Controversial politician to lead Dutch universities Backlash against VSNU’s appointment of Pieter Duisenberg, who called for investigation of anti-conservative bias on campus David Matthews 9月 11日
Martin Parr’s images of Oxford: celebration or satire? Book and exhibition by one of the UK’s most renowned photographers stem from unprecedented access to elite university John Morgan 9月 10日
Europe’s academies ask: are we in a ‘post-truth’ world? US scholars will also be involved in new push to understand if the public still values expertise David Matthews 9月 9日
England’s new access chief ‘must be public champion’ Administrator taking over from Les Ebdon as director of fair access must speak out on need for student diversity, says sector expert Jack Grove 9月 8日
Warning over ‘underfunding’ of Dutch universities Despite bachelor’s graduates rising by a third since 2009, funding has barely risen faster than inflation David Matthews 9月 8日
UK wins more ERC starting grants after vote for Brexit Fears that referendum result could put off applicants have been unfounded - at least for this type of grant David Matthews 9月 8日
Teaching excellence framework changes ‘will boost Russell Group’ Use of new graduate earnings data further undermines validity of exercise, critics warn John Morgan 9月 8日
UK’s position paper on post-Brexit science aims for ‘impossible’ Aim for UK-EU research agreement ignores ‘decisive’ role of immigration system, argues Leru secretary general John Morgan 9月 7日
Jo Johnson: grade inflation 'ripping through' English sector Minister outlines plans for TEF and new regulator to tackle problem John Morgan 9月 7日
Jo Johnson threatens English v-cs with OfS fines over pay Minister to set out plans for new regulator to ‘use its powers’ on senior pay in UUK speech John Morgan 9月 7日
Russell Group chair hits back at ‘noise’ of university attacks Glasgow vice-chancellor Sir Anton Muscatelli defends ‘cost-efficient’ sector driving UK growth Jack Grove 9月 7日
‘Predatory’ journals: the situation is urgent, so why don’t we fight back? The solutions to the predatory publishing problem are known, we just need to implement them, say Larissa Shamseer and David Moher Larissa Shamseer 9月 6日