Universities ‘central’ to solutions on UK regional inequality Lord Kerslake, chair of UK2070 Commission, calls for ‘MIT of the North’ and ‘HE-FE systems’ in deprived towns John Morgan 11月 15日
Senior technicians at UK universities overwhelmingly male Figures show that even disciplines with a high share of female technical staff have few women at the top Ellie Bothwell 11月 14日
Tory spending plans include ?800?million budget for ‘UK?Darpa’ Boris Johnson pledges to double public spending on research and development to ?18 billion over course of next parliament Chris Havergal 11月 14日
Reassess value of student ‘mass migration’ within UK, says report Hepi study calls for debate on the purpose and value of the UK’s costly system of residential universities Jack Grove 11月 14日
Chinese students ‘unfairly demonised for political purposes’ Flimsy evidence provided for China’s political interference in UK academia has raised questions over the motivation for calls for tougher regulation Jack Grove 11月 14日
The REF must face up to reproduction’s true impact on academics More account must be taken of pregnancy, assisted fertility and miscarriage, say Christina Hellmich and Marina Della Giusta Christina Hellmich 11月 14日
Open science advocate apologises over ‘inappropriate behaviours’ Jon Tennant barred from OpenCon community after breaching code of conduct Chris Havergal 11月 13日
United Nations to make its first major higher education move Unesco is backing plan to improve recognition of refugee qualifications, but some are sceptical about the scheme’s value Jack Grove 11月 13日
Sector agencies told to take lead on diversifying reading lists New study shows reading lists are still overwhelmingly ‘male and pale’ Anna McKie 11月 13日
New ‘strategic body’ for education part of Labour’s English plan Party’s lifelong learning report features call for new organisation to coordinate across National Education Service John Morgan 11月 12日
Managers who ‘fetishise’ certain journals warp incentive culture UK research culture likened to 1970s car industry, with individuals ignoring quality concerns Simon Baker 11月 11日
Support for cross-border teacher education in Ireland is more important than ever A north-south network for educators has been instrumental in the Irish peace process and needs its funding from the north reinstated, say Noel Purdy and Maria Campbell Noel Purdy 11月 11日
