Research Excellence Framework: next REF delayed to 2029
Year-long delay to UK research assessment follows concerns abolishing minimum output rule for researchers could harm inclusivity
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Record fall in UK university entry rate, Ucas figures show
End-of-cycle data also confirm falling numbers of international student acceptances, plus a slowdown in overseas applications
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Higher education needs more portfolio academics
With academics feeling the strain from higher workloads, the days when scholars had time to write novels or run businesses seem increasingly distant. Lincoln Allison suggests that universities have...
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Can the UK be a science superpower with super-high immigration fees?
Recent increases to already sky-high visa and health service costs have prompted worries that talented overseas-born academics will turn their backs on the UK, undermining the country’s lofty...
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UK, US law must fix clash between privacy rights and protection of life
A web of ambiguity around personal data is stifling universities’ ability to safeguard students’ mental health, say Iria Giuffrida and Alex Hall
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‘Rival’ universities ‘should share facilities’ in funding crunch
Campus Live event hears sector leaders call for neighbouring institutions to share facilities in the face of declining enrolments
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Don’t ‘waste time’ on another funding review, says Greening
Solutions on higher education funding in England already known, says former secretary of state
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Republicans condemn US university presidents on Israel protests
Leaders of three elite universities berated in appearance before lawmakers alarmed by protests
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US student athletes in line for salaries
In culmination of decade-long pressure, NCAA leader suggests minimum annual compensation of $30,000 for top sports players
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Sharon Pickering named Monash vice-chancellor
Australia’s biggest university appoints from within after ‘rigorous and broad-scale’ executive search
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Music helps sociologists to hit high notes
The unexpectedly musical background of many sociologists might explain their academic success, Glasgow professor argues
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2U struggles as US universities go it alone on online delivery
Loss of foundational Southern California alliance highlights institutions feeling they can now competently provide their own virtual courses
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Class attendance in US universities ‘at record low’
Persistent classroom absences attributed to online hype, mental stress, adjunct reliance and job-centric mindsets
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Journal editors are like gods – but I would rather be a mere mortal
The nectar of power and prestige is sweet, but modern editors have to swallow an embittering volume of hard graft, too, says Adrian Furnham
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English universities have a central role to play in the devolution agenda
Civic mission demands close collaboration with combined authorities to ensure graduates, research and relationships are fit for purpose, says Katy Shaw