Sexual misconduct book chapter ‘spiked’ after professor objects Editors claim voices of victims are being silenced as future of Routledge book on harassment in academia left in doubt John Morgan 9月 12日
‘Excessive’ workloads clearing marking backlog ‘unmanageable’ Union members say tight deadlines not achievable as boycott ends as universities push to allow students to graduate Tom Williams 9月 12日
English-language teaching under pressure ahead of Dutch election Some fear anti-Anglicisation politician will stick to hard line if he wins big, but even milder consensus to limit non-Dutch teaching to a third of each programme would bring major disruption to many departments Ben Upton 9月 12日
Spin-out success needs less fighting over the spoils and more risk-taking Business development should be left to the schools and faculties that house the researchers and students whose ideas drive innovation, says Ben Clark Ben Clark 9月 12日
Revive minimum entry requirement plan for loans, say Tory MPs ‘New Conservatives’ say young people ‘do not have the right to study Mickey Mouse courses at the taxpayer’s expense’ Patrick Jack 9月 11日
Swap authorship for ‘movie credits’ approach, academics suggest Listing all contributors would avoid damaging rows and properly reflect work of scholars, says elite European university group Jack Grove 9月 11日
UCU staff hold ‘last resort’ strike ballot over union cuts Decision to reduce resources for postgraduate rights campaign goes against wishes of members, Unite says Patrick Jack 9月 11日
Care leaver university entry-gap ‘would take 100 years to close’ Just 0.4 per cent of student populations at elite universities have experienced being in care, finds new report Patrick Jack 9月 10日
Albania’s HE reforms are more about political control than modernisation Rationalising resources is the official reason for proposed mergers, but Albanian history suggests a darker motive, says Arjan Shahini Arjan Shahini 9月 9日
Raac: UEA moves students out of Ziggurats over concrete fears Discovery adds to multimillion-pound repair bill on brutalist campus and comes as managers battle spiralling deficit Chris Havergal 9月 8日
Undercover with the female influencers of the American far right Researcher disturbed by how easy it was to get sucked into lives of women who serve up beauty advice alongside racial hatred Matthew Reisz 9月 8日
Under-desk heat sensors track staff at Norwegian institute Initiative intended to check office requirements redesigned after privacy panic Ben Upton 9月 8日
