Emran Mian named as next DSIT permanent secretary
Former director general for higher education becomes top-ranking civil servant at department that allocates £13.9 billion R&D funding
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Reproducibility ‘crisis’ in US science ‘overblown’, says Nobelist
‘AI-powered’ tools used by research sleuths overplay scale of issue now weaponised to defund projects, according to Thomas Südhof
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Birmingham City to axe 340 roles as it shifts focus to teaching
Affected professional services staff will be given the chance to apply for one of hundreds of new posts
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London South Bank hires PwC’s Paul Kett as next vice-chancellor
Former director general in the Department for Education joins university that also runs schools and colleges
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Basic research funding ‘must be protected and grown’ – Vallance
Funding for curiosity-driven research ‘easiest area’ for governments to cut, warns science minister
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Teaching students overseas ‘more vital than ever’, says DMU v-c
Ability to run courses and research in Leicester relies on income from international operations, leader warns after criticism of expansion plans
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Atec urged to act as regions miss out on domestic student growth
Data shows surge in enrolments concentrated in metropolitan universities, as new Australian commission comes into being
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Students see affording living costs as ‘own responsibility’
Financial pressures changing nature of student experience as higher education increasingly viewed in transactional terms
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Nobelist: US science took support ‘for granted’ before Trump cuts
Frances Arnold says US science is ‘paying the price’ for not explaining benefits of research funding for ‘far too long’
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In a male-dominated field, my success became misconduct
When student complaints were made against a high-achieving female scientist, her institution launched a one-man inquiry that found her blameworthy merely ‘for doing my job’, she writes: a ‘textbook...
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Ending bullying and precarity should be the Cambridge chancellor’s focus
In recent decades, the post has been seen as purely ceremonial. But there is precedent and justification for a more interventionist role, says Wyn Evans
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Non-EU fee changes ‘not enough to bring students back to Norway’
Universities to be given power to set own prices after mandatory rules dropped, but sector says plans must go further
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Manchester bans some staff-student relationships after criticism
University that previously said it did ‘not wish to prevent liaisons’ introduces new rules ahead of regulatory changes
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No bonuses for senior managers as Canberra targets recovery
Cash-strapped university tightens executive pay as it hopes to return to ‘break-even’ position in 2025