Universities plan legal action over Dutch cuts ‘breach of trust’
Budget cuts of €500 million to higher education and research funding in the Netherlands breach government agreement, universities say
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Funding crisis risks ‘uneven’ response to new harassment rules
English universities pushing to show they are serious about tackling sexual misconduct ahead of new regulatory requirements but experts say efforts still ‘patchy’
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Are the US’ international funding cuts another nail in the SDGs’ coffin?
Sweeping cuts to USAID and the NIH have stranded the numerous overseas research groups in the Global South that relied on their funding. With scepticism already mounting that the SDGs will be met by...
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In my field, a little goes a long way. So why must we chase large grants?
More research council funding in the humanities and social sciences should be distributed in the form of micro-grants, says Peter Sutoris
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Spin-out money ‘no quick fix’ but can ‘replenish the pot’
Universities should reinvest any money made from commercialisation rather than see it as a way of fixing financial problems, says expert
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AI risks undermining the heart of higher education
If students don’t make the effort to comprehend, synthesise and relate ideas for themselves, they will miss out on meaningful academic growth, says Zahid Naz
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Make academia’s ‘implicit rules’ explicit, universities urged
Survey of first-generation scholars finds many struggle with ‘unwritten rules’ of academic life
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Funding cuts hamper business and community engagement efforts
Drops in the number of new spin-out companies and public events may show start of retrenchment in outward-facing activities
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Risk of US isolationism as Canadian academics urged not to travel
Union tells scholars to avoid all but essential trips and academic conferences choose non-US locations amid ‘sea change’ in research collaboration
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We must support research preserving culture, history and human dignity
Exeter’s self-funded translation of Ukrainian war poetry ensures it reaches a global audience and contributes to historical justice, says Svitlana Arbuzova
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UNSW scraps trimester calendar after workload complaints
Three-term system ‘suited the time’, but post-pandemic conditions bring new priorities, says university
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Tailoring teaching for disabled students ‘can benefit everyone’
As people from non-traditional backgrounds become the majority in ߣߣÊÓƵn universities, a legal academic argues that efforts to accommodate them can help the old guard too
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Room for foreign degrees in Singapore despite official distancing
Private providers needed to fills gaps for working adults even as government focuses on public sector
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Scholars hope Harvard defiance spurs wider pushback against Trump
University’s refusal to concede to demands over protests and DEI despite risk of ‘grave consequences’ has led to renewed optimism among staff