BTECs offer ‘critical alternative route to HE’ Westminster government moves to defund the vocational qualifications come under scrutiny in Hepi paper By John Morgan 28 April
Impact Rankings 2022: hundreds of universities have SDG courses Institutions from over 100 countries offer dedicated courses on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, THE data show By Rosa Ellis 27 April
UK universities split on return to in-person exams Some institutions embracing in-person assessment again after lifting of Covid-19 regulations By Tom Williams 27 April
English entry bar would hit poorest students hard, ministers told Half of free school meal-eligible pupils in London – and 40 per cent of black school-leavers – would be caught by cap By John Morgan 27 April
UCU announces marking boycott and 10 days of strikes over pay Staff at 41 universities may refuse to assess students’ work, meaning that graduations could be delayed, but exact dates for action are yet to be set By Tom Williams 26 April
Judge contract cheating law ‘on culture change, not prosecutions’ Campaigners say English legislation unlikely to result in many prosecutions but will change student outlook on essay mills By Tom Williams 26 April
Donelan: academic freedom bill critics ‘on wrong side of history’ Universities minister reaffirms plans to tackle campus ‘cancel culture’ and condemns ‘upsurge in physical threats’ against controversial speakers By Jack Grove 26 April
Innovation Summit: Ukraine ‘shows HE must create tolerant world’ Ukrainian MP, scholar and ex-deputy education minister tells universities not to offer scholarships to Russian students in summit speech By John Morgan 26 April
Innovation Summit: Sweden ‘can teach US about inclusive innovation’ Swedish welfare system, political model of consensus and universities committed to industry collaboration key to innovation success, THE summit hears By John Morgan 26 April
More top-flight UK researchers join ERC’s Brexit waiting room Some Advanced Grant winners must wait and see where their share of funding will come from By Ben Upton 26 April
Academic research ‘failing to analyse Islamic extremism’ Conservative thinktank calls for creation of new study centre to address failure of universities to study radical ideologies By Tom Williams 26 April
Upsurge in defence research awakens disciplinary divisions Squeamish western Europe should take a more integrated approach to understanding war, says Ukrainian academic By Ben Upton 25 April
