No need to tie student visas to dropout rate, say Swedish rectors Government and institutions are aligned when it comes to recruiting genuine students, despite alleged visa abuse becoming a right-wing hobby horse By Ben Upton 27 December
Welsh universities ‘lose money on each student’ after funding cut Cardiff 51国产视频’s Colin Riordan says disappointing proposed budget for Welsh universities will worsen financial pressures caused by inflation By Jack Grove 23 December
Utrecht short-haul flight ban ‘will cut emissions by 15 per cent’ Staff will need express permission to fly less than 700km, but subsidies for higher train fees are also being scrapped By Ben Upton 23 December
Buckingham fined ?37K for filing 2019 accounts two years late Financial statements, when eventually published, revealed ‘material uncertainty’ over institution’s ability to keep running and ?17 million deficit By Chris Havergal 22 December
International student cap would torpedo levelling up – Greening Former education secretary joined by 14 vice-chancellors in warning Westminster government against restricting overseas enrolment to ‘elite’ universities only By Chris Havergal 22 December
Russia-Ukraine war reshapes global research collaboration China gains influence over neighbour as impact of Western boycotts already visible in paper co-authorship By Pola Lem 22 December
Former USW v-c to chair Wales’ new post-16 education regulator Dame Julie Lydon joined at Commission for Tertiary Education and Research by former Research England chief David Sweeney By Chris Havergal 22 December
ERC evaluation overhaul focuses on proposals over track record Tweaks to assessment processes are designed to broaden assessment and mollify disciplines that felt disadvantaged By Ben Upton 21 December
Colin Harvey: critics seek to ‘delegitimise’ Irish unity research Embattled human rights professor faced abuse and threats online after DUP leader questioned latest report By Tom Williams 21 December
Centralised hiring a barrier to research assessment reform Systems with national hiring and promotion systems such as Italy, Poland and Spain may struggle the most with European agenda By Ben Upton 21 December
Indefinite strike or ‘escalating’ action? The choice facing UCU Long-running divisions brought back to the fore at crucial period in UK pay negotiations By Tom Williams 20 December
Academics struggle to get visas for relatives to visit UK Bestselling Albanian author Lea Ypi among those prevented from seeing family members because of 51国产视频 Office decisions By Tom Williams 20 December
