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ViewUniversities fall short on careers advice for international students

Hepi report suggests that institutions need to improve their employment support

ViewUniversities ‘generate over £5bn for Welsh economy’

Report reveals institutions in Wales were responsible for over 60,000 jobs in 2019-20

ViewProfessional bodies want more investment in R&D and skills

Letter co-authored by Science Council calls for ‘predictable and signalled year-on-year rises’ in research funding

ViewPhysics firms reveal UK’s skills and funding woes

Institute of Physics survey calls for R&D investment amid negative impact of pandemic on firms

ViewKathleen Stock: row intensifies as union and university clash

UCU branch calls for transphobia investigation as University of Sussex issues defence of academic freedom

ViewRoyal Shakespeare Company gets research status

RSC becomes the first performing arts body to be classed as an independent research organisation

ViewUUK urges UCU to help break pensions deadlock

Universities UK wants union to help “urgently progress” negotiations

ViewFears mount over R&D targets ahead of spending review

Government urged to set out plan to increase public R&D spending to £22bn by 2024-25

ViewSkills bill amendments offer protection for BTECs

Two amendments passed by Lords during report stage

ViewSocial mobility scheme aims to diversify young research talent

Paid placements offered at research institutions to help disadvantaged Stem students access academic careers

ViewAdults who struggle to give consent left out of research

Academics say research outcomes are being harmed by not including some groups

ViewBlack graduates suffer racial injustice at work

Report calls for companies to offer more support to Black graduate employees

View‘N-word’ investigation lands Soas with £108,000 bill

FoI reveals cost of independent inquiry into vice-chancellor Adam Habib’s use of the term

ViewDonelan calls out ‘unacceptable’ harassment of professor

Minister says upcoming free speech bill will ensure universities promote academic freedom

ViewNCUB wants global collaboration fund at spending review

Meanwhile, BioIndustry Association urges Treasury to boost funding for Innovate UK and Biomedical Catalyst

ViewScottish government urged to tackle ‘dire’ student housing

Students and landlords call for action on housing availability for students

ViewLondon headteacher to be Social Mobility Commission chair

Katharine Birbalsingh set to take over a year after resignation of Martina Milburn

ViewNew research library fellowship launched

Five £20,000 fellowships available to support “research capacity, capability and confidence” of librarians

ViewSussex VC defends ‘cherished’ free speech for staff

Intervention comes following calls for Kathleen Stock to be fired over her views on gender

ViewWarning over ‘priced out’ members without USS changes

UUK releases calculator showing how much members could pay under contribution hike

ViewLatest UKAEA and UKSA data reveal growing gender pay gaps

Women are underrepresented and earn less than men in both organisations, reports show

ViewFunders start matching words with actions on research culture

Arma 2021: Wellcome, the British Academy and UKRI outline moves to enhance inclusivity

ViewUnequal research management stymies equitable partnerships

Arma 2021: International partners from the global south can lack research administration capacity and knowledge

ViewDelay to UK Horizon Europe deal ‘threatens scientific cooperation’

Group representing 34 European university associations urges politicians to move faster on UK-EU R&D ties

View‘Widen the doors into academia’ urges Ottoline Leyser

Arma 2021: UKRI chief says sector doesn’t welcome “full range of people that we need”

ViewIgnore bad spelling at your peril, universities warned

Office for Students says it will take action if errors in students’ writing are ignored

ViewTop-ranking institutions told to ‘check their privilege’

Arma 2021: Elizabeth Gadd says rankings only benefit “old, large, wealthy, white, English-speaking research intensives”

View‘Academics should be rewarded for supporting careers of others’

Arma 2021: head of Glasgow research policy calls for shift in expectations to improve inclusivity

ViewEPSRC and ESRC publish reviews of their doctoral training

Findings reveal underrepresentation of minority ethnic groups, says UK Research and Innovation

ViewUKRI director praises research admins’ pandemic response

Arma 2021: funder’s R&D Culture and Environment official says research managers have done “amazing things”