Run European legislation past universities, sector leaders urge ‘University check’ would allow for issues to be resolved in the drafting stage, rather than once policies have been announced, says EUA Emily Dixon 1月 9日
Student loans ‘losing taxpayer money’ even when repaid in full Soaring cost of government borrowing drives price of English system up by ?10 billion per year, says new IFS report Tom Williams 1月 9日
University mental health support ‘desperately under-resourced’ Practitioners who work with students considering quitting due to issues with pay, workloads and increasingly complex cases Tom Williams 1月 9日
Former v-c David Richardson left crisis-hit UEA with ?97K pay-off Union describes payment made when staff were facing redundancy as ‘unconscionable’, but institution says it was following contract Patrick Jack 1月 8日
Rethink French immigration law, university leaders urge Macron Restrictions would increase registration fees for non-EU learners, but plans to make international students pay returnable deposits for residence are already in doubt Emily Dixon 1月 8日
Campus security is deepening institutional racism in UK HE Our research suggests students of colour are more likely to have negative encounters with campus guards, say Remi Joseph-Salisbury and Laura Connelly Remi Joseph-Salisbury 1月 6日
EU drops limit on fixed-term contracts but sector concerns remain Revised policy fails to address key causes of research career precarity, university leaders say Emily Dixon 1月 5日
Scottish cuts ‘based on incorrect assumption’ of overseas subsidy University leaders warn of ‘deepening pain’ from latest cuts, amid ‘concerning headwinds’ on international recruitment John Morgan 1月 5日
Paris students decry plans to use housing for Olympics Supreme court rules student leases can be ended early despite legal challenge Emily Dixon 1月 4日
Ethnic minorities rarely shown positively in lecture slides Study explores under-researched aspect of ‘hidden curriculum’ that might affect racial inequalities at universities Tom Williams 1月 4日
Grady: don’t make staff pay price for UK sector ‘cannibalisation’ Union ready to ‘robustly protect education’ amid widespread job cuts, as leader changes tone ahead of re-election battle Tom Williams 1月 4日
