Cut funding for universities with too many casuals, say senators
Australian inquiry also recommends new national strategy, top-up funding and better union entry rights
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UTS taps deputy Andrew Parfitt as vice-chancellor
In-house appointment breaks with trend of selecting leaders from outside the country, or outside academia
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Relief as UK’s ‘very high quality’ global research hubs saved
Massive cuts to GCRF-funded research hubs will not continue next year after they won praise from a Whitehall review, UK Research and Innovation confirms
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Science-friendly budget poses tough questions for UK research
Spending commitments on Aria, Horizon Europe and UKRI should be welcomed – as should the Treasury’s growing scrutiny of UK and EU research structures, says John Womersley
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Arts and humanities subject rankings 2022: results announced
Universities known for?their?focus on technology are improving in?the arts and humanities
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Should graduate employment data be used to decide course funding?
Amid concern on graduate employment in Westminster and across West, looking at funding systems that put labour market demand at centre is instructive
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The strike vote turnout is neither unusual nor surprising
Inequality, Covid exhaustion, sympathy for students, fear of public opinion and frustration with UCU tactics are all factors, says?Glen O’Hara
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Shift from research to action on climate change, campuses told
We don’t need any more science to tell us what the problem is, says top BEIS adviser
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Interview with Richard McLaren
Sports corruption investigator on feeling sorry for drugs cheat Marion Jones, ‘barely graduating high school’ and how sport might clean up its act
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Climate Impact Forum: embed sustainability in university teaching to save the planet
Changing university curricula to reflect challenges of climate change will inspire students, not lofty environmental commitments, says Daniella Tilbury
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Finnish Minister of Trade and Industry Mauri Pekkarinen: Growing resources for a green future - investing in science and technology (link)
Helsinki, 20 October 2006 Growing resources for a green future - investing in science and technology Speech by Minister of Trade and Industry Mauri Pekkarinen European Conference on Biorefinery...
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Universities have great stories to tell – our future success depends on how well we share them
Reputation-building is more important than ever, but higher education is uniquely placed to meet future challenges, says Mark Scott
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University of Toronto joins fossil fuel divestment movement
Meeting student demand on climate, Canada’s top-ranked institution to cut oil companies from C$4 billion endowment by 2030
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Relief and disappointment as UK puts off ?22 billion target
Sector expresses relief that investment will increase to ?20 billion by end of parliament, but fears?investment?not enough to maintain ‘superpower’ aspiration
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Leadership & Management Summit to highlight sector’s opportunity for evolution
In partnership with the University of Glasgow, this annual gathering of leaders in higher education will examine avenues for growth post-Covid