Europe mulls scientific ‘war games’ to prepare for future crises Commission considers suggestion that ‘fire drill’ exercises could help prepare for environmental, health or economic disasters By David Matthews 22 July
UK’s for-profit college heads pocket bumper pay deals Bosses of private institutions that collect millions of pounds from student loans have received generous share and dividend awards By Jack Grove 21 July
Ministers criticised for ‘vandalism’ over creative and London cuts Despite condemnation in consultation, English regulator pushes ahead with cuts that ‘recklessly level down’ London institutions By Anna McKie 20 July
UK ‘must solve’ quarantine capacity problem for red-list students Governments urged to work with universities to expand capacity or system could be ‘overwhelmed’, forcing students to learn online at home By John Morgan 20 July
Good universities have nothing to fear from the OfS’ quality crackdown It is not in the interests of institutions with high-quality provision to offer courses that fall short of the mark, says OfS chair Lord Wharton By James Wharton 20 July
University staff less happy and more anxious than UK average Sizeable number of staff members struggled over course of pandemic and are suffering from chronic stress and exhaustion, researchers say By Anna McKie 19 July
Putting the social back into social media We need to work against the grain of platforms that incentivise us to behave in unscholarly ways, argues author By Matthew Reisz 17 July
Campuses fear losing 10 per cent of fees as Europeans stay away Latest financial data show how some institutions are more exposed to EU student demand than others By Simon Baker 16 July
UK’s Horizon 2020 funding wins ‘tailed off’ post-Brexit Tens of millions of euros in grants were still agreed by 2020, but UK collaborations may have been affected By Simon Baker 16 July
European Research Council bans journal impact factor from bids For the first time prestigious funder has explicitly told academics they must not include metric when applying for grants By David Matthews 16 July
UCU threatens strike action over Sheffield archaeology closure University council backs shuttering despite widespread opposition By Chris Havergal 15 July
Kingman: ‘take nothing for granted’ on research spending pledge Outgoing UKRI chair says this autumn’s spending review will be a ‘make-or-break moment’ By Chris Havergal 15 July
