Russell Group joins call for ‘openness’ in Horizon successor
Research-intensive universities urge UK to signal ‘early intent’ to associate to FP10
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Students win plagiarism appeals over generative AI detection tool
Ombudsman tells universities to be mindful of ‘limitations’ of detection tools and to consider if they are biased against international students
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University collaboration is better than competition to boost UK innovation
Cambridge and Manchester’s blueprint will build on existing assets and address real constraints to deliver results quickly, say Deborah Prentice and Duncan Ivison
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Drop ‘science superpower’ slogan, Wellcome urges UK government
Boris Johnson-era messaging about ‘UK greatness’ in science annoys and alienates potential research partners, says report from major funder
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New Zealand relaxes work rules in new push for overseas students
Country aims to double international education revenue by 2034, as it aims to capitalise on tightened rules in rival destinations
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Flinders ‘comes of age’ as two other Adelaide universities merge
Being odd one out from a celebrated merger makes it ‘easier to differentiate’, while conferring the ‘mantle of seniority’, says vice-chancellor
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‘Disappointing’ LLE changes ‘unambitious’, says Birkbeck v-c
Lack of details on institutional eligibility for new student funding scheme brings more uncertainty to providers, according to Sally Wheeler
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US scholars want UK jobs but some university roles ‘hard to fill’
Applications for professional service posts decline as appeal of working in universities ‘fades’, but academics face more competition than ever
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Will AI be the death of liberal arts in Asia?
An Indian university founder recently quoted Google AI in defence of his institution’s failure to back an under-fire academic. The incident exemplifies the threat posed to viewpoint diversity on...
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As a British parent in the US, I’ve seen what UK alumni relations is missing
The alumni reunion events that I am launching as Cardiff chancellor will cement lifetime engagement and, hopefully, donations, says Laura Trevelyan
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Impostor syndrome soured my PhD – then I was diagnosed with dyspraxia
Facing a thesis whose bibliography alone was longer than any essay I’d ever written, I was convinced that this time I’d gone too far, says Polly Penter
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New widening access scheme targets ‘overlooked’ group
Students who have previously been safeguarded progress to university in ‘vanishingly low’ numbers, highlights Sheffield initiative
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Universities must ‘reinvent themselves’ to end inequalities
Universities are at a crossroads and must act decisively to become sites of social transformation, says first black woman to lead a university in Brazil
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Students from Vietnam can ‘help stabilise enrolments in big four’
South-east Asian country sees more than 40,000 visas issued in 2024, a 20 per cent increase on five years ago