Academic conferences scale back hybrid ambitions Empty podiums, low engagement from speakers and higher costs have led events large and small to rethink combining online and physical gatherings By Jack Grove 18 July
The UK government’s ‘inclusivity’ drive could hit equality in HE Measures on student outcomes, high-quality provision and impartiality could all be wolves in sheep’s clothing, says Jennifer Hastings By Jennifer Hastings 16 July
Talks on 3 per cent pay rise offer conclude without agreement Further strikes now more likely as formal dispute process ends without resolution By Tom Williams 15 July
Free: how Lea Ypi memoir connected with readers around the world The London School of Economics political theorist reflects on why her childhood memoir Free has been embraced by readers across the world By Jack Grove 15 July
Ucas: disadvantaged students apply in record numbers Number of students expected to start courses in UK higher education hits all-time high, after 44 per cent of all 18-year-olds applied By Tom Williams 14 July
UKRI-backed university spin-outs ‘twice as successful’ Companies built on university-based research twice as likely to succeed if they receive Innovate UK backing, study suggests By Jack Grove 14 July
REF-related funding to rise by 10 per cent to £2 billion a year Research England unveils substantial uplifts for both quality-related research funding and knowledge exchange activities By Jack Grove 14 July
ERC grants analysis reveals research strengths of European countries Data from seven years’ worth of Horizon 2020 grants shows you ‘don't need to tell researchers what to do’, ERC president says By Ben Upton 14 July
Long Covid takes its toll on academia Impact of condition on academics poses several difficult challenges for higher education institutions By Tom Williams 14 July
Governors ‘should be more involved in standards’ English universities can protect institutional autonomy from interventionist regulators by equipping boards with skills, says Hepi policy note By Tom Williams 14 July
English universities reject 200 speakers – but 99 per cent go ahead Rejections up, but data show universities ‘remain places where debate and the sharing of ideas can thrive’, says OfS By Tom Williams 14 July
Why is the EU’s new innovation agenda near silent on universities? We need a vision of how to foster the knowledge base and creative mindsets on which new thinking depends, says Jan Palmowski By Jan Palmowski 14 July
