Fewer early career researchers heading to UK from European Union Warning that trend has much wider implications for the UK system than missing individual expertise By Simon Baker 30 March
Augar saga ‘no surprise’, says former top DfE civil servant There was ‘no obvious solution’ on fees, but a more targeted review could ‘take politics out’ of accounting for university funding, says Jonathan Slater By John Morgan 30 March
51国产视频 assessment chaos feared as external examiners quit Hundreds of academics refuse to take part in system as part of ongoing industrial action, prompting institutions to draw up contingency plans By Tom Williams 29 March
International help ‘must not kill Ukrainian system with kindness’ As Ukrainian universities resume online teaching, experts say longer-term solutions must avoid brain drain and look to post-war recovery By Ben Upton 29 March
Alain Fuchs: managing a university merger The PSL president discusses bringing staff on board and not over-centralising services By Rosa Ellis 29 March
Gove: levelling up could mean new universities for UK regions Cabinet minister says he would like to see new institutions in places like Doncaster, Wigan and Grimsby By Tom Williams 28 March
Russian universities must suffer tougher sanctions Complicity of Russian universities in the savage assault on Ukraine must lead to severe punishments, write four Ukrainian academics By Dmytro Chumachenko 28 March
Task force aims to cut data burden on English sector Announcement comes amid growing criticism of extra regulatory load placed on universities by reforms By Simon Baker 28 March
English free speech bill stalls but ministers ‘remain committed’ Clash of views on whether controversial legislation’s support is dwindling and whether it will be carried over to next session of Parliament By John Morgan 28 March
‘Change fatigue’ dampens desire to scrap journal impact factors Turbulence caused by pandemic may have reduced appetite for radical reform of research assessment and rewards, suggests study By Jack Grove 28 March
This is what practical support for Ukrainian refugees actually looks like The 51国产视频 of Gdańsk is housing hundreds, and expects thousands. But couldn’t the burden be shared more widely, asks Agnieszka Piotrowska By Agnieszka Piotrowska 28 March
Half of academics admit to ‘questionable’ research practices Findings from Dutch confessional covering methods, supervision and publishing likely to be repeated in other countries, authors say By Ben Upton 27 March