Ex-UCL head Arthur paid £25,000 extra to postpone retirement London institution’s president received highest basic salary across English sector in 2019-20, says regulator By Simon Baker 12 November
English regulator plans focus on quality ‘baselines’ and access New Office for Students strategy also promises action on free speech, sexual harassment and ‘levelling up’ By Chris Havergal 11 November
Student engagement slips as pandemic curtails collaboration UK Engagement Survey finds less than two-thirds of undergraduates feel universities ensured quality of academic experience during Covid-19 By Anna McKie 11 November
Afghan Chevening scholars ‘let down’ by UK universities Refugee academics claim they face steep accommodation fees and scant relief from institutions By Pola Lem 11 November
Call to overhaul harassment complaints after ‘Degrees of Abuse’ Handling multiple complaints against same alleged perpetrator separately often means pattern of behaviour is harder to spot, academics say By Anna McKie 10 November
Zahawi: LSE Israeli envoy protest ‘unacceptable intimidation’ University says ambassador’s event ran for scheduled duration By Chris Havergal 10 November
Incentivise staff to take part in innovation, universities told Survey by European University Association finds gap between institutions’ commitment to innovation and their capacity to carry it out By Ben Upton 10 November
UK spending pledge may change minds over Horizon Europe exit UK scientists may increasingly want to take the £7 billion for research offered by Treasury rather than wait for EU wrangling to finish, say research experts By Jack Grove 10 November
Academic fatigue over strikes leaves union facing uncertain path Experts say exhaustion and worry over disruption to students hit appetite for industrial action but shouldn’t mask the unhappiness across sector By Anna McKie 10 November
More English universities sign up to IHRA antisemitism definition OfS releases latest figures on universities adopting definition following ministerial pressure By John Morgan 10 November
Donelan and Olusoga top the agenda for THE Campus Live UK&IE Minister to speak as major English reforms awaited, alongside sector leaders and solutions-focused workshops By THE Events team 9 November
Nicola Dandridge to step down from Office for Students next year Chief executive’s departure may help new chair to reshape English sector regulator By Chris Havergal 9 November