Access tsar sets out plans to implement school-university focus John Blake details planned changes to access agreements and defends focus on graduate outcomes in terms of ‘high-status jobs’ John Morgan 2月 8日
Nobelists back petition for Swiss and UK Horizon association Stick to Science campaign launches with more than 200 signatories covering industry, charities and academia Ben Upton 2月 8日
‘Put shoulder to the wheel’ on school standards, says access tsar John Blake rejects suggestions that it is not universities’ place to help close attainment gaps, in first speech in new role Chris Havergal 2月 8日
The UK and Switzerland must be admitted to Horizon Europe Time is running out to strike a deal that will cement the continent’s scientific strength, says Jan Palmowski Jan Palmowski 2月 8日
Kwarteng ‘vetoed appointment of Oxford college head to lead ESRC’ Business secretary reportedly concerned by Jonathan Michie’s ‘left-wing’ associations Chris Havergal 2月 7日
Poor German pushing international students towards dropping out Eager recruiters, lenient testers and delusional students must all share the blame for dire retention, studies suggest Ben Upton 2月 7日
Single funding bodies would heal UK’s HE-FE divide, says report Paper says ‘too often colleges and universities have been pitted against each other’ Simon Baker 2月 7日
Oxford college dean at centre of lengthy dispute to step down Martyn Percy to leave Christ Church in April, reportedly with a substantial settlement Chris Havergal 2月 4日
Library sorry as student Twitter saga turns out to be tall tale Story of student borrowing two books to share them with their mother ‘drew on genuine experiences’ but was ‘imagined’ Chris Havergal 2月 4日
Plan to ‘level up’ UK research funding ‘unambitious’ Comparison with current data suggests government proposals are ‘not exactly a revolution in the funding balance’, say experts Jack Grove 2月 4日
Gast oversaw ‘favouritism’ and ‘exclusion’ at Imperial – report College forced to release bullying investigation by Information Commissioner’s Office Chris Havergal 2月 3日
Heavy lies the Oxbridge crown With both Oxford and Cambridge seeking new vice-chancellors, Rosa Ellis examines the unique pressures of leading these prestigious universities and the qualities that successful candidates will need to do the job Rosa Ellis 2月 3日
