Reward quality, not student numbers, German science council urges Universities should focus on standards as enrolments stagnate, says Science and Humanities Council Emily Dixon 2月 2日
France unveils new scheme to attract Indian students Emmanuel Macron reaffirms goal of welcoming 30,000 Indian students by 2030 during state visit Emily Dixon 2月 2日
European science ‘must catch up with China and US’, says ERC head Maria Leptin says Horizon Europe successor must vastly increase research funding for Europe to compete Emily Dixon 2月 2日
Oxford Brookes confirms music and maths closures despite protests University blames external factors for cutbacks as accounts show improving financial position Tom Williams 2月 2日
Disclosure scheme ‘could be game changer’ for tackling harassment Universities urged to join initiative that shares details of disciplinary processes between employers Patrick Jack 2月 2日
Privileged students ‘more likely to use ChatGPT’ on assessments Survey finds evidence of ‘emerging digital divide’ as majority of undergraduates say they use generative AI to help with assessments Tom Williams 2月 1日
Gender differences vanishing in scientific and academic attrition Researchers are leaving the profession in alarming numbers, but study suggests gender has surprisingly little to do with it John Ross 2月 1日
Tide turns on ‘inherently biased’ student evaluations of teaching Universities begin to phase out module feedback exercises in favour of less formal check-ins and peer reviews Tom Williams 2月 1日
With the USS on the up, we need to try to flatten the roller coaster The pension scheme’s healthy reported surplus could allow us to put benefits and contribution rates on a more stable long-term footing, says Carol Young Carol Young 2月 1日
Extend childcare grants to postgraduates, urge universities Students doing master’s and PhDs in the UK are ineligible for childcare grants, which are in place only for full-time undergraduates Patrick Jack 1月 31日
‘Endemic’ casualisation ‘a choice, not a necessity’, says UCU Union ranks institutions on efforts to better support precarious workforce, and finds most failing to get to grips with the issue Tom Williams 1月 31日
Russell Group universities contemplate overseas student ‘shocks’ Research-intensives warn they are ever more reliant on Chinese and Indian students, as York’s sharp fall sounds alarm on global market shifts John Morgan 1月 31日
