King’s dean: English universities should consider going private Leaving state regulatory system might free institutions from ministers’ ‘deeply flawed’ fixation with value for money, says Frans Berkhout Anna McKie 6月 27日
TEF 2018: could metrics alone produce the same results? Analysis of latest data could spark similar debate to that seen in relation to the REF, about whether a complex assessment process is needed Simon Baker 6月 27日
Koen Lamberts swaps York v-c post for top job at Sheffield Belgian psychologist to succeed Sir Keith Burnett later this year Chris Havergal 6月 26日
Don’t suffer menopause in silence, university staff told Opportunities to discuss ‘taboo’ subject and new institutional guidelines will help women during the menopause, says University of Manchester Jack Grove 6月 26日
Suicide rate for university students ‘may be lower than thought’ But new government figures do suggest rate in England and Wales is higher now than a decade ago Simon Baker 6月 25日
Junior researchers ‘need funding for career development’ Report says early career academics should be given more opportunities to lead their own research teams to foster independence and improve job security Ellie Bothwell 6月 25日
Review aims to revive UK’s Race Equality Charter Independent study will examine why more institutions have not joined initiative Jack Grove 6月 25日
Cambridge finance chiefs under fire on fossil fuel divestment Minutes show investment board saw draft of council decision against full divestment John Morgan 6月 25日
Visa system ‘does not function effectively’ for UK universities Cambridge vice-chancellor says reforms are needed if foreign researchers are to be attracted to post-Brexit Britain Rachael Pells 6月 22日
UK’s EU settled status plan offers ‘serious challenge’ on study leave Russell Group broadly welcomes Home Office plan, but warns on project’s impact on study leave abroad John Morgan 6月 21日
Few applicants to UK universities know what TEF is, survey finds Only 17 per cent of Ucas questionnaire’s 85,000 respondents understood government’s flagship exercise designed to improve student choice Chris Havergal 6月 21日
Twice as many students skip all lectures when videos available Introduction of lecture capture also leads to significant drop in attainment, King’s College London study finds Anna McKie 6月 21日