The REF is ruining UK research
Short time horizons and a focus on cost-efficiency are limiting production of truly groundbreaking research, say Moqi Groen-Xu and Peter Coveney
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Hungarian universities sue EU over funding freeze
Six legal cases lodged in bid to release billions of euros of funding, locked away because of threats to university autonomy
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Universities need to help improve AI-driven internet searches
It is vital for librarians to work proactively with tech firms to address the limitations and biases of the likes of ChatGPT, says Leo S. Lo
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Science prizes can be a catalyst for innovation
Raising the visibility of scientific breakthroughs with high-profile awards builds public trust and inspires the innovators of the future, says Richard Friend
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Talking leadership: EUA head wants ‘fundamental’ leader training
Former University College Cork president Michael Murphy reflects on pandemic, Ukraine and Brussels experience as he prepares to step down from top of representative body
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Northern Irish universities ‘in limbo’ after year of no government
Failure to restore power-sharing means funding issues leading to brain drain are not being resolved, warns Queen’s University Belfast v-c
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Insecure employment ‘inevitable when funding is insecure’
Australian universities push responsibility for casualisation onto Canberra’s funding arrangements
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More than 100 jobs at risk as Brighton seeks to save £17 million
University says cuts will ‘strengthen its position’ amid ongoing fee freeze, but union blames costly campus redevelopment
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Academia must respond to AI advances, says Google’s Cerf
Universities have focused on impact on assessments, but internet pioneer tells THE conference changes must extend to teaching and research
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Peer review is broken. Paying referees could help fix it
Offering payment has risks, but it could expand the pool of willing reviewers beyond those on permanent academic salaries, says Duncan Money
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Iran to reward professors for overseeing pregnant students
Government policy is ‘a lot of hot air’ given lack of support for female faculty, says scholar
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Indian universities’ silence on Modi degrees ‘shows climate of fear’
Avoidance of questions about prime minister’s qualifications suggests growing political interference, scholars say
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Campus free-speech crisis inspires new stage comedy
‘Creeping authoritarianism’ and university expansion behind Ryan Craig’s play, after academia largely absent from UK stage since 1980s
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Overseas students tell universities: ‘no housing, no enrolment’
As rentals become scarcer and dearer, international students are increasingly unwilling to travel without pre-arranged lodgings