Bounceback in number of days UK academics spend at public events:
HESA UK data reveals the amount of time academics devote to public events, but have scholars become “apathetic” towards civic engagement activities? Paddy Jack reports
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UK must announce intention to associate to next EU research funding programme 'as early as possible', but also needs clarity on scheme's rules, Sir Gerry McCormac tells #EUA2024AnnualConf timeshighereducation.com/news/uk-urged-… via Emily Dixon

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Proportion of female winners of ERC Advanced Grants falls for first time in 7 years - as UK-based winners still have to move to get Brussels funding, despite association deal timeshighereducation.com/news/proportio… via Paddy Jack

Students back employer levy to fund English higher education in Higher Education Policy Institute study timeshighereducation.com/news/students-… via Paddy Jack

Universities attempting radical restructures of academic year, pushing teaching into summer, but lecturers raise fears about increased workload and impact on students timeshighereducation.com/news/universit… via Thomas Williams

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.Bernardine Evaristo fears job cuts at Goldsmiths could endanger first-of-its-kind master's in black British literature timeshighereducation.com/news/evaristo-… via Thomas Williams Goldsmiths UCU

Early data suggests 6% fall in overseas master's enrolments at English universities this year, but some much bigger drops on some campuses, eg, Staffs -75%, UCA -54%, Leicester -45% timeshighereducation.com/news/english-u… via Paddy Jack

Vast majority of post-92 universities facing job cuts, with quarter seeing 50+ roles at risk while staff who remain potentially face worse terms and conditions, finds UCU survey timeshighereducation.com/news/research-… via Thomas Williams

Staff at Goldsmiths UCU vote to strike over plans to cut 100+ jobs - but UCU Northumbria - NO COMPULSORY REDUNDANCIES could end dispute after compulsory redundancies ruled out timeshighereducation.com/news/union-war… via Thomas Williams

People from specified countries could be banned from visiting Australia for almost any purpose, including study or research, under the latest politically fuelled crackdown on migration. timeshighereducation.com/news/australia…

Singapore university scrapping use of personal statements in undergraduate admissions amid concerns about applicants’ growing use of ChatGPT timeshighereducation.com/news/personal-… via Jack Grove

Cardiff University student back home in Bristol over summer was refused access to mental health crisis team because she was registered with GP on other side of the Severn Bridge. Two days later, she took her own life timeshighereducation.com/news/students-… via Thomas Williams

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University of Portsmouth to cut jobs in 'academic reset' that could see faculties merged: 398 staff reportedly at risk of redundancy, with 47 set to go timeshighereducation.com/news/portsmout… via Thomas Williams

Brussels unveils blueprint for cross-border ‘European degree’ timeshighereducation.com/news/brussels-… via Emily Dixon

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Graduate visas: potentially significant that the govt asked MAC to complete its 'rapid review' of the route by 14 May - nine days before the net migration figures for year to Dec 2023 are due out. timeshighereducation.com/news/conservat…

Study by Joey Crawford links student usage of ChatGPT to loneliness and a reduced sense of belonging timeshighereducation.com/news/student-c… via Thomas Williams