‘Reservations’ on UKRI chair pick’s expertise and Shell job – MPs
Science and Technology Committee says Sir Andrew Mackenzie must improve knowledge of research issues and avoid potential conflicts of interest
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PM to lead council setting ‘strategic direction’ for UK science
Boris Johnson will head new expert panel, with Sir Patrick Vallance leading Downing Street science unit
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The USS is changing its responsibility strategy – do its members even care?
The Universities Superannuation Scheme is changing how it invests in ethical funds, which should be a concern to striking academics, argues Bernard H. CaseyÂ
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Superhuman workloads cannot become the new normal
The amazing work of university staff during the pandemic has created unrealistic expectations, argue Martha Diede and Michelle Pautz
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It’s time for a national lifelong learning strategy in the UK
With business backing for education declining, the government must invest to ensure that universities can offer a lifetime of learning opportunities, says Jonathan Michie
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Will UK PM’s new science council start ‘picking winners’?
Boris Johnson’s new ministerial council has revived discussion over who controls science spending and whether industrial strategy requires government to start ‘picking winners’
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UK universities will suffer badly if pandemic-hit language schools fail
Summer schools that funnel thousands of international students into UK universities are on the brink of collapse, warns Tim Essex
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Augar: 50 per cent HE target yielding to ‘age of everyone’
Former chair of government review sees ‘turning point’ on scale of Tony Blair’s target for half of young people to enter HE
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US campuses growing more divided in lobbying strategies
As annual lobbying spending drops to $75 million, bigger campuses take more control
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How leaders of the world’s top universities are steering their institutions post-Covid
University presidents say the crisis has made clear the essential aspects of higher education and the best way to deliver them, but concerns over the future remain, reports Ellie Bothwell
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Do national research assessment exercises still pass peer review?
As an international review of the UK’s REF begins even before the assessment panels have done their work, has the exercise’s reliance on rereading published papers finally had its day? Might it be...
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Mariana Mazzucato: greed holding back, not helping, vaccine drive
Boris Johnson ‘completely wrong’ about vaccine success, while UK industrial strategy vacillation ‘reeks of insecurity’, innovation expert tells THE summit
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UKRI’s support for green open access is the right way forward
New guidelines have rightly rejected publisher claims that gold is the only sustainable path for open access, say Stephen Eglen and Rupert Gatti
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Industrial strategy: how does UK perform on areas targeted?
Research areas that will receive special attention include artificial intelligence and the life sciences, but are they the right fields to focus on?
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UKRI chair pick pressed by MPs on ‘polluting’ career
Ex-BHP chief executive and current Shell chair defends himself as ‘committed to net zero’ in pre-appointment hearing