Michelle Donelan: ‘not useful to talk targets’ on HE enrolment Minister sidesteps question of whether she wants participation cut, while saying rapid Covid tests will be deployed for post-Christmas campus returns John Morgan 11月 17日
England’s higher education regulator to ‘raise quality bar’ Office for Students sets out plans for tougher minimum standards related to student outcomes, including degree completion rates and graduate employment Jack Grove 11月 17日
Researchers in post-Soviet states seeking out international funds Analysis of publication data since break-up of Soviet Union suggests collaboration could be making up for a lack of domestic resources Simon Baker 11月 17日
English universities plan charter to tackle ‘low-quality’ courses Move will include guidance around when to close, merge or reform courses, but Universities UK points out difficulty of assessing courses’ value Ellie Bothwell 11月 16日
Universities may ‘struggle’ to run mass Covid tests, v-cs warn Sector leaders raise questions over timing of pre-Christmas plans and workload involved Anna McKie 11月 16日
Russian politics ‘plagued by PhD?plagiarism’ Half of regional governors’ dissertations contained copied text, and these plagiarists went on to perform worse in government, research suggests David Matthews 11月 16日
New book provides self-help for those struggling in academe Being Well in Academia offers guidance on ‘bullying, conflict, death, poverty, racism and violence’, says author and ‘agony aunt’ Petra Boynton Matthew Reisz 11月 15日
We need to talk about student homelessness UK universities must investigate how many of their students are affected by homelessness – and what can be done about it, says Ricardo Visinho Ricardo Visinho 11月 15日
Williamson confirms plan to consider post-qualification admissions Education secretary says use of predicted grades in English system ‘breeds low aspiration and unfairness’ Chris Havergal 11月 13日
Universities and pension bosses at loggerheads over USS future Vice-chancellors criticise level of contributions proposed by Universities Superannuation Scheme Chris Havergal 11月 13日
Universities ‘moving closer to the centre’ of political conflict UK’s chief scientific adviser for national security says threat to universities’ values is most significant risk Ellie Bothwell 11月 13日
Call for mission-focused ‘collaboration zones’ to boost UK R&D Vice-chancellors and business leaders urge tighter focus and fresh funding incentives to drive up industry-academia innovation Chris Havergal 11月 13日
