Higher education is entrenching limited thinking on climate change Students are not being pushed to consider imaginative ideas that would truly tackle global warming, argues Peter Sutoris Peter Sutoris 8月 7日
UKRI open access policy mandates free-to-read monographs Publishers criticise continued embrace of ‘green’ model alongside ‘gold’, but funder insists it has struck the right balance Anna McKie 8月 6日
UK universities brace for ‘significant’ A-level grade inflation Government adjusts cap on medicine places to deal with demand Anna McKie 8月 6日
Universities must deploy their full armoury to target net zero Tackling global warming will need the work of humanities researchers as much as scientists or engineers, says ex-universities minister Chris Skidmore Chris Skidmore 8月 6日
Moving India to amber list may ease UK quarantine capacity fears Tens of thousands of students from subcontinent set to arrive in Britain this autumn Chris Havergal 8月 5日
Universities ‘must win value argument’ as lectures stay online As THE survey reveals teaching plans for autumn term, MP warns negative perceptions of digital tuition could figure in fees debate Anna McKie 8月 5日
UK universities seek to improve external examining standards Standardised appointment requirements and training under consideration in sector-wide drive to tackle grade inflation Chris Havergal 8月 5日
Picking fights with students ‘deflection strategy’ for?ministers Ex-Labour adviser claims Westminster government wants to hear students’ views only when they agree with policy agenda Chris Havergal 8月 5日
Ethnic minority awarding gap ‘largely down to low exam grades’ Difference in scores given to white and non-white students largely disappeared in coursework, UCL study finds Chris Havergal 8月 4日
Going for gold must be UKRI’s open access priority Funding body’s impending review should recognise sector’s clear preference for immediate open access, says Steven Inchcoombe Steven Inchcoombe 8月 4日
Oxbridge v-cs and unions call for ‘urgent’ pensions redesign Ending automatic inflationary increases in benefits should keep contributions below 30 per cent of salary, says joint statement Anna McKie 8月 4日
Turing scheme launches with 120 universities on?board Australia, Canada and US confirmed as potential exchange destinations, alongside key European sectors Chris Havergal 8月 4日