ERC grant winners quitting UK amid ‘backstop’ uncertainty Some grant holders exploring joint appointments with continental institutions as funding deadline looms Jack Grove 4月 29日
Ukrainian refugees get home fee status at English universities Move also means students fleeing conflict will have access to student support such as loans Simon Baker 4月 29日
Internet firms told to remove adverts as England bans essay mills ‘Essay mills are now illegal entities, and you should not carry their advertising,’ says minister’s letter to sector Chris Havergal 4月 28日
Glasgow prepared to pay more to avert further USS pension strikes University and union branch offer ‘exit strategy’ as further walkouts prepared in long-running dispute Chris Havergal 4月 28日
French push for AI auto-translation of European research Academics warn against ‘technocratic’ solution when venues for publishing in languages other than English are struggling Ben Upton 4月 28日
BTECs offer ‘critical alternative route to HE’ Westminster government moves to defund the vocational qualifications come under scrutiny in Hepi paper John Morgan 4月 28日
UK universities split on return to in-person exams Some institutions embracing in-person assessment again after lifting of Covid-19 regulations Tom Williams 4月 27日
English entry bar would hit poorest students hard, ministers told Half of free school meal-eligible pupils in London – and 40 per cent of black school-leavers – would be caught by cap John Morgan 4月 27日
UCU announces marking boycott and 10 days of strikes over pay Staff at 41 universities may refuse to assess students’ work, meaning that graduations could be delayed, but exact dates for action are yet to be set Tom Williams 4月 26日
Judge contract cheating law ‘on culture change, not prosecutions’ Campaigners say English legislation unlikely to result in many prosecutions but will change student outlook on essay mills Tom Williams 4月 26日
Donelan: academic freedom bill critics ‘on wrong side of history’ Universities minister reaffirms plans to tackle campus ‘cancel culture’ and condemns ‘upsurge in physical threats’ against controversial speakers Jack Grove 4月 26日
