End 鈥榮tate of denial鈥� and create new universities, Willetts urges Tory ex-minister criticises 鈥榩olicy-Whitehall-Westminster establishment鈥� for failure to meet 鈥榟igh responsibility鈥� to plan for new universities By John Morgan 11 December
Universities need to work together to make an impact on climate change Emily Shuckburgh and Alyssa Gilbert, co-chairs of the COP26 Universities Network, draw the lessons from two years of collective effort By Emily Shuckburgh 11 December
Fast-track Swiss negotiations on Horizon Europe, universities聽say European research institutions want question of association to be separated from broader talks on political relationship By Chris Havergal 10 December
Omicron: move teaching online for last week of term, says UCU UK union says continuing face-to-face tuition puts staff and students in 鈥榰nnecessary danger鈥� By Chris Havergal 10 December
GCHQ forms first research partnership with UK universities New partnership with institutions in north-west should drive innovation and even recruitment By Matthew Reisz 10 December
Imperial puts more teaching online as Omicron spreads on聽campuses Oxford reports 33 per cent increase in Covid-19 cases in a week, with many of them the new variant By Chris Havergal 10 December
EU promises progress on cross-border degrees and universities law Reforms will seek to overcome barriers to collaboration between universities within bloc By Ben Upton 9 December
鈥楳ajority鈥� of staff expected on campus despite home working call English universities should not switch to online teaching despite Omicron fears, says government By Chris Havergal 9 December
Union attacks 鈥榮hameful鈥� decision to outsource Turing scheme Capita to take on running of UK student exchange programme from British Council By Chris Havergal 9 December
Offer loans to turbocharge Indian recruitment, Johnson tells聽UK Double enrolment to 100,000 by 2025, former universities minister urges By Simon Baker 9 December
UK v-cs shift focus to regional ties and employer engagement Leaders prioritising regional impact above competition, while significant numbers consider mergers, annual PA Consulting survey suggests By John Morgan 9 December
鈥極ne Nation鈥� university vision wants a聽Birkbeck for every region Hepi-published paper argues sector is 鈥榲ictim of, and has actively participated in, polarising culture wars鈥�, while those 鈥榬ooted in their local communities鈥� have been neglected by expansion By John Morgan 9 December