Royals back gender and climate action on Pacific tour
Duke and Duchess of Sussex highlight universities’ work on climate change resilience and gender equality
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China urged to play the long game of scientific development
Tsinghua provost urges researchers to take the risks required to achieve major breakthroughs
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Quality questions in US shift towards competency-based assessment
Trump administration plans to allow universities to attract federal funding for students based not on the amount of time they spend studying but on measurements of their ability
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Cambridge ‘forces of conservatism’ fight postdoc voting plan
Conflict over proposals to grant say in running of university to all 4,000 postdocs, who conduct ‘bulk’ of research
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Is REF moving the goalposts for early career working-class researchers?
‘Sorry, you need some REF publications’ is becoming commonplace in rejection letters, says Robert Hesketh
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Call for creation of teaching-focused universities in Australia
Consultants argue Humboldtian ideal of research-informed teaching ‘shackles’ institutions into uniformity
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UCU: when the branches and the centre are brave
The UCU is in a unique position of strength and reflection – the low turnout for the pay dispute ballot doesn't change that, says Michael Carley
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Adelaide and South Australia call off merger talks
Negotiations unable to reach agreement on ‘threshold issues and strategic risks’
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Students’ view of PhD’s value drops as course progresses
Satisfaction with postgraduate research declines significantly over course of programme, survey reveals
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MPs want UK university funding tied to tackling sexual harassment
Women and Equalities Committee call for UK to follow US Title IX example, accusing government, regulators and institutions of ‘passing the buck’
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Indian academics banned from criticising government
Government says rules on conduct of civil servants should apply to scholars at central universities
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Flipped classroom struggles to catch on in Europe
Half of continental institutions are developing online learning programmes, survey says
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Who will protect academics from plagiarism by other academics?
While universities install strict plagiarism rules for students, more measures should be in place to fight plagiarism among academics, argues Ken Masters
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Hard Brexit ‘could cripple UK science’, warns Crick Institute
Survey of scientists at Francis Crick Institute finds that only 10 per cent are confident about the future of UK science
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UK HE staff back pay strike but turnout mostly falls short
Staff at seven campuses set to walk out after hitting required turnout