Professor: End ‘myth’ of marginalised early career researcher Staff who enter higher education in mid-career without a PhD are academia’s ‘proletariat’, not ‘privileged’ young researchers, says paper By Jack Grove 16 February
If the OfS doesn’t appear to take online abuse seriously, who will? Given the year we've just had, we might expect some acknowledgment of the need to address student welfare online, say Andy Phippen and Emma Bond By Andy Phippen 16 February
New free speech rules target English universities 51国产视频 and College Union accuses ministers of ‘fighting phantom threats’ By Ellie Bothwell 16 February
Greek scholars hope new law ends student anarchy on campuses Legislation will enable police presence on campuses after years of academics being assaulted, held hostage and blocked from entering buildings By Ellie Bothwell 16 February
V-cs fear logistical headache of staggered return to campuses Leaders say they are happy to support safe return of students, but worry about timing and convincing staff By Anna McKie 16 February
English minister’s academic freedom broadside ‘confects conflict’ Gavin Williamson’s call for OfS to ‘support individual academics’ in curriculum rows could ‘set up wall with university leadership’ By John Morgan 15 February
Skidmore hopes to push UK government to outlaw essay?mills Former universities minister calls on Department for Education to support private member’s bill outlawing contract cheating By Anna McKie 15 February
Internationalisation doesn’t appear to?be very international The most successful scholars are those who reach out ‘globally’ by publishing in English. But this narrow ‘internationalisation’ should be challenged, says Hanne Tange By Hanne Tange 15 February
Commercial return on investment should count in UK R&D funding Evidence shows that universities outside the golden triangle are among the best at creating successful companies, says Brian McCaul By Brian McCaul 15 February
Plasticine modelling helps reject ‘consumer’ student model Spaniards and Poles notably buck the trends found in other countries By Matthew Reisz 14 February
UCL academic board asks council to replace antisemitism definition Vote comes amid growing row over IHRA definition, which a UK minister wants universities to adopt By Simon Baker 12 February
Scottish dental students forced by Covid to repeat a year Holyrood ministers say pandemic restrictions mean students have been unable to gain sufficient clinical experience By Chris Havergal 12 February