Looking for the smoking gun: the academics taking on Big Tobacco Bath researchers seek to combine scholarly rigour with campaigning zeal Matthew Reisz 9月 18日
UK universities losing ground on employability to rest of Europe First data from graduate employability survey suggest surge in reputation for continental institutions Simon Baker 9月 18日
Netherlands universities ‘must improve’ foreign students’ Dutch Proposed new law not as tough as some feared – but critics argue focus on Dutch ignores benefits of studying in English David Matthews 9月 17日
Students ‘afraid’ to use university mental health services Nearly one in five first-year UK undergraduates tell Unite Students survey that they have a mental health condition Anna McKie 9月 17日
UK clarifies post-study work visa eligibility after ‘confusion’ Visa route on offer for those ‘graduating in the summer of 2021 and after’, but Indian students concerned by announcement’s ambiguity John Morgan 9月 17日
UK universities stockpiling in?case of no-deal Brexit UUK survey of institutions suggest most feel prepared but student recruitment and staff retention already being hit Simon Baker 9月 16日
Lib Dems ‘moving towards’ graduate tax policy for England But Layla Moran says party unlikely to finalise HE stance before next election – when it could secure pivotal role in event of hung Parliament John Morgan 9月 16日
Sexual harassment in Ukrainian universities must be tackled Free of Communist-era secretiveness, the new president might be willing to tackle abuses of power on campus, says Ararat Osipian Ararat Osipian 9月 16日
King’s school aims to ‘upskill’ civil servants around the world International School for Government chaired by former Australian foreign minister and launched by former UK prime minister Tony Blair John Morgan 9月 15日
Switch to English ‘risks social relevance’ of European humanities There have been big declines in the proportion of humanities and social science papers published in Norwegian, conference told David Matthews 9月 14日
Conflict researchers fear loss of influence from rise of populism Researchers need to find more indirect ways of promoting peace in an age of nationalism, conference hears Matthew Reisz 9月 14日
Humanities ‘risk becoming cherry on top’ of other disciplines Conference on subject area’s future hears warnings against making it mere ‘problem-solving for the sciences and engineering’ David Matthews 9月 13日