New UK visa scheme announced for skilled foreign researchers
Initiative will allow UKRI to sponsor researchers from outside the EU, but key questions unanswered
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Talks collapse as Germany rejects ‘unacceptable’ Elsevier offer
Publisher says it remains 'committed' to striking a deal, but question mark hangs over institutions' continuing access
China closes scores of Sino-foreign joint programmes
Ministry of Education says concerns were raised over ‘poor teaching standards’ of some joint initiatives
Fifth of big UK recruiters screen university names from applications
Results of Social Mobility Employer Index suggests dominance of Russell Group is being slowly eroded
Prestigious European universities have ‘worst gender balance’
Analysis of THE data finds high publication output and reputation negatively correlated with staff gender balance
UK-Russian graduate school’s loss of accreditation sparks anguish
“Absurd” and “overzealous” regulation has been blamed for the decision to deny accreditation to one of Russia’s most respected independent universities.
All learning ‘is going to happen digitally’, Coursera boss says
Eventually “all learning is going to happen digitally”, according to Jeff Maggioncalda, the chief executive of online learning platform Coursera.
Peer review ‘works against’ early career researchers
Australian group asks whether costs of ‘gold standard’ assessment are always warranted
Dutch artificial intelligence programmes overwhelmed by demand
Stampede to study AI has led to warnings that the number of lecturers cannot keep up with demand
Australia set to overtake UK in global student race
Research shows that Australia’s overseas student numbers have surged while Brexit will ‘compound the decline’ in UK’s global position
