USS may be able to cut contributions, enhance benefits – or both
But rising inflation means that the pension scheme’s recently reported funding position is likely to be over-optimistic, says Bill Galvin
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Manchester investigates PhD student’s masturbation paper
‘Wanking is not a research method; it is just wanking,’ says professor, as doctoral candidate chronicles how he ‘enjoyed’ provocative cartoon images of boys
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QAA back on European quality assurance register after suspension
Lifting of suspension follows agency decision to relinquish role in monitoring standards in England
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Delaware ecologist caught in fish research misconduct net
As Science retracts a paper by a second James Cook alumnus, critics ask where they learned their craft
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Wellcome to favour funding bids from minority applicants
Change comes after consultants find leading biomedical research funder is ‘still an institutionally racist organisation’
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More foreign academics report being denied entry to India
Moves ‘appear to fit a broader pattern’ of Indian authorities using diverse means to restrict researchers’ freedom, says academic rights group
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What will be changing in the Impact Rankings in 2023?
In order to take a deeper look at how universities approach the UN’s SDGs, we are refining and expanding our questions for the THE Impact Rankings 2023.
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Supervisor’s support ‘crucial’ to novice academics’ well-being
While many early career academics are preoccupied with job security, the factor that most correlates with job satisfaction is a helpful boss
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Keep admissions free from political interference – Cambridge PVC
Graham Virgo ‘very concerned’ by Liz Truss’ policy that would guarantee interviews for all straight-A* students
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English student loan interest rate reined in again
Rate will be 6.3 per cent from next month, after projections swapped for real data
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Business schools’ societal impact aspirations are a joke
Unless research culture fundamentally changes, academics will continue to be fixated with journal rankings, says Carl Rhodes
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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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Scottish Highers: fewer top grades as exams return
Reversal of rampant grade inflation may offer hope to English universities whose offer-making was disrupted by predicted A levels
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International student drivers ‘back to pre-pandemic norms’
Covid a memory in most regions as cost, quality, work and migration opportunities guide study destination choices
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Agents expecting to send more international students to UK
Uptick in flows to Australia, Canada and US also predicted