Leeds bans ‘unfairly disparaging’ social media posts University policy criticised for potential chilling effect, just as institutions come under renewed pressure to promote free speech Tom Williams 4月 24日
Franchising: close ‘back door’ for student loan fraud, MPs urge Committee urges new transparency data, strengthened oversight and guidance on how big a cut of tuition fee universities should take Jack Grove 4月 24日
Europe Summit: ‘set clear boundaries’ for industry partnerships Companies must understand that it is not the job of a university to conduct commercial product development, summit hears John Gill 4月 23日
Europe Summit: ‘weak’ innovation funding blamed as bloc falls behind European Innovation Council president says member states are struggling to turn good science into ‘game-changing innovations’ Emily Dixon 4月 23日
DSA outsourcing ‘put targets before disabled applicants’ MPs hear concerns about quality of assessment process under new suppliers Capita and Study Tech Patrick Jack 4月 23日
Academic prosecuted for calling minister’s speech ‘neo-Hitlerite’ Italian philosopher faces defamation charges after condemning use of term ‘ethnic replacement’ Emily Dixon 4月 23日
How men get away with dodging ‘academic housework’ Women expected to be ‘organisational team-players’ while male colleagues ‘allowed to pursue their individual career interests’ Emily Dixon 4月 23日
University staff more likely to be LGB+ than general population Study says fears of under-representation are ‘unfounded’ and warns affirmative action could therefore be ‘unlawful’ Chris Havergal 4月 23日
The OfS’ proposals on student sexual misconduct are not fit for purpose Perhaps we need, instead, a specific tribunal to investigate and hear the most serious allegations, says Guy Micklewright Guy Micklewright 4月 23日
King’s challenged over EDI requirement in promotion process University discriminating against those with gender-critical beliefs, bringing it into conflict with new free speech rules, legal opinion states Tom Williams 4月 20日
Why even a physicist like me should shudder at Goldsmiths’ predicament The humanities- and social sciences-focused institution is the canary in UK 中国A片’s increasingly explosive coalmine, says Sir Keith Burnett Keith Burnett 4月 20日