UK snub for India in student visa change ‘an act of self-harm’
Home Office generates anger in India by omitting nation from list of countries granted relaxed student visa rules
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Hereford engineering university boss quits
New institution loses its first president Janusz Kozinski in less than a year
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Glasgow School of Art fire: Mackintosh building future in balance
Staff ‘heartbroken’ after second fire at art nouveau masterwork in four years
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Labelling system for press releases aims to reduce exaggeration
New guidance responds to concerns that much hyperbolic science reporting can be traced back to university communications teams
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Objections to double-blind peer review ‘unfounded’
Up to 90 per cent of reviewers unable to guess authors of papers in experiment
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Australia debates requiring mathematics for university entry
Admissions overhaul could trigger wider insistence on mathematics prerequisites
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The v-c pay conundrum
Does focusing on vice-chancellors’ pay really address the issue? Jenny Brown argues that the sector needs to start looking beyond just remuneration when attracting new senior leadership
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Cancer and the academy: a college president’s story
Janet Todd’s memoir considers the humiliations of illness and admits to ‘some embarrassment at not being dead’
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Thousands of UK students join pensions strike compensation claim
Law firm claims that universities could be forced to pay out up to £20 million
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UCU congress: how not to turn victory into defeat
The University and College Union mustn’t let infighting tarnish its success in the USS dispute and a boom in membership, says Adam Ozanne
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Women’s narrower research networks blamed on ‘hostility’
Female economists less likely to collaborate widely, study finds
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How can universities compete with tech giants for AI talent?
National strategies also debate merits of basic versus applied research in rapidly expanding field
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How Oxford is using portraits to change its image
The Full Picture initiative at Oxford University intends to celebrate its historical contributions from women and ethnic minorities and to promote inclusivity around campus, write Rebecca Surender
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Thousands of researchers hit by Mendeley update glitch
Academics complain of losing work on reference management tool
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Chile creates new ministry of science
Dedicated department aims to accelerate move towards knowledge economy