Junior researchers ‘need funding for career development’ Report says early career academics should be given more opportunities to lead their own research teams to foster independence and improve job security By Ellie Bothwell 25 June
Review aims to revive UK’s Race Equality Charter Independent study will examine why more institutions have not joined initiative By Jack Grove 25 June
Cambridge finance chiefs under fire on fossil fuel divestment Minutes show investment board saw draft of council decision against full divestment By John Morgan 25 June
Visa system ‘does not function effectively’ for UK universities Cambridge vice-chancellor says reforms are needed if foreign researchers are to be attracted to post-Brexit Britain By Rachael Pells 22 June
UK’s EU settled status plan offers ‘serious challenge’ on study leave Russell Group broadly welcomes Home Office plan, but warns on project’s impact on study leave abroad By John Morgan 21 June
Few applicants to UK universities know what TEF is, survey finds Only 17 per cent of Ucas questionnaire’s 85,000 respondents understood government’s flagship exercise designed to improve student choice By Chris Havergal 21 June
Thinktank wants England-wide exams to tackle grade inflation Reform wants external professional bodies to set university standards and to determine the proportion of each degree classification that an institution can award By John Morgan 21 June
Twice as many students skip all lectures when videos available Introduction of lecture capture also leads to significant drop in attainment, King’s College London study finds By Anna McKie 21 June
UK’s for-profit college bosses pocket more than v-cs Analysis of accounts of institutions receiving public funding reveals large salary, bonus and dividend payouts By Jack Grove 21 June
Foreign academics fear discrimination in Denmark Overseas scholars use survey to warn of hostile political rhetoric against immigrants By David Matthews 20 June
Norway passes ban on burkas in universities Parliamentary moves to outlaw Islamic face veils from classrooms have been strongly criticised by universities By Jack Grove 20 June
Birkbeck and OU ink deal for students forced overseas by Brexit Credit transfer agreement addresses concerns that part-time learners from finance sector will have to relocate By Ellie Bothwell 20 June