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But some fear fee reduction proposed in Augar review would harm arts and humanities
ViewResearch ‘delayed or stopped’ at more than 80% of companies
Research ‘delayed or stopped’ at more than 80% of companies
Most of 500 surveyed businesses that carry out research in the UK hampered by Covid-19
ViewScottish dementia researchers to run 500 miles for charity
Scottish dementia researchers to run 500 miles for charity
Researchers to run, walk or cycle between universities in Alzheimer’s Research UK Scotland Network
ViewWelsh universities must team up to succeed, conference hears
Welsh universities must team up to succeed, conference hears
Push comes as government reshuffle moves research and innovation from education to economy department
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ViewPublic draws the line at free speech for Holocaust denial
Public draws the line at free speech for Holocaust denial
Campus free speech supported—but under a third of those polled want Holocaust deniers admitted
ViewPlea for new financial package to help students ‘survive’ summer
Plea for new financial package to help students ‘survive’ summer
Union calls for UK-wide financial support that would go beyond “measly amounts of hardship funding”
ViewUniversities Superannuation Scheme opts for solar investment
Universities Superannuation Scheme opts for solar investment
University pension scheme puts £200 million into solar after pledging to decarbonise its portfolio
ViewUniversity of Manchester returns Greensill Capital donation
University of Manchester returns Greensill Capital donation
Institution to “discontinue” £2.5 million gift agreement with Greensill following firm’s collapse
ViewNext education minister for Wales announced
Next education minister for Wales announced
Jeremy Miles picked to follow Kirsty Williams as education leader
ViewUK gets national data hub for mental health research
UK gets national data hub for mental health research
Medical Research Council-funded Datamind will bring together disparate data to “transform” understanding of mental health
ViewBusiness department appoints non-executive board members
Business department appoints non-executive board members
University of Manchester honorary professor and chair of Alzheimer’s Society to help navigate Covid-19 recovery
ViewCross-border effort needed to combat essay mills
Cross-border effort needed to combat essay mills
QAA conference hears that academic integrity “is a huge, global problem”
View‘Fundamental adjustments’ needed before admissions reform
‘Fundamental adjustments’ needed before admissions reform
University leaders back post-qualification offers but stress that “key issues” must be addressed first
ViewResearchers to pilot long-term birth cohort study in the UK
Researchers to pilot long-term birth cohort study in the UK
ESRC-funded project aims to address “pressing need for data collection on the next generation”
ViewNIHR launches searchable database of global clinical trials
NIHR launches searchable database of global clinical trials
Tool should allow researchers to access up-to-date information about ongoing research and cut unnecessary duplication
ViewUniversities urged to fix ‘middle-class, white, academic’ leader bias
Universities urged to fix ‘middle-class, white, academic’ leader bias
Conference hears calls for leaders to be appointed based on values, not academic track record
ViewUniversities ‘central to the vision’ in skills plans
Universities ‘central to the vision’ in skills plans
Office for Students director for fair access urges universities to bridge academic and vocational gaps
ViewAcademy of Medical Sciences welcomes 50 new fellows
Academy of Medical Sciences welcomes 50 new fellows
Fellows include scientists behind Covid jab and treatment trials, and UK’s deputy chief medical officer
ViewDeath of lectures ‘greatly exaggerated’ but ‘change needed’
Death of lectures ‘greatly exaggerated’ but ‘change needed’
Academics discuss future of traditional lectures at Quality Assurance Agency conference
ViewTwo more academics appointed to Migration Advisory Committee
Two more academics appointed to Migration Advisory Committee
University of Birmingham’s Dina Kiwan and University of Glasgow’s Sergi Pardos-Prado join government advisory body
ViewUniversity of Oxford doubles proportion of ‘disadvantaged’ students
University of Oxford doubles proportion of ‘disadvantaged’ students
University increases intake of students from state schools and under-represented areas
ViewUUK demands more mental health funding for universities
UUK demands more mental health funding for universities
Call comes as universities excluded from £17 million in extra funding for schools and colleges
ViewMore than 1,000 staff set to strike at University of Liverpool
More than 1,000 staff set to strike at University of Liverpool
Row over proposed job cuts escalates as dates set for three weeks of strikes
ViewPromises, promises: what the election winners must now deliver
Promises, promises: what the election winners must now deliver
Key pledges from the election winners in Wales, Scotland and England’s major cities
ViewRussell Group sets out hopes for trade deals
Russell Group sets out hopes for trade deals
Research-intensive group lists research partnerships and student mobility as vital for trade agreements
ViewUnion rejects fresh pay offer from universities
Union rejects fresh pay offer from universities
UCU pours cold water on employers’ offer of 1.5 per cent pay uplift
ViewHigher education institutions claim £77m through furlough
Higher education institutions claim £77m through furlough
Almost 25,000 jobs furloughed across 700 UK higher education employers, according to latest HMRC data
ViewUK scientists hit by lab delays and shortages due to Brexit
UK scientists hit by lab delays and shortages due to Brexit
But they welcome the chance to relax the European Union’s strict regulation of genetic technologies
ViewSurvey: students less lonely now, but still more so than other adults
Survey: students less lonely now, but still more so than other adults
ONS data also show majority of students are already back at their term-time addresses
ViewUK opens fast-track immigration route for prize winners
UK opens fast-track immigration route for prize winners
Streamlined rules allow Nobel laureates and other prize winners to move to UK more easily
ViewRoyal Society welcomes 63 fellows and foreign members
Royal Society welcomes 63 fellows and foreign members
Fellows include Nobel Prize winner Stanley Whittingham and evolutionary biologist Rebecca Kilner
ViewPoliticians praise ERC as it names 10,000th grantee
Politicians praise ERC as it names 10,000th grantee
Interim president Jean-Pierre Bourguignon says political endorsement “means a lot” to research community
ViewUniversity students working unpaid internships for longer
University students working unpaid internships for longer
More than half of students say they worked for free for more than a month
ViewUCU calls for more research into LGBT+ staff experiences abroad
UCU calls for more research into LGBT+ staff experiences abroad
LGBT+ staff who refuse to work abroad should face no negative consequences, report says
ViewInnovate UK pivots to business with new chief executive
Innovate UK pivots to business with new chief executive
Indro Mukerjee tasked with transitioning Innovate from funding body to agency focused on economic growth
ViewInside story on the £18m student loan overpayment scandal
Inside story on the £18m student loan overpayment scandal
Chris Parr explains how he tracked millions the Student Loans Company took in overpayments
ViewRoyal Geographical Society announces Royal Medal winners
Royal Geographical Society announces Royal Medal winners
Andy Eavis and Rita Gardner recognised for “extraordinary achievement” in the field