When will we ever escape the rut of outdated pedagogy? The UK minister’s demand that universities stick to face-to-face lectures is a step backwards for education, says Wendy Garnham By Wendy Garnham 12 January
Cambridge ends Learning Together after London Bridge attack Review recommends end of prison education programme following ‘unimaginable grief’ caused by 2019 killings of two delegates By John Morgan 11 January
Deficit-hit Goldsmiths ‘at?sharp end of?financialisation of?HE’ Covid and public funding cuts hit London arts institution, while union also criticises new bank covenants By John Morgan 11 January
Anthony Finkelstein: moving between government and academia The City president discusses his personal ties to the institution, the opportunities and threats universities pose to national security, and self-indulgence in higher education By Rosa Ellis 11 January
The latest ministerial guidance is an affront to the OfS’ independence If the English regulator agrees to tear up universities’ current access plans it risks undermining any perception of autonomy, says Geoffrey Alderman By Geoffrey Alderman 11 January
Swiss and UK grantees left waiting as ERC announces awards Success rate for prestigious starter grants drops below 10 per cent By Ben Upton 10 January
UK’s lead on international mobility in Europe ‘shrinking’ Data suggest that European mobility and recruitment from Asia are rapidly diversifying campuses on the continent By Simon Baker 10 January
Islamophobia row puts French campuses in crossfire as poll looms Sciences Po Grenoble director calls for ‘calm and rationality’ after suspension of Klaus Kinzler leads to loss of regional funding By Ben Upton 10 January
A physicist as minister could prompt a quantum leap in Dutch HE Robbert Dijkgraaf's appointment to the Netherlands’ new government has got academics very excited, says Michèle Wera By Michèle Wera 10 January
The UK has already met its overseas recruitment target. Time for another With concerted efforts, the UK could attract far more than 600,000 international students to its shores, says James Pitman By James Pitman 9 January
Sacked lecturer who university refused to reinstate awarded ?100K Union accuses Huddersfield of ‘cold and calculated’ decision not to give Jonathan Duxbury his old job back By Chris Havergal 7 January
‘Stupid’ squabble over Paris name ‘sets France back 15 years’ Decision by top court means another rebrand will be needed to help outsiders understand who’s who among republic’s reassembled universities By Ben Upton 7 January
