UK research council success rates fall as budgets tighten
Drop in success rates for competitive research funding at many UKRI councils highlighted by Innovate UK’s improved hit rate
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UCL East opens with promise to ‘break down academic boundaries’
Research heavyweight seeks to tackle the world’s major problems in single biggest expansion in 200 years
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Quality shouldn’t be judged on absence of information, says QAA
Body calls for regular check-ins with all providers to ensure English system meets international norms
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Impact Rankings 2024: time to submit your data
Universities are now invited to provide their information for participation in the sustainability-focused ranking
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Will ChatGPT transform research? It already has, say Nobelists
Nobel-winning scientists are now using large language models, but experts say their impact on research is only just starting
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Scholarship policies are preserving barriers to low-income participation
Universities and colleges should not cut their own financial support if a student receives an external scholarship, says Wyatt Deihl
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Non-native speakers ‘do worse’ when taught in English
Authors of Swedish study caution that one experiment should not be used as basis for ‘radical overhaul’ of education policy but urge ‘more informed discussion’
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Don’t want to lose future SDG leaders to brain drain? Hire them at college
Developing countries should not hesitate to tap the sustainable development expertise abundant in graduate schools, says Lucia Rodriguez
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Publishers settle copyright legal battle with ResearchGate
Solution will see academic social network check rights information at point of upload and immediately determine how content can be shared
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Portsmouth’s new London branch campus launches
South coast institution joins mass expansion into UK capital, promising traditional degrees and work-based opportunities
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HKUST head: universities must ignite the sparks of innovation
Nancy Ip discusses how universities can boost their output of patents and support faculty entrepreneurs
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Explosion of middle managers ‘ruining university life’
The gulf is growing between self-perpetuating middle management and the people who ‘produce the value’, Australian symposium hears
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Fee levy ‘would prove international students are cash cows’
If Australia proceeds with a levy on international students’ fees, the money should only be used for students’ benefit, representative body argues
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Universities ‘complicit’ in dropout equity gaps
‘Engine of social mobility’ outlines recipe for success: timely, personalised support delivered at scale
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University staff losing offices fear ‘death of privacy’
Chester moves academics into communal working spaces, prompting union concerns about student meetings and equality impact