One in six UK students admits cheating in online exams A third say cheating should be seen as only mildly wrong or not wrong at all By Tom Williams 13 July
Czech ministry plans tough changes to curb doctoral dropouts Proposals to cut places and dropout by a third aim to stem waste and attract talent from abroad By Ben Upton 13 July
Andrea Jenkyns appointed new higher education minister MP given downgraded brief after courting controversy with middle finger gesture By Tom Williams 13 July
Tory leadership hopeful Kemi Badenoch attacks ‘pointless degrees’ Rising star of contest to be next PM signals intention to clamp down on ‘low quality degrees’ and universities that ‘indoctrinate social attitudes’ By Jack Grove 12 July
Hi-de-Hi finance: USS buys Butlin’s sites for £300 million Academics’ pension fund adds famous holiday camps to growing portfolio of assets as it seeks to shore up finances post-pandemic By Tom Williams 12 July
German exchange cuts ‘threaten global reputation’ Planned reductions to Foreign Ministry budget would hurt institutional cooperation and leave researchers in the lurch, DAAD exchange service says By Ben Upton 12 July
Time to honour Tory research spending promises, Zahawi told British Academy chief Julia Black says Treasury must urgently clarify stance on Horizon Europe and long-term backing for UK science By Jack Grove 11 July
George Freeman’s offer to return as UK science minister rebuffed University sector awaits political leadership as key posts lie vacant By Chris Havergal 11 July
‘Very good’ visa processing gives UK edge with overseas students Survey results ‘show significant differences’ in performance of major student destination countries amid high demand for student visas By Pola Lem 11 July
Buckingham chair resigns after ‘losing confidence’ in v-c ‘Anyone who thinks the university is in good shape is deluded,’ says former Morgan Stanley executive in resignation letter By John Morgan 11 July
Student evaluations show gender bias even in most equal country Male students at university in Iceland tended to rate their female teachers lower than male counterparts in both teaching and course organisation By Tom Williams 10 July
Pandemic doctoral starters ‘need more than extensions’ Royal Netherlands Academy says extra funding and time cannot ‘truly compensate’ those who began their research careers in lockdown By Ben Upton 9 July
