The UK has risen up the table of countries hosting European Research Council (ERC) starting grants after it rejoined Horizon Europe, though it remains well below its pre-Brexit success levels, writes Jack Grove Jack Grove bit.ly/4dHpAU9

New Zealand universities have expressed surprise after staff threatened strikes over the “slow progress in pay negotiations”. John Ross reports timeshighereducation.com/news/new-zeala…

UK universities ‘central’ to Labour government’s plans, says science secretary Peter Kyle Universities UK conference timeshighereducation.com/news/uk-univer…

The shortlist for Research Project of the Year: STEM for the #THEAwards 2024 spotlights innovative research with far-reaching impact. In the running are ARU; Cardiff University; The University of Central Lancashire - UCLan; University of Exeter; University of Leeds; and The University of Manchester. Winners will be announced on 28

Universities are “central” to the “primary mission” of the new Labour government and both the short-term recovery and long-term success of the UK, science secretary Peter Kyle has told vice-chancellors Universities UK conference timeshighereducation.com/news/uk-univer…

Researchers based in UK academia are “performing very well” in applying for Horizon Europe🇪🇺 grants, but re-establishing submission volumes from the business sector is proving more difficult, UK Research and Innovation’ international champion has said. timeshighereducation.com/news/uk-resear…

Some US universities will inevitably become “more aggressive” in their overseas student recruitment in the coming years, causing disruption domestically as well as abroad, says consultant bit.ly/3ASgWnh

“There was a paradox for me undertaking the review that, it was seen to be an organisation that wasn’t being as successful as it needed to be, yet it was given more responsibilities as it went through,” new interim head of OfS Sir David Behan speaks to Paddy Jack

“Hendrick Matikweni Nkuna was a student at Technikon Mabopane East and a leading figure in student politics...The police shot him on 14 August 1984 and tried to hide their heinous deeds by making up stories about the cause of his death.” We must not forget South Africa's black

New Colombo Plan changes ‘will reverse equity gains’ Mandating longer study abroad stints will sideline the students who benefit most and cannot manage independent travel, practitioners warn. John Ross reports bit.ly/47i0JDR

Former federal Labor Party leader and union boss Bill Shorten has been named next head of the University of Canberra in a move that “breaks the mould” of Australian vice-chancellor appointments, writes John Ross bit.ly/3XyCTAN

Opinion: India needs to slash the number of universities and colleges Boosting access to higher education is important, but closures and mergers will create better institutions for students to attend, says Manigandan Ganesan Read more: bit.ly/3ASnhz8

More must be done to normalise students with caring responsibilities: universities have a duty to put in place a system to support growing numbers of students with caring responsibilities, The University of Edinburgh’s Dr Michelle King-Okoye🇹🇹🇬🇧🇦🇺, Aigli Raouna and Joanna Alexjuk say on #THECampus

Australia’s economy stalls after “crackdown” on overseas students: latest figures showing that growth has fallen to lowest level in decades should be a “wake-up call” for government, says Universities Australia Universities Australia bit.ly/47eobC4

How to help postdoctoral researchers gain experience in teaching: on #THECampus, University of Southampton’s Nicola Englyst and Delphine Boche ask how can we create opportunities for #ECRs to gain increasingly vital teaching experience while remaining on a research grant-funded pathway

Well-intentioned but ill-considered reforms will damage Australia’s outward mobility scheme for students and scholars, experts have warned. John Ross reports bit.ly/47i0JDR

Scientists supported by UK Research and Innovation grants should be required to release their research as a preprint rather than receiving additional money to publish it open access, according to a UKDayOne report timeshighereducation.com/news/end-ukri-…

The shortlist for Research Project of the Year: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences for the #THEAwards 2024 has been revealed. In the running are Bournemouth Uni; Edinburgh Napier University; UEA in collaboration with Norfolk Museums, Norfolk Historic Shipwrecks, and the

Switched on: the Technological or Digital Innovation of the Year category for the #THEAwards 2024 recognises novel uses of technology on campus. The shortlist is out. In the running are Aston University; Imperial College London; RCSI; UCL; University of Glasgow; and University of the Arts London. The winner will

Change is coming, whether HE likes it or not: universities may talk about digital transformation, but they are yet to translate it into action. On #THECampus, Public Digital’s Andrew Greenaway outlines how to start building the momentum for change, instead of standing still