Sydney to eschew action against whistleblowers
Move comes amid concern about treatment of academics who criticise employers
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‘Varsity Blues’: fresh charges against parents and coaches
Defendants see new charges as bid to intimidate them into admitting guilt
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Quarter of ethnic minority students in UK racially harassed
Equality and Human Rights Commission report says UK universities “oblivious” to scale of abuse on campus
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Call for Athena SWAN to be rolled out across Europe
Gender action project also calls for increased focus on gender equality in evaluation of Horizon Europe research proposals
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Almost half of ߣߣƵns want fewer foreign students: survey
Opposition driven by fear of ‘increases in cultural diversity’, analysis suggests
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Universities use apprenticeship levy to fund academics’ training
Scheme means universities can spend levy money on own training for lecturers instead of seeing it claimed by government
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Researchers concerned as tech giants choke off access to data
There is a vast universe of information about people’s online behaviour. But academics say social media firms are restricting access to it, leaving us in the dark about the web
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New Swiss technology university aims to solve global problems
Schaffhausen Institute of Technology will work closely with industry and focus on interdisciplinary research and education
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Taiwan cracks down on campus clashes tied to Hong Kong protests
Tensions between Hong Kong and mainland China students play out at universities
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Administrators still feel like academics’ poor cousins
Universities must improve their career development support for professional and support staff, says Alex Holmes
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Male domination of ߣߣƵn engineering academy recedes
Technology organisation says gender balanced intake is a sign of things to come
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UK Darpa to sit outside UKRI umbrella, says minister
Chris Skidmore reiterates desire for UK to associate to Horizon Europe, but says negotiations are unlikely to begin until the second quarter of 2020
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Trudeau re-election raises hopes of student finance reform
Liberals’ likely partners equally committed to reducing burden on graduates
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Tying funding to tackling bullying could feed secrecy, UKRI told
Research umbrella organisation puts off decision on whether to introduce ultimate sanction until more evidence is available
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Asian universities contend with their #MeToo moment
Social media posts by students at home and abroad push universities to address harassment and assault