News: academic

BESA to run EdTech Exchange in joint venture with founders

The British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA) is to take on the operational running of start-up mentoring organisation EdTech Exchange, in a joint venture with its... Read more

Collins Learning promotes Eardley and Mooney

Collins Learning has promoted Sam Eardley and Ian Mooney to newly-created positions as part of its "significant new assessment business strand"... Read more

Pearson has made 'good progress' in 2017

Pearson made "good progress" in 2017, slashing its net debt and projecting full-year profits to come in at the top end of its guidance.... Read more

Informa in talks to merge with UBM

The parent of Taylor & Francis, Informa, is in talks to merge with UBM. Read more

Digital Science discovery platform 'will transform scholarly search'

Holtzbrinck technology company Digital Science has collaborated with high-profile universities and research funders to develop a platform, Dimensions, which it says will "democratise and transform... Read more

OUP's Lorraine Keelan dies

Lorraine Keelan, Oxford University Press' UK sales director for Education, has died. Read more

Williams made Emerald Publishing c.e.o.

Vicky Williams has been appointed c.e.o. of Emerald Publishing, as current chief executive Richard Bevan becomes executive chairman of the group.... Read more

Frances Pinter steps down from KU Research

Frances Pinter is relinquishing her position as executive director of policy analysis and research group Knowledge Unlatched Research this spring. Read more

New award for University Press publishing

A new award is being launched to recognise an individual, team or press that has made an outstanding contribution to University Press publishing. Read more

Johnson: 'universities facing free speech challenge'

The universities minister Jo Johnson has used a Boxing Day speech to highlight the issue of free speech and debate in universities. Read more

Johns to chair new HE body, as three agencies merge

A long-anticipated merger between the Higher Education Academy (HEA), the Equality Challenge Unit (ECU) and the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education (LFHE) has been confirmed.... Read more

Nature editor-in-chief Campbell moves to Springer Nature

Sir Philip Campbell, who has been the editor-in-chief of scientific journal Nature for the past 22 years, is moving to a new role as editor-in-chief of Springer Nature.... Read more

Hurcombe appointed Hodder Education c.o.o.

Egmont Publishing's chief financial officer Alan Hurcombe has been appointed to the new role of chief operating officer for the Hodder Education Group.... Read more

Blackwell Learning acquired by Kortext

Blackwell’s e-textbook platform, Blackwell Learning, has been sold to rival Kortext for an undisclosed sum. Read more

Schools should use transgender books, says new guidance

Primary schools should use books featuring transgender parents or celebrating gender identity, according to fresh guidance from the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT).... Read more