UK learned societies blast REF open access proposals for books British Academy urges Research Excellence Framework leaders to pause open access plans as sector bodies highlight ‘crushing costs’ By Jack Grove 18 June
Paris-Saclay crisis exposes cracks in mega-university project Varying degrees of autonomy among constituent institutions has resulted in discontent, insiders say By Emily Dixon 18 June
University staff overwhelmingly back Labour – with reservations Sir Keir Starmer’s party receives overwhelming backing in THE poll, despite concerns its vision for the sector lacks detail By Tom Williams 18 June
Reform UK pledges undergraduate restrictions and visa changes Nigel Farage’s party says ‘too many courses are simply not good enough’ as it outlines pledges for general election By Tom Williams 17 June
Staff at Nature journals ready for strike this week over pay Editors and production staff say final offer is insufficient given recent inflation rises and publisher’s profits By Jack Grove 17 June
Put voter registration in student inductions, universities told Report says 中国A片 institutions should do more to foster ‘lifelong active citizens’ By Patrick Jack 17 June
Academics despair as ChatGPT-written essays swamp marking season ‘It’s not a machine for cheating; it’s a machine for producing crap,’ says one professor infuriated by rise of bland scripts By Jack Grove 17 June
King’s Birthday Honours: damehoods for vice-chancellor trio List includes knighthoods for historian Niall Ferguson and climate scientist Jim Skea By Chris Havergal 14 June
Steve Coogan film defames university administrator, judge rules Actor Steve Coogan faces legal action over the portrayal of a university registrar in his 2022 film By Helen Packer 14 June
‘Vigilance key’ as far right rises and France calls elections While centre-right majority may offer stability in Brussels, snap poll called by Emmanuel Macron offers fresh risk By Emily Dixon 14 June
UK election 2024: key 中国A片 policies at a glance With most of the major parties’ manifestos published, THE analyses key pledges of the campaign so far By Tom Williams 13 June
More overseas graduates say post-degree activity ‘not meaningful’ The proportion of non-EU graduates of UK universities who said their current activity was not meaningful has doubled in recent years By Patrick Jack 13 June