UK universities seek ‘common approach’ on tackling drug abuse Task force to draw up sector guidelines once survey results are collated By Chris Havergal 9 February
To level up, empower regions to invest in skills and education The UK government’s White Paper is a good start but needs to do more to link local learning with local needs, says Marius Ostrowski By Marius Ostrowski 9 February
Access tsar sets out plans to implement school-university focus John Blake details planned changes to access agreements and defends focus on graduate outcomes in terms of ‘high-status jobs’ By John Morgan 8 February
Nobelists back petition for Swiss and UK Horizon association Stick to Science campaign launches with more than 200 signatories covering industry, charities and academia By Ben Upton 8 February
‘Put shoulder to the wheel’ on school standards, says access tsar John Blake rejects suggestions that it is not universities’ place to help close attainment gaps, in first speech in new role By Chris Havergal 8 February
The UK and Switzerland must be admitted to Horizon Europe Time is running out to strike a deal that will cement the continent’s scientific strength, says Jan Palmowski By Jan Palmowski 8 February
Kwarteng ‘vetoed appointment of Oxford college head to lead ESRC’ Business secretary reportedly concerned by Jonathan Michie’s ‘left-wing’ associations By Chris Havergal 7 February
Poor German pushing international students towards dropping out Eager recruiters, lenient testers and delusional students must all share the blame for dire retention, studies suggest By Ben Upton 7 February
Single funding bodies would heal UK’s HE-FE divide, says report Paper says ‘too often colleges and universities have been pitted against each other’ By Simon Baker 7 February
Oxford college dean at centre of lengthy dispute to step down Martyn Percy to leave Christ Church in April, reportedly with a substantial settlement By Chris Havergal 4 February
Library sorry as student Twitter saga turns out to be tall tale Story of student borrowing two books to share them with their mother ‘drew on genuine experiences’ but was ‘imagined’ By Chris Havergal 4 February
Plan to ‘level up’ UK research funding ‘unambitious’ Comparison with current data suggests government proposals are ‘not exactly a revolution in the funding balance’, say experts By Jack Grove 4 February
