EHRC guidance on single-sex spaces a ‘big shift’ for universities
New code confirms trans people can be excluded from facilities on basis of biological sex but experts say that does not make grappling with competing responsibilities any easier
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Jessica Corner to step down from Research England
Nursing professor who led overhaul of Research Excellence Framework will leave funding body in spring 2027
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Science job losses ‘at odds with Labour’s industrial strategy’
Ministers urged to intervene as proposed cuts to highly regarded chemistry departments threaten UK government’s skills and growth plans
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Ban on new Nigerian universities ‘will improve education quality’
Government focuses on investing in existing domestic institutions but minister insists it remains ‘very open’ to foreign campuses
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Call to introduce pan-European salaries for researchers
Proposed ‘minimum standards’ for research careers argue scholars should expect the same living standards across the continent
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Universities are not military targets
Institutions, in Iran or elsewhere, are not obliged to reshape their research to avoid attacks, say Alireza Qaiumzadeh and Sara Gordafarid
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Has TNE become the future of internationalisation?
With visa restrictions in the traditional ‘Big Four’ host nations, and source countries seeking to build their domestic capacity in an uncertain world, transnational education is regarded by many as...
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UK student visa refusal rates rise amid falling applicant numbers
Enrolments from Nigeria, Pakistan and Sri Lanka hit hardest as Home Office gets strict ahead of new compliance rules
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Canberra warned against ‘cherry-picking’ bits of research review
Serd panellist says measures should be taken as a whole, stressing that R&D-fuelled economic development does not work without fundamental research
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Retaining human oversight of AI marking ‘complex’, trial finds
Universities piloting the use of AI tools in assessment identify ‘tension’ in determining correct role for academics to play
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Indigenous university leaders ‘paid less than colleagues’
Australian study reveals lower salaries, inconsistent seniority levels and thwarted development opportunities for leaders appointed to oversee indigenous access
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University AI policies ‘promise support but deliver surveillance’
Audit of all UK institutions reveals lack of coordination in how student AI use is being managed, with 40 per cent lacking any public policy
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‘Trauma-informed design’: war-torn Ukrainian university rebuilds
Ukraine’s State Tax University considers how to restore campus to its former glory after more than half was destroyed in first weeks of the Russian invasion
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Why is the OfS failing to uphold academic freedom at bible colleges?
The ruling in the Sussex case only strengthens our argument that restrictions at religious colleges are worse, say Chris Higgins and Keith Sharpe