Graduate employment is not an ignoble pursuit for universities
Academics should not feel uncomfortable when their courses become increasingly focused on improving graduate outcomes, says Patrick Callaghan
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Black students in America need wholesale higher education reforms
From admissions to outreach and student data collection, the undergraduate journey must be reviewed to narrow unacceptable social and educational inequalities, say Kim Hunter Reed and Ray Belton
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Monkeypox alarms US university campuses
College leaders wary of limited vaccines, Covid exhaustion and LGBTQ stigmatisation in an environment ripe for spreading, though serious harm judged unlikely
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Biden signs major US science spending boost
Sparked by fear of Chinese technological competitiveness, Congress acts to double NSF budget with push for applied technology
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Universities’ future unclear after ‘depressing’ race for No 10
Sector faces battle to make its priorities heard as candidates reveal little about their views while pandering to Tory base
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UK’s innovation strategy to specify ‘missions’ and ‘strategic tech’
Minister bills new strategy as helping UK to keep pace with ‘global innovation race’
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Did Boris Johnson’s ‘science superpower’ plan misfire?
Outgoing prime minister’s pro-science messaging has been ever-present during his time in Downing Street but has he delivered for research? Jack Grove considers his legacy
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Can UCU get the vote out for a sector-wide UK university strike?
Dramatic change in context could help union secure mandate for broader action but scale of challenge remains daunting
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Transformative agreements are not the key to open access
Without a fuller embrace of repositories, the transition with be slow, partial and siloed, says Kathleen Shearer
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UK ministers pledge research funding to make up for Horizon Europe
Formula-driven funding for those hardest hit by deadlock with EU and more fellowship money unveiled under ‘Plan B’ road map
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Short-sighted measures of graduate success are good for no one
Graduate careers are long and pay varies by region – so why measure course value on graduate salaries 15 months in, asks Neal Juster
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George Freeman’s offer to return as UK science minister rebuffed
University sector awaits political leadership as key posts lie vacant
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Trouble on the Horizon
The bumper increase in QR funding for England may sound like heaven. But with doubts over the future of Horizon, UK research is stuck in purgatory
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Could Neom U be Saudi Arabia’s next top university?
Experts predict institution in planned megacity could surpass KAUST with backing of all-powerful Mohammed bin Salman
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ߣߣƵ must tackle student hunger
Food insecurity is evident among both international and domestic students at all types of universities, say four academics