Issues raised by Jason Arday case sent many scholars back on to platform now known as X for first time in years. But critics say Elon Musk-owned site is still no ‘healthy home’ for debate
Committee mulls amendment of threshold standards as new report highlights how ARC-funded researchers continue to collaborate with likes of Iran and Russia
Bristol v-c and new chair of Russell Group discusses rogue agents, what minimum entry standards could look like and whether the sector can continue to present a united front
Scrapping of contentious legislation could open up new era of academic freedom, say scholars, but only if it is accompanied by wider changes in institutional culture
With its leadership team and political support gone, a proposed flagship research institution in Saudi Arabia is set to ‘quietly fade away’, experts believe
Science and universities have ‘weathered a collapse in trust’ in many major UK institutions, although ‘shallow’ public support has not been stress-tested, research by Campaign for Science and Engineering suggests
LLMs cannot be relied on to give accurate indication of student performance, researchers find, as universities explore ways of relieving pressure on markers
Prestigious programme that has brought international scholars to Tsinghua for past 10 years aims to foster ‘more nuanced view’ of Eastern giant – despite ever-changing geopolitics
No signs Flávio Bolsonaro would depart from jailed father’s anti-science legacy, experts say, but Lula has also struggled to relieve pressure on higher education
Campaign groups say regulator should expect influx of cases, but many academics are still not aware that the long-delayed complaints scheme is set to launch
