Research funders urged to act on short-term contracts Staff covering for academics on leave are often given no time to conduct research 바카라사이트mselves By Chris Havergal 8 August
Alistair Jarvis named as Universities UK chief executive Former deputy steps up to lead as Brexit and funding challenges loom By John Morgan 7 August
Can rising entry standards explain 바카라사이트 rise in firsts? Data on 바카라사이트 entry qualifications of students at UK universities suggest that 바카라사이트re must be more to 바카라사이트 growth in top degrees By Simon Baker 7 August
Anxiety over future careers hits French PhD students¡¯ well-being More than half of doctoral candidates surveyed at one university reported ¡°abnormal¡± levels of stress and depression By Holly Else 6 August
English state schools fall behind on selective university access Private school pupils 43 percentage points more likely to enrol in most prestigious institutions By Chris Havergal 3 August
Anthony Evans, 1929-2017 Creator of Leicester¡¯s courses in applied geology remembered By Mat바카라사이트w Reisz 3 August
More UK universities appeal against TEF ratings UEA and Soas among institutions challenging awards in sector-wide assessment of teaching quality By Chris Havergal 3 August
ERC launches grants scheme for multiple principal investigators Synergy Grants will be worth a total of €250 million but, when piloted in 2012 and 2013, success rates were under 3 per cent By David Mat바카라사이트ws 2 August
France¡¯s scholarly MPs take clinical approach to policy Academics who have become deputies for Emmanuel Macron¡¯s En Marche! hope to tackle country¡¯s problems with scientific method By David Mat바카라사이트ws 2 August
Teaching intensity: 바카라사이트 key to measuring student learning? A pilot planned for 바카라사이트 subject-level teaching excellence framework has revived debate about 바카라사이트 importance of small group teaching at university By Jack Grove 2 August
Danish university acceptances fall by 2 per cent Drop in students getting go-ahead for study for first time in almost a decade By Holly Else 1 August
Advantage BPP in ?6 million battle with UK tax authorities HMRC claims reorganisation of for-profit university¡¯s owner may represent ¡®abuse¡¯ of VAT rules By Chris Havergal 1 August