‘National collection’ plan to join up UK historical resources Ambitious AHRC-funded programme should help break down barriers and enable scholars to ask difficult questions about heritage By Matthew Reisz 21 September
Stephen Toope to step down as Cambridge v-c next year Canadian cites challenge of being separated from family during pandemic By Chris Havergal 20 September
Progressive reform of English student loan system ‘impossible’ Any changes to borrowing terms likely to hit average earners hardest, warns IFS By Chris Havergal 20 September
England’s ITT reforms pose needless risk at the worst possible time If it all goes wrong, universities will not be able to avert truly disastrous consequences, says Rama Thirunamachandran By Rama Thirunamachandran 19 September
George Freeman replaces Amanda Solloway as UK science minister Former life sciences minister founded series of Cambridge biomedical start-ups before entering politics By Chris Havergal 17 September
English coastal towns ‘lose one in three graduates’ to cities IFS report suggests retention of graduates may be key to ‘levelling-up’ agenda By Simon Baker 17 September
Zahawi arrives with entry bar and loan changes on?agenda New education secretary may have limited opportunity to significantly change direction of travel at Westminster, say experts By John Morgan 17 September
European universities plan long-term travel cuts post-Covid Most institutions plan to swap short trips with virtual meetings By Anna McKie 17 September
New science minister awaited as Solloway heads to Whips’ Office Derby North MP had held role since February 2020 By Chris Havergal 16 September
Health and science subject rankings 2022: results announced UK reinforces its lead in clinical table and tops psychology for first time, while US dominates physical sciences and is on the up in life sciences By Ellie Bothwell 16 September
Survey: most university staff feel unsafe returning to campus Fewer than one in three respondents happy with measures taken to protect employees’ well-being as in-person teaching resumes in major sectors By Anna McKie 16 September
How I became a climate activist Nicholas Till reflects on the path that has led him from research on opera to direct political action By Nicholas Till 16 September