New guidelines set to steer UK v-cs away from pay panels ‘Spurious’ justifications for executive pay criticised as one leader claims furore will ‘blow over’ Chris Havergal 12月 14日
Stephen Bax, 1960-2017 Academic whose research interests were shaped by an African childhood remembered Matthew Reisz 12月 14日
UK and Switzerland ‘best in Europe’ at importing top researchers Research grant data shows patterns of academic migration around Europe – with Italy suffering the biggest brain drain David Matthews 12月 13日
These are the 10 most popular academic papers of 2017 Alternative metrics find that research on dieting, PhD mental health and female doctors attracted the most online attention this year THE reporters 12月 12日
Macron’s climate research programme poaches 18 scientists Response to US withdrawal from Paris climate accords announces first winners – but has been denounced as a publicity stunt by some French academics David Matthews 12月 12日
Ireland seeks five-fold rise in students studying languages As Brexit nears, Dublin plans to upgrade the country's language skills David Matthews 12月 12日
Gulf in funding between European university sectors ‘is widening’ As Germany, France and Nordic and Alpine countries continue with increased investment, much of the rest of the Continent has not recovered from the financial crisis David Matthews 12月 12日
Branch campus leaders told to be ‘more patient’ to taste success Debate follows news that two UK universities are struggling with projects Ellie Bothwell 12月 11日
DfE bids to raise English fee cap to ?11K for two-year degrees Department’s claim that ‘students could be left over ?25K better off’ likely to prompt scepticism John Morgan 12月 10日
‘Concrete reassurances’ on post-Brexit residency and Horizon 2020 Joint publication from EU and UK negotiators confirms EU-funded research will be protected and citizens’ rights upheld Rachael Pells 12月 8日
Controversial Sussex v-c got ?230K pay-off on departure Michael Farthing’s ‘golden goodbye’ likely to intensify calls for inquiry into ‘excessive’ vice-chancellor pay Jack Grove 12月 8日
NAO raises ‘mis-selling’ concerns over English university courses Students do not have enough information to make choices about degrees, says watchdog Chris Havergal 12月 8日
