Liverpool strikes off as compulsory redundancies averted Final two staff members facing axe allowed to leave on more generous terms following long-running industrial action and international boycott By Chris Havergal 1 October
Russell Group wants £200 million ‘deep-tech university seed fund’ Ahead of spending review, research universities group argues new fund would help level up UK regions by creating spin-offs By John Morgan 1 October
Western: ‘elitist’ ministers want access cut to ‘hold on to power’ Labour shadow minister accuses Eton and Winchester-schooled ministers of ‘culture wars’ approach of cutting HE entry By John Morgan 1 October
Scotland extends master’s scholarships to Europe post-Brexit Investment of £2.25 million seeks to stem decline in applications By Chris Havergal 30 September
Extra cash for Covid-hit PhDs and research culture but QR frozen Research England makes one-off awards for government priorities but no uplift for recurrent research funding By Jack Grove 30 September
New science minister ‘has one month to save £22 billion pledge’ George Freeman must urgently strike alliances across Whitehall to preserve UK government’s ‘once in a generation’ research pledge, say experts By Jack Grove 30 September
Tackle ‘signalling’ head on to ward off criticism – thinktank Up to 40 per cent of wage benefit from degrees could be down to universities being a signal of prior attainment, says report By Simon Baker 30 September
Willetts: Tories risking ‘red wall’ if they cut university places Former universities minister attacks current government thinking and says it should be expanding, not limiting, participation By Simon Baker 30 September
Turn ‘restructuring regime’ into ‘transformation’ fund, v-cs urge Universities UK submission to upcoming spending review urges Westminster government to support change of provision By Simon Baker 29 September
StuDocu: academics angry as lecture notes shared without consent Note-sharing platform accused of cashing in on students uploading teaching materials By Anna McKie 29 September
Labour conference: call to connect education policy to ‘party of work’ brand Shadow minister Stephen Kinnock sets out vision for party to reconnect with voters beyond ‘cities and university towns’ By John Morgan 29 September
Labour conference: fear of ‘smokescreen’ cut to student numbers Minister won’t say ‘openly’ they want participation cut, while lowering loan threshold will hit social mobility, warns Labour shadow minister By John Morgan 28 September
