EU competitiveness fund ‘must not overshadow Horizon successor’
University groups call for new fund to ‘complement, but not substitute’ next framework programme
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Elsevier journal under fire over ‘AI-generated’ review comments
Researcher who waited nearly two years for rejection claims ‘nonsensical’ criticisms of his paper must have been chatbot-generated
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Dundee bailout ‘sets precedent’ as MSPs evade funding reform
Warning more institutions may look to Scottish government for support as ailing university’s problems blamed on mismanagement rather than wider funding pressures
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Editors stage mass resignation after academic publisher sold
Amsterdam University Press series editors quit with open letter objecting to sale to for-profit publisher
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Over-recruitment of healthcare students in England is a silent crisis
Current enrolment rates are increasingly misaligned with NHS capacity for clinical placements, never mind graduate recruitment, says Ruth Pearce
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Australian universities face funding threat over antisemitism
Special envoy plans ‘report card’ judging institutions on efforts to tackle hate speech and protect Jewish students and staff
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Universities urged to ‘set the agenda’ on protecting biodiversity
Academics must come out from ‘behind our walls and our labs’ and take the lead on sustainability issues, conference hears
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UCU members told to reject pay offer and vote for strikes
Further meetings fail to reach agreement in UK sector talks, with union calling 1.4 per cent rise a ‘real-terms cut’
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China produces more AI research than US, UK and EU combined
Country amasses 30,000 researchers working on new technology, ‘dwarfing’ the talent pools of its nearest rivals
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UK study visa applications dip after post-study work rights cut
Data for 2025 falls behind 2024 numbers for first time just ahead of make-or-break recruitment window
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Research grant assessments under scrutiny amid disparities
Researchers call for improved national assessment processes as proposals receive different feedback at European level
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‘Watered-down’ LLE sets tone for Labour’s approach to HE reform
More cautious lifelong learning policy ‘inevitable’, say experts, as ministers emphasise phased transition to new system
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Is Australia exploiting international students?
Once, Australia offered generous scholarships to help overseas students gain an Australian degree. Now it relies on their fees to keep its HE system afloat. But with significant proportions of some...