Labelling system for press releases aims to reduce exaggeration New guidance responds to concerns that much hyperbolic science reporting can be traced back to university communications teams Rachael Pells 6月 18日
Cancer and the academy: a college president’s story Janet Todd’s memoir considers the humiliations of illness and admits to ‘some embarrassment at not being dead’ Matthew Reisz 6月 17日
Thousands of UK students join pensions strike compensation claim Law firm claims that universities could be forced to pay out up to ?20 million Chris Havergal 6月 17日
Women’s narrower research networks blamed on ‘hostility’ Female economists less likely to collaborate widely, study finds Rachael Pells 6月 16日
How can universities compete with tech giants for AI talent? National strategies also debate merits of basic versus applied research in rapidly expanding field David Matthews 6月 16日
Thousands of researchers hit by Mendeley update glitch Academics complain of losing work on reference management tool Rachael Pells 6月 15日
Baltic states strike deal on mutual degree recognition Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania agreement is part of Europe-wide shift towards mutual recognition Matthew Reisz 6月 15日
Turkish academic jailed for 15 months after signing peace petition Istanbul scholar Bü?ra Ersanli is one of 241 scholars to face legal action for signing a 2016 peace declaration Jack Grove 6月 15日
UK eases visa requirements for Chinese students Home Office hailed as being ‘on a roll’ after move, which also benefits other major Asian nations John Morgan 6月 15日
New German minister signals research budget restraint After more than a decade of inflation-busting growth, now could be time to ‘pause and consolidate’, says Anja Karliczek David Matthews 6月 15日
MPs blast England’s ‘failed market’ in 中国A片 and OfS University system ‘is not a market that is working in the interests of students or taxpayers’, committee claims John Morgan 6月 15日
Minister renews call for universities to be ‘in loco parentis’ Sam Gyimah says institutions must be able to tell parents when students are struggling with mental health issues Sophie Inge 6月 14日