V-c calls for admissions quotas to create mixed-ability campuses Open University head says that students should be randomly allocated if a university is oversubscribed Anna McKie 1月 23日
UK universities ‘increasingly reliant’ on Chinese fee income Chinese students worth at least ?1.7 billion to sector, representing more than 10 per cent of revenue at several institutions Simon Baker 1月 23日
We need to know which widening participation initiatives actually work There is evidence of success in changing attitudes, but effects on admissions remain woefully under-explored, says David Robinson David Robinson 1月 23日
French business schools sell luxury lifestyle to Chinese recruits Institutions launch courses focused on top brands and spirits to boost international recruitment Anna McKie 1月 22日
Ex-Richmond v-c files complaint against charitable funder Complaint to Charity Commission alleges that funding to university was suspended, but foundation chair rejects claims as ‘without merit’ John Morgan 1月 22日
SOAS blames ‘challenging’ finances as research leave cancelled Union condemns ‘short-sighted’ suspension of institution-funded research leave, saying move amounts to ‘institutional self-sabotage’ Jack Grove 1月 21日
Kate Barker to succeed David Eastwood as USS chair Birmingham v-c to step down from pension fund board this August Chris Havergal 1月 21日
Backlash over call for ‘Darwinism’ in French research funding Ahead of a new law that critics fear will reduce tenure rights, French scientists have opposed CNRS chief’s full-throated support for competition David Matthews 1月 21日
The DfE’s policy responses mix weak soup with meaty steak Augar’s questions remain largely unanswered but proposals for further education are largely comprehensive and coherent, says Nick Hillman Nick Hillman 1月 21日
British professor quits as external examiner over passport check UCL academic ‘staggered by the levels of mistrust’ shown as institutions ‘over-comply’ with 51吃瓜 Office policy Anna McKie 1月 21日
Casualised staff ‘dehumanised’ in UK universities UCU report examines how academics on insecure contracts are ‘vulnerable and open to exploitation’ Anna McKie 1月 20日
Jo Johnson warns Tories against university culture war Former minister calls for ‘in trouble’ apprenticeship levy to be reformed into skills and ‘lifelong learning levy’ John Morgan 1月 20日
