Regulator seeks more information on English university finances Institutions asked to provide interim financial returns amid rising tide of redundancies By Chris Havergal 6 March
Cambridge veterinary course to continue despite quality concerns Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has threatened to strip the school of its accreditation By Juliette Rowsell 6 March
Ethnicity grant-awarding gap widens with age for EPSRC applicants Study finds evidence of ‘modest’ bias among reviewers covering race and gender By Jack Grove 6 March
Overseas master’s enrolments down 17 per cent, universities say Total international enrolments down 11 per cent despite increases at undergraduate and doctoral levels, according to Heses survey By Patrick Jack 6 March
Kingston axes philosophy centre in humanities department shutdown Staff and students fight to save famed unit, transferred from Middlesex 51国产视频 in 2010 By Jack Grove 6 March
Growing diversity helping to drive ‘swing’ to science degrees Politicians pushing STEM courses ‘would be well advised to acknowledge that at present student demand is doing their work for them’, says Hepi report By Chris Havergal 6 March
Graduate recruiters ‘filter out’ poorer and minority applicants UCL research potentially has significant implications for universities rated on post-study employment outcomes By Juliette Rowsell 6 March
More students from war zones enrol on UK university courses British Council report raises concerns about unequal relationships and brain drain By Helen Packer 5 March
One-word university ratings are fool’s gold Rather than designating England’s universities gold, silver or bronze the TEF should promote deeper understanding of teaching quality, says Steve Briggs By Steve Briggs 5 March
Government bailouts a ‘moral hazard’ for universities, says Peck Most institutions in trouble can find balance between income and expenditure on their own, according to prospective new OfS chair By Tom Williams 4 March
Elon Musk survives Royal Society expulsion bid Meeting over revoking fellowship of Tesla and SpaceX boss proves inconclusive, although academy promises to consider ‘potential further actions’ By Jack Grove 4 March
End of Nottingham’s expansive era leaves new v-c taking stock Jane Norman eyes more focused approach for university after decades of rapid growth, with new financial paradigm forcing ‘hard conversations’ By Tom Williams 4 March
