South Korean degrees only for international students ‘divisive’
New programmes in K-pop and tech signal shift in recruitment strategy, but academics raise concerns over segregation and long-term sustainability
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Target widening participation efforts at under-16s, report urges
Universities told to engage potential students before they write off higher education as ‘not for them’
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Elite universities face ‘balancing act’ over local students
Leading institutions see drop in proportion of students from surrounding area despite renewed access drives
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OfS to publish ‘expectations’ amid foreign interference fears
Regulator steps in to outline free speech and academic freedom obligations for English universities that work with states overseas
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Do we really need to worry about hyper-prolific authors?
Concerns abound that authors who publish on a weekly basis are cutting corners, corrupting authorship norms and overburdening the peer review system – with AI likely to make matters worse. But if...
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Copyright maximalism will stifle a research-intensive digital economy
The issues concerning AI and copyright are far more complicated than the ‘Big Music v Big Tech’ paradigm presented in the media, says Benjamin White
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‘Persistent imbalance’ in ERC grants ‘undermines science’
Countries representing a quarter of bloc’s population receive just one in 20 grants, finds new report
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Half of graduates feel unprepared for life post-university
Financial challenges and lack of work experience identified as key barriers for graduates hoping to progress to further study or employment
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Brian Cox attacks ‘devastating’ STFC cuts as postdocs slashed
Research groups told funding for early career posts will fall by two-thirds despite reassurances that postdocs will not bear brunt of cuts
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London campuses targeted by Tory MPs as ‘backdoor visa routes’
Shadow home secretary accosts students at university outposts in the capital, asking if some ‘just want to get the visa to come in’
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Dropouts on the rise globally as university participation surges
Graduation rates less than half of enrolment figures as institutions face ‘considerable dropout issue’, Unesco warns
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Canberra to ‘take time’ over response to research review
‘We are all in this together’, science minister insists, amid questions over his ‘trust me’ approach
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STEM practitioners ‘need to learn the language of business’
New initiative to inject scientific expertise into boardrooms complements decades-old programme to matchmake researchers and politicians
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Surge in interest in European jobs despite ‘structural barriers’
Early data from Germany, France and elsewhere show rising interest from international researchers but experts warn that a lack of career progression could hamper efforts