Sciences Po appoints new head amid sex abuse scandal Students are recounting instances of abuse on Twitter following resignation of university director and governing board chair Ellie Bothwell 2月 12日
Overseas aid research cuts raise doubts over ?22?billion target Hefty cuts to the fund supporting two flagship international research schemes do not square with UK’s science spending ambitions, warn leaders Jack Grove 2月 12日
Ministers must set out remit of ‘high risk’ research funder – MPs Science and Technology Committee says ‘Arpa’ may be most effective if set up outside UK Research and Innovation Ellie Bothwell 2月 12日
Concern over pandemic’s unequal impact on TEF ratings Experts fear submissions in 2021 won’t be able to appropriately account for wide range of disruptions to student experience caused by pandemic Anna McKie 2月 11日
Overseas starters ‘down by a third’ at some English campuses First student number survey for 2020-21 from Office for Students suggests other universities may increase recruitment Simon Baker 2月 10日
Nicholas Hitchon: the ‘Seven Up’ scientist known to millions US-based British physicist reflects on his part in the series that has chronicled his life and scientific career Jack Grove 2月 10日
UK could lose 57 per cent of EU student numbers, says DfE study Government finally publishes modelling that estimates loss of ?63 million for UK universities from drop in enrolment of new EU students John Morgan 2月 9日
New OfS chair Lord Wharton must resign Tory whip, says Labour Appointment of former Conservative MP as chair of English higher education regulator ‘adds to catalogue of cronyism’ Chris Havergal 2月 9日
Universities need to realise they’re in the service industry An ideological gap has grown, where some universities have different ideas to students about the concept of a university, says Steve Davies Steve Davies 2月 9日
UK overseas master’s enrolments shot up in year before pandemic Trend could be linked to boost in demand from India, data suggest Simon Baker 2月 9日
Minister: strip degree powers if graduate employment falls short Gavin Williamson tells English regulator it ‘should not hesitate’ to issue fines if planned absolute baselines are not met Chris Havergal 2月 8日
Racism victims ‘struggle to access mental health support’ Study warns lack of ethnic minority representation among counselling staff could lead to problems being dismissed Anna McKie 2月 8日
