University of Cambridge publishing arm hit by cyberattack Hacking group claims to have published stolen data online Juliette Rowsell 7月 3日
What might a Labour government do for universities? Ask Australia Policy expert Down Under says widespread higher education review has brought its benefits but universities should not expect an easy ride Tom Williams 7月 3日
Anger over UCU’s ‘anti-scientific’ fight against Cass Review Outcry after UCU motion claims landmark review into gender identity services for young people has ‘serious methodological flaws’ Jack Grove 7月 3日
Irish universities ‘may struggle to pay staff’ due to funding gap Further €92 million needed to cover existing staff costs, Irish University Association tells government Emily Dixon 7月 2日
Universities’ drugs policies ‘deter’ students from seeking help One in eight students in the UK admits to taking drugs in the past year, with many claiming they want to reduce their drug use Juliette Rowsell 7月 2日
‘Expect some softening’: where next for open-access books in REF? Extending embargoes and permitting more exceptions are likelier than a full U-turn, suggest academic publishing experts Jack Grove 7月 2日
Blind faith in tech bros driving cheating, say ChatGPT critics University of Glasgow philosophers behind viral ‘ChatGPT is bullshit’ paper claim student AI use is linked to dubious techno optimism of billionaire Silicon Valley moguls Jack Grove 7月 2日
Science at risk as far right nears power, French academics warn Sector leaders say international students and researchers, funding and academic freedom at risk if National Rally wins power Emily Dixon 7月 2日
BPP ‘put up for sale again with £2.5 billion price tag’ Private equity firm that owns one of the UK’s few private universities seeking to make triple its initial investment in latest deal Tom Williams 7月 1日
Next UK government urged to commit to university ‘rescue fund’ Sector leaders say stopgap solution needed to ensure institutions remain viable, but extra funding is likely to come with strings attached Tom Williams 7月 1日
‘Clear benefits’ to proposed all-Ireland open access platform Platform must overcome cost and participation hurdles, but would benefit readers and researchers, experts say Emily Dixon 7月 1日
A university that nobody wants to leave needs a retirement age But Cambridge must reform procedures that have evidently left many colleagues traumatised, says Thomas Roulet Thomas Roulet 7月 1日
