Science adviser ‘worried’ about breaching of Haldane principle
Dame Angela McLean hints that long-observed separation between science and government on research funding decisions is fraying

Dame Angela McLean hints that long-observed separation between science and government on research funding decisions is fraying

Institutions sound warning after feeling left out of finance minister Chrystia Freeland’s economic statement

Long-serving David Blaney reaches ‘voluntary exit agreement’ as Welsh regulation transfers to Commission for Tertiary Education and Research

Australian universities say remit of proposed watchdog needs ‘detailed examination’

Minister responsible for higher education tells European universities to stop recruiting its best minds

Pooling academic resources vital to countering ‘market failures’ in pharmaceutical industry, says Covid Moonshot pioneer John Chodera

New measures on ethical leadership and African heritage will help address challenges faced by universities in sub-Saharan Africa

UK ‘needs more good post-secondary education’ but via ‘diversified’ routes, and nations might have ‘limit’ on need for university expansion, says influential expert

Barely half of postgraduate researchers in the UK and Australia feel like they are part of a community of postgraduate researchers, according to major survey

Court case raises conflict between academic freedom and universities’ duty of care, says barrister

Why are advocates for free speech over gender issues so silent when it comes to the right to speak out in support of Palestine, asks Maryam Aldossari

The rise of antisemitism on campus is the inevitable consequence of leaders’ failure to call out the Hamas atrocities for what they were, says Joseph Mintz

Scientific writing should avoid use of terms like ‘cuckold’, says paper finding antifeminist online forums often draw on ‘reputable research’

Strathclyde principal flags growing realisation that greater national coordination is needed between universities and businesses

Quality and resourcing also front of mind for academic heading first comprehensive education evaluation in decades