Talk of humanities crisis ‘overblown’, UK sector leaders say Export-strength research and employer demand make a case for optimism in liberal arts subjects, Hepi report finds Ben Upton 3月 30日
UUK chief: ‘lack of trust’ in sector’s relationship with OfS Vivienne Stern tells Lords inquiry that trust would increase if regulator was more resistant to political direction Patrick Jack 3月 29日
OfS data reveal record inequality in UK completion rates Figures should ‘concern us all’, warns regulator Patrick Jack 3月 29日
‘Root and branch review’ of funding needed, says Oxford v-c Irene Tracey warns that ‘everybody is suffering’ under the current model Patrick Jack 3月 28日
Why are we allowing faculty ‘whips’ to do university managers’ dirty work? Senior faculty are trying to prove their worth by making the lives of others so unpleasant that they agree to leave. It is time to call them out, says Aymen Idris Aymen Idris 3月 28日
Former Greenwich v-c David Maguire to lead UEA Veteran university president appointed to lead Norwich institution through ‘period of change’ Jack Grove 3月 27日
A capital injection would protect the UK’s risky HE funding model In the absence of domestic fee hikes and full-cost grants, world-class facilities will help maintain international student flows, says Ian Walmsley Ian Walmsley 3月 27日
Scrapping BTECs will narrow access to English universities T levels are an alternative to A levels, not to level 1-3 vocational courses. Students need both options, says Sam Parrett Sam Parrett 3月 26日
European cross-border collaboration must be more bottom-up No policy initiative within research-intensive universities can be sustainable without researchers perceiving clear added value, says Sari Lindblom Sari Lindblom 3月 25日
Nineteen Hindawi journals delisted by Clarivate’s Web of Science Clarivate’s delisting of academic publications will send a message that research integrity is paramount, says campaigner Jack Grove 3月 24日
No penalty for Liverpool John Moores’ ‘systemic’ REF rules breach ‘Misinterpretation’ of Research Excellence Framework guidance on staff selection judged not to have materially benefited university Jack Grove 3月 24日
Incomplete reporting in clinical trials ‘holds back science’ Flaws in reporting health intervention studies mean years of research have ‘limited scientific use’, says University of Cambridge study Jack Grove 3月 24日
