Fast-track visa status for more UK fellowships 51国产视频 Office will nearly double number of fellowships where visa applications are fast-tracked, while ‘MIT of north’ plan is also floated By Jack Grove 23 December
Satellite data put at researchers’ fingertips Academics able to specify areas of interest to collect imagery of By Matthew Reisz 22 December
OfS to tackle entry ‘inducements’ and ‘misleading’ marketing English regulator’s chief executive sets out priorities for year ahead, including admissions and recruitment review By John Morgan 19 December
V-c sees OU as ‘beacon’ for virtues of comprehensive universities Tim Blackman also sees green shoots for part-time higher education in Wales that could nourish revival in England By John Morgan 19 December
Tory election victory sets scene for UK research funding battle Balancing Dominic Cummings’ agenda with industrial strategy approach, and deciding on geographical focus for increased investment, seen as key challenges By John Morgan 19 December
Fresh strike ballots at 24 universities in pay and pensions row Strikes threaten to spill into the new year, as little progress made in dispute By Anna McKie 18 December
Big rise for Liverpool v-c as Russell Group show restraint on pay Average remuneration across mission group stands at ?348,090, or ?356,450 including pension contributions By Anna McKie 18 December
‘Conditional unconditional’ offers ‘less popular’ with applicants Latest Ucas data suggest university applicants are now only slightly more likely to use them to obtain a place than any other offer By Simon Baker 17 December
Springer Nature may pull Plan S backing over ‘unfair’ rules World’s second-biggest publisher says proposals to accelerate switch to open access would not be sustainable for many titles By Jack Grove 17 December
Tory campus free speech bill would ‘stoke new culture war’ Ex-Tory adviser pushes plan to legislate to create ‘national academic freedom champion’ to ‘lead on sanctions where appropriate’ By John Morgan 17 December
Panel recommendations could ‘quickly resolve’ USS pensions row Universities Superannuation Scheme cautions that making governance changes swiftly could be challenging By Anna McKie 17 December
German academics resist ‘reductive’ public communication plans Germany’s research ministry wants academia to provide the public with ‘answers’, but scholars say it’s not that simple By David Matthews 16 December