the institution's links with major firms from his homeland will be a priority
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Short-sighted measures of graduate success are good for no one
Graduate careers are long and?pay varies by region –?so why measure course value on graduate salaries 15 months in, asks Neal Juster
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UK to review research system to uncover ‘missing’ elements
‘Don’t always stick with what you have,’ says science minister Amanda Solloway, as new innovation strategy points to US and German models
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UK ministers pledge research funding to make up for Horizon Europe
Formula-driven funding?for those hardest hit by deadlock with EU and more fellowship money unveiled under ‘Plan B’ road map
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Australia must tackle student hunger
Food insecurity?is evident among both international and domestic students at all types of universities, say four academics
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Trouble on the Horizon
The bumper increase in QR funding for England may sound like heaven. But with doubts over the future of Horizon, UK research is stuck in purgatory
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George Freeman’s offer to return as UK science minister rebuffed
University sector awaits political leadership as key posts lie vacant
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Could Neom U be Saudi Arabia’s next top university?
Experts predict institution in planned megacity could surpass KAUST with backing of all-powerful?Mohammed bin Salman
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Local students’ unions are still key to community-building
As well as supporting societies, tackling loneliness and offering advice, unions have no problem amplifying the student voice, says Ben Ward
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UCU goes ahead with ballots on cross-sector strike action
Switch to aggregated voting means staff at 149 UK universities could walk out if union gets majority turnout and support
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The week in higher education – 7 July 2022
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Extend PhD funding to reflect ‘modern doctorate’, leaders urge
European doctoral body says funders must recognise that current financial support is often insufficient for PhD researchers