Let’s get students off the plane and on to the train Erasmus funding rules should be rewritten to compensate students for the higher cost of travelling by rail, says Connie Hedegaard By Connie Hedegaard 14 November
ERC president seeks public backing for curiosity-driven mission Maria Leptin says that if improving success rates means expanding the funder’s budget, voters could play an important role By Ben Upton 13 November
Ex-UCL head Arthur paid £25,000 extra to postpone retirement London institution’s president received highest basic salary across English sector in 2019-20, says regulator By Simon Baker 12 November
Expect strikes before Christmas, Grady tells UK vice-chancellors University and College Union general secretary says sector leaders who focused on turnout were ‘not listening to a consistent message that staff have been delivering to them’ By Anna McKie 12 November
English regulator plans focus on quality ‘baselines’ and access New Office for Students strategy also promises action on free speech, sexual harassment and ‘levelling up’ By Chris Havergal 11 November
Student engagement slips as pandemic curtails collaboration UK Engagement Survey finds less than two-thirds of undergraduates feel universities ensured quality of academic experience during Covid-19 By Anna McKie 11 November
Afghan Chevening scholars ‘let down’ by UK universities Refugee academics claim they face steep accommodation fees and scant relief from institutions By Pola Lem 11 November
Call to overhaul harassment complaints after ‘Degrees of Abuse’ Handling multiple complaints against same alleged perpetrator separately often means pattern of behaviour is harder to spot, academics say By Anna McKie 10 November
Zahawi: LSE Israeli envoy protest ‘unacceptable intimidation’ University says ambassador’s event ran for scheduled duration By Chris Havergal 10 November
Incentivise staff to take part in innovation, universities told Survey by European University Association finds gap between institutions’ commitment to innovation and their capacity to carry it out By Ben Upton 10 November
More English universities sign up to IHRA antisemitism definition OfS releases latest figures on universities adopting definition following ministerial pressure By John Morgan 10 November
Academic fatigue over strikes leaves union facing uncertain path Experts say exhaustion and worry over disruption to students hit appetite for industrial action but shouldn’t mask the unhappiness across sector By Anna McKie 10 November
