Universities negotiate with lenders as pandemic finances bite Warnings that banking covenants could be breached in some scenarios emerge in latest accounts Simon Baker 1月 20日
Experts doubt lasting change to academic work practices post-Covid Institutions have introduced four-day weeks during lockdowns, but scholars suspect most changes will be temporary Ellie Bothwell 1月 20日
The future of the traditional lecture is up for debate once more Universities should partner with students instead of treating them like passive recipients of our superior knowledge, says Simone Buitendijk Simone Buitendijk 1月 20日
Teaching-only contracts: 20,000 moved on to terms in five years Growth of academics on such terms precedes pandemic and REF census Simon Baker 1月 19日
UK overseas recruitment ‘could bounce back next?year’ British Council expert says universities should be prepared for more deferrals, cancellations and late decision-making over the next 12 months Ellie Bothwell 1月 19日
‘No easy answers’ on Covid disruption compensation for students Higher education finance expert weighs up costs of options for government, amid calls for loan discounts and cash grants John Morgan 1月 19日
V-cs voice ‘significant concern’ on regulator’s ‘quality’ metrics Office for Students proposal to measure student progress to ‘professional’ jobs without benchmarking could deter universities from recruiting disadvantaged learners, sector warns John Morgan 1月 18日
UK universities must better support Gypsy, Traveller and Roma students It is often forgotten that this group suffers from even worse educational outcomes than white, working-class boys, says Nick Braisby Nick Braisby 1月 16日
Lecturer who called students ‘idiots’ removed from committee?role Cardiff asks Helen McCarthy to stand down from extenuating circumstances chair ‘to retain student confidence’ Anna McKie 1月 15日
Year abroad students from UK ‘struggling to return to?EU’ Covid-19 and Brexit have created perfect storm, with confusion over paperwork and whether study abroad is deemed essential travel Ellie Bothwell 1月 15日
Is online delivery placing students at greater risk of abuse? Amid mass online instruction, universities need to up their game around digital safeguarding and student welfare, say Andy Phippen and Emma Bond Andy Phippen 1月 15日
UK universities must be supported to stay online until September The new coronavirus variant means that the costs to public health outweigh any pedagogic benefits of reopening campuses sooner, says Simon Williams Simon Williams 1月 15日
