Strike warning over Birmingham’s ‘up or out’ probation plan
Union claims new career framework could result in academics being dismissed if they do not make senior lecturer within five years, but university says sanctions will be used rarely
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Minority academics face dual pandemics of Covid-19 and racism
All faculty endure mounting stress over online instruction, but BAME academics face an even more precarious situation
UK launches national centre to accelerate AI use in universities
Team of experts will pilot AI products and provide support and training to institutions
Equality law threatens US religious colleges’ public funding
Rising public support for barring discrimination against LGBTQ people
Ireland’s once all-male sector leadership nears gender equality
Minister behind gender equality plan reflects on influx of female university presidents ahead of Trinity College Dublin’s provost election
US lawmakers cross party lines in major research funding push
China concern drives leaders of both parties to propose nearly doubling National Science Foundation budget
Leaders say harm from ‘destructive’ research cuts will last years
UK scientific heavyweights unite to condemn massive cuts to overseas research and urge rethink on potential UKRI reductions
UK students ‘support mandatory vaccination’ for campus return
Significant share of students say they would be more likely to get vaccine if they could do so on campus, but research reveals wide differences by ethnicity
Korea doubles budget for language training overseas
Expansion of overseas language courses could offset declines back home
Alberta pulls back on performance-based funding, briefly
Province appears determined to deploy widely criticised tactic once Covid eases
