Brighton ups admin staff holiday but academics still get more
University increases annual leave allowance by up to seven days as union continues to campaign for holiday equality
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News Talks podcast: Can Hungary’s campuses escape Orbán’s legacy?
After Péter Magyar’s landslide election victory, we discuss why it might not be easy for him to restore independence and academic freedom to Hungarian higher education
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Degree-holders allowed access to extra student finance under LLE
Historic tuition fee rates adjusted to current levels, leaving those who have undertaken traditional three-year programme £9,790 to play with
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British Council to run Erasmus+ as UK and EU formalise deal
Organisation to resume role as national agency for study abroad programme after Capita handed oversight of Turing Scheme
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Late blooming in STEM careers ‘almost never happens’
Early career publishing success is a reliable guide to whether scientists will succeed long term, concludes international study
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Universities and industry need ‘common language’ around AI
Expert says ‘coordination problem’ leaves degree courses out of sync with business needs
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Cash-strapped ANU spent A$170K on ‘communications stocktake’
Contract approved weeks after new leader promised to use in-house expertise and keep consultancy spending to a minimum
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UK universities ‘foolish’ to bank on overseas student growth
Foreign students no longer a magic bullet for cash-strapped universities as visa changes and pricing wars force leaders to reconsider growth strategies
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‘Political shocks’ hitting women’s representation in science
Progress towards equality hampered by crackdowns on academic freedom by populist regimes, finds new study
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Invoking AI’s harm to critical thinking is a weak defence for universities
Calls to ditch AI because it is destroying students’ analytical skills ignore institutions’ questionable record at developing complex reasoning, says Ian Richardson
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Virtual fellowships a ‘lifeline’ for Gazan academics
Universities find ways to help scholars keep work going despite widespread destruction of universities and research facilities
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Postdoc cuts on hold as under-fire STFC announces extra funding
Science and Technology Facilities Council chair Michelle Dougherty confirms ‘top-up’ funding will enable more postdoc recruitment than anticipated
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Scottish Greens oppose REF and TEF in election manifesto
Party objects to marketisation of higher education, promising to maintain free tuition and fight for longer graduate visa
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Birkbeck to offer business degrees at first campus in India
University of London institution sets up in Bengaluru tech park
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