New IoE director wants institute to lead decolonisation agenda Li Wei also expresses concern about state of modern language teaching in UK By Anna McKie 12 July
The UK’s percentage scale is unfair and fuels grade inflation Unequal degree classification ranges mean that improvements get more reward at the higher end, say Andy Grayson, Susannah Lamb and Chris Royle By Andy Grayson 12 July
The story behind the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine Sarah Gilbert and Catherine Green tell the inside story of how they fought back against conspiracy theories, bureaucracy and hostile press coverage By Matthew Reisz 10 July
UKRI accepts open access monographs must be ‘fully funded’ Funder’s policy lead on open access talks of ‘ring-fenced path’ to cover costs By Simon Baker 9 July
Liverpool hit with union boycott in escalation of job cuts row North-west institution is second university to be ‘greylisted’ by UCU in three months By Chris Havergal 9 July
Spending review consultation delay ‘may deny sector fair hearing’ Non-appearance of consultation first promised for spring suggests ‘no agreement yet’ between ministers on what they want from change By John Morgan 9 July
Pandemic research ‘must prioritise human and political behaviour’ Viruses are much more predictable than governments, summit hears By John Ross 8 July
Eastern and central Europe drive crash in EU applications to UK Demand from some countries has fallen by three-quarters, Ucas data show By Simon Baker 8 July
Outcry over Turkish research institute denying Armenian genocide Scholars say that the new institute, whose remit describes the genocide as ‘baseless’, will lack credibility By David Matthews 8 July
EU students face threefold fee hike at some English universities But about 20 universities appear to be keeping fees at UK levels for at least one more year, according to The Knowledge Partnership database By Simon Baker 8 July
University Impact Forum: Science will get nowhere without social sciences THE forum hears Manchester v-c spotlight social sciences and humanities, plus universities’ local roles, in vision for post-pandemic future By John Morgan 7 July
Deal secures permanent contracts for 4,000 Open University tutors Contractual agreement guarantees associate lecturers pay rise and annual salaries, following recent delay and five years of negotiations By Anna McKie 7 July