Carers in academia is a relatively novel but topical field. Staff with caregiving responsibilities represent a significant presence in the higher education (HE) workforce. Despite their valuable contribution to society and the economy, carers face many challenges. Some of these challenges have been heightened and rendered visible by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, although this newly…

Technology from Sage has published the fourth instalment in its acclaimed Librarian Futures series: Librarian Leadership on the AI Frontier, which explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping the academic research journey.

Report demonstrates that the N8 universities are not only major drivers of economic growth in the North of England – they are also delivering exceptional value for the UK as

The Coast and Country: Access to higher education cold spots in England report shows that pupils from free school meal backgrounds in rural areas are less likely to go on to higher education than their urban peers, while those from coastal areas are less likely to progress to university than young people living inland.

The Professional Doctorates Survey, which was run jointly by UKCGE and University Alliance, has now closed and we wish to thank all participants for their…

RGSU International Student Report We’ve heard from almost 5000 international students across the Russell Group.Our research explored the positive contribution that international students make to UK universities and beyond, as well as the barriers they face through the immigration system.

Ed Stevens and Rebecca Pericleous describe how universities should deploy activist-in-residence schemes to democratise academic practice

Are parents intervening more in their children’s higher education – and if so, why? Rachel Brooks looks at paradoxical parenting practices

Research has shown that most resources shared in articles (e.g., URLs to code or data) are not kept up to date and mostly disappear from the web after some years (Zeng et al., 2019). Little is known about the factors that differentiate and predict the longevity of these resources. This article explores a range of explanatory features related to the publication venue, authors, references, and where the resource is shared. We analyze an extensive repository of publications and, through web archival services, reconstruct how they looked at different time points. We discover that the most important factors are related to where and how the resource is shared, while surprisingly little consideration is given to the author’s reputation or prestige of the journal. By examining the places where long-lasting resources are shared, we suggest that it is critical to educate researchers on modern sharing technologies. Finally, we discuss implications for reproducibility and acknowledge scientific datasets as first-class citizens of science.

The cost of higher education is seen as having a poor payoff in areas with few graduate jobs, and universities, colleges and schools are not doing enough to persuade young people from cold spots to invest now for higher earnings later.

Overview Terms of Reference Working Group Milestones Supporting documents To review the original report’s themes in a more recent policy context, the Academy ran a symposium on Future-proofing UK Health Research in November 2024.

Key documents regarding the United Kingdom and European Union's substantial package to take forward our future partnership

Scientific Knowledge Graph. Scholarly Communication Knowledge Graph. Open scholarly communication infrastructure.
European Open Science Cloud. Open Access. Open Data. Open Science

UKRI should strengthen its approach to taking bolder decisions and address data challenges to maximise value for money for the taxpayer.

New survey reveals the full of extent of cost cutting measures universities are taking following years of frozen tuition fees.

Those admitted to elite UK universities with lower entry requirements still performed well academically, analysis suggests