ERC grants open to Swiss researchers as Horizon talks continue European Commission announces launch of EU-Switzerland negotiations with Horizon Europe association on the table Emily Dixon 3月 19日
Trade book exemption from REF open access rules confirmed Swift clarification of exemption for mass-market books follows claims that REF open access requirements would destroy publishing opportunities for scholars Jack Grove 3月 19日
Halfon hopes sector can avoid repeat of marking boycott issues Minister calls on universities to learn lessons from last year’s disruption at Commons hearing Tom Williams 3月 19日
Patten: boost funding ‘or lose university world power status’ Outgoing Oxford chancellor, ‘chairman of the Tory party when there was one’, advocates cross-party consensus on state investment, not higher fees John Morgan 3月 19日
Student protests go on as Greece passes private universities law New legislation will allow private universities to issue degrees and international institutes to open Greek branches Emily Dixon 3月 19日
Universities look for ways out of TPS as contribution rates soar Institutions need more flexibility on whether to participate in mandatory government-run pensions scheme, Ucea and UUK argue Tom Williams 3月 18日
Thirty days ‘not enough time’ to deal with free speech complaints Short deadline for universities dealing with issues internally will ‘inundate’ regulator with partially investigated cases, sector fears Tom Williams 3月 18日
Books ‘should be open access within two years’ for REF submission Extension of journal mandate to monographs designed to ‘make research more open and equitable’, but has historically been a source of controversy Chris Havergal 3月 18日
Dropped immigration law ‘not reality of France’, minister says Sylvie Retailleau says France wants to ‘welcome’ international students, despite fallout from row over stricter controls Emily Dixon 3月 17日
UK funding crisis forces three more universities to cut jobs Winchester, Surrey and Queen Mary latest to shed academic positions as industrial disputes heat up elsewhere Tom Williams 3月 15日
‘Beyond frustrating’ for Palestinian refugee denied UK PhD visa Amena El Ashkar was hoping to study a PhD in international relations at the London School of Economics but her visa was rejected Patrick Jack 3月 15日
‘Academic solipsism’ risk from chatbot use, warns university head Growing use of chatbots within higher education is likely to foster unoriginal and ‘solipsistic’ thought, says IE president Jack Grove 3月 15日