Scholars’ fears inspire colouring book for academics
Satirical take on sector also has serious message for university leaders
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MPs back liberal visa regime to combat Brexit brain drain
The next UK government must move quickly to introduce a “more liberal” visa system for highly skilled academics to prevent a flight of researchers after Brexit, according to a committee of MPs.
Lord Lawson: loss of free speech in HE a ‘great problem’ of today
UK universities’ failure to safeguard freedom of speech is one of the “great problems of our time”, according to Lord Lawson of Blaby, the former chancellor of the Exchequer.
The only conservative scholar on campus?
If you want an apt metaphor for the state of modern America, you could do worse than take a stroll through the grounds of Texas’ state Capitol.
Collaboration on a grand scale: negotiating big science
A research project can be a headache for an academic at the best of times, but what if you were the lead researcher of a study that encompassed more than 200 colleagues, based at multiple locations across the country?
Few Americans have confidence in universities, survey finds
Just 14 per cent of Americans have “a great deal of confidence” in universities, according to research.
Majority of qualified poor students in US ‘not at elite colleges’
The majority of low-income students in the US who are qualified to attend selective universities go to open-access colleges instead, according to a report that shows that most elite institutions could increase enrolment of poor students without significantly hurting their academic standards, graduation rates or budgets.
US Congress rejects Trump’s proposed research funding cuts
US congressional leaders have announced a 6 per cent budget increase for the National Institutes of Health, just weeks after Donald Trump proposed for its funding allocation to decline by 18 per cent.
UK university donations surpass £1 billion for first time
The value of donations pledged to UK universities has increased by 23 per cent in the space of a year, exceeding £1 billion for the first time, according to the Council for Advancement and Support of Education Europe.
UK and Australian universities ‘more stressful than Uganda’
Academics working in the UK and Australia experience more stress in their job than their counterparts in Iran and Uganda, according to a study.
