Labour shadow minister: HE funding ‘shouldn’t individualise cost’
Matt Western says pandemic shows HE as ‘collective benefit’ helping tackle society’s problems, ahead of potential Labour policy battles
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Homeopathy researcher criticised over ‘misconduct’ in drug trial
Journal editors condemn ‘unethical’ behaviour of Clare Relton who told conference about efforts to ‘circumvent’ trial blinding
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‘Quality, not quantity’ key to Chinese internationalisation
Better and more open policies should accompany rapid jump in overseas recruitment, scholars say
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Plagiarism scandals are devaluing higher degrees in central Europe
Too much attention is paid to academic titles and too little to the substantial contribution they should indicate, says Brian Bloch
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Australian language colleges and education agencies ‘collapsing’
More pain in store for Australian universities, as bankruptcy beckons the colleges and agencies that scaffold their international operations
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Leaders say harm from ‘destructive’ research cuts will last years
UK scientific heavyweights unite to condemn massive cuts to overseas research and urge rethink on potential UKRI reductions
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UK universities to consult on changing USS pension benefits
In letter to vice-chancellors, Universities UK says it is ‘disappointed’ sector’s biggest pension fund will not conduct a review of controversial valuation
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Australian cabinet reshuffle sparks dismay among researchers
Science minister’s replacement could curb momentum on women’s progress in STEM, critics fear
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Teaching intelligence: why implement student co-creation?
Anna McKie talks to three experts about the benefits of embedding the concept of students co-creating their own learning
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Unpaid fees leave South Africans unable to claim degrees
Further protests hit university campuses as pressure on ‘missing middle’ mounts
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More than 1,000 jobs at risk at global hubs facing research cuts
A dozen flagship UK-led hubs make up around half the active grant funding from under-threat GCRF budget
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Wellcome’s eight-year awards to offer researchers ‘freedom’
Biomedical funder to widen eligibility of early career awards to encompass scholars returning from career break
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Agents ‘push students to universities that pay the most’
A significant share of university staff and international students surveyed believe agents are biased towards certain institutions
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OfS: National Student Survey will drop ‘satisfaction’ question
But first phase of review ordered by ministers finds preference to continue with ‘existing annual census’
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Recruiting more Black PhD students isn’t so hard if you really want to do it
Anonymising applications and reserving studentships and starter grants for Black researchers would go a long way, says Daniel Akinbosede