Horizon funding ‘up for debate again’ before UK spending review Future association funding ‘fairly secure’ but must be discussed again with Treasury, says business secretary By John Morgan 15 April
Axeing London weighting cash ‘will push universities into red’ London Higher says government proposal will ‘take away a lifeline’ for city’s universities By Ellie Bothwell 15 April
Cuts to international research are a wrong turn for a country going global The UK has an ambitious R&D road map but the necessary steps must be taken by politicians and funding bodies, says Andrew Thompson By Andrew Thompson 15 April
Public funding for European universities holds up despite Covid Three countries even received double-digit increases in 2020, but with so much new government debt, some fear cuts could be in store further down the line By David Matthews 14 April
Brexit red tape endangering vital experiments, says UK laboratory Border hold-ups and complex new rules are causing supply shortages in laboratories that jeopardise research, says Wellcome Sanger Institute By Jack Grove 14 April
Polish pressure forces Holocaust historian to self-censor Scholars fear threat of lawsuits is deterring academics from exploring Polish complicity in genocide By David Matthews 14 April
Entrenched structures ‘protecting campus model’ from online shift NYU provost suggests model of in-person elite higher education will endure By Anna McKie 13 April
Sweeney: make ‘positive’ case for global collaboration after cuts Research England head believes science funding ‘will increase in the way government has said, but perhaps not as frontloaded as we had hoped’ By John Morgan 13 April
Ministers ‘put economy above education’ with campus return delay Government refusal to allow more face-to-face teaching driven by Treasury fears of derailing indoor hospitality reopening, sector sources suggest By John Morgan 13 April
Private providers leave UK higher education ‘cold spots’ untouched Hopes that for-profit institutions would head for disadvantaged communities not served by universities have not been realised By Jack Grove 13 April
UK universities are not obstacles the government needs to overcome The pandemic experience shows universities of all kinds are willing to be partners for policy delivery, says Debra Humphris By Debra Humphris 13 April
More strike action over USS pension cuts ‘odds-on’ UCU negotiator says UUK’s latest proposals are unlikely to win support By Anna McKie 13 April