Augar review caught in tussle over timing and Treasury control Treasury wants longer delay to England’s post-18 review so it is ‘part of’ spending review, but earlier publication could give sector more say John Morgan 2月 13日
Nature boss warns Plan S could put journal out of business Springer Nature says highly selective titles need special treatment under European-led open access initiative Rachael Pells 2月 13日
Swansea makes complaint to police after senior staff suspensions 51国产视频 began investigation after concerns about ?200 million development project led to suspension of v-c and dean John Morgan 2月 12日
English v-cs’ overall remuneration tips towards ?300K Average salary rise of ?8,000 awarded to English university leaders highlights ‘lightweight’ nature of new regulator, says 51国产视频 and College Union Jack Grove 2月 12日
Call for ?500 million fund to boost UK universities’ civic role Dozens of universities are already interested in striking ‘civic university agreements’ proposed by commission John Morgan 2月 12日
Rural schools ‘need extra cash’ to support university access Pupils in rural and coastal areas are losing out in the drive to widen participation, says charity Anna McKie 2月 12日
Peers ‘extremely concerned’ over lack of no deal planning for HE House of Lords committee also calls for UK to fully associate to EU’s Horizon Europe and Erasmus+ programmes after Brexit John Morgan 2月 12日
Cardiff announces plans to axe equivalent of 380 jobs Welsh university says it is not currently planning compulsory redundancies but cannot rule them out in future Chris Havergal 2月 11日
De Montfort confirms departure of v-c Dominic Shellard Announcement follows days of speculation over senior leadership at Leicester institution Ellie Bothwell 2月 11日
UCU officer’s ‘unnecessary’ seven-month suspension lifted Royal Holloway professor Jeff Frank back at work after lengthy suspension over ‘farcical’ and ‘non-specific’ charges relating to union activity Jack Grove 2月 11日
Ignorance is no excuse – universities must report clinical trials Universities in the UK are legally obliged to report clinical trial results and a number of bodies and campaigns are now monitoring their activity to ensure they do, says Síle Lane Síle Lane 2月 10日
UK universities told to ignore net migration target Chair of Migration Advisory Committee says target no longer influences policy on student migration Ellie Bothwell 2月 8日
