UK funds ‘as it happens’ research publishing platform Octopus breaks down traditional scientific outputs into smaller chunks which can then be linked to form ‘chains’ of broader work By Chris Havergal 9 August
UK universities will suffer badly if pandemic-hit language schools fail Summer schools that funnel thousands of international students into UK universities are on the brink of collapse, warns Tim Essex By Tim Essex 9 August
Preventing student cheating will require more than AI or legislation Universities can cut plagiarism by working with students’ unions to raise awareness of contract cheating and the value of academic integrity, says Aaron Yaverski By Aaron Yaverski 8 August
Higher education is entrenching limited thinking on climate change Students are not being pushed to consider imaginative ideas that would truly tackle global warming, argues Peter Sutoris By Peter Sutoris 7 August
UKRI open access policy mandates free-to-read monographs Publishers criticise continued embrace of ‘green’ model alongside ‘gold’, but funder insists it has struck the right balance By Anna McKie 6 August
UK universities brace for ‘significant’ A-level grade inflation Government adjusts cap on medicine places to deal with demand By Anna McKie 6 August
Universities must deploy their full armoury to target net zero Tackling global warming will need the work of humanities researchers as much as scientists or engineers, says ex-universities minister Chris Skidmore By Chris Skidmore 6 August
Moving India to amber list may ease UK quarantine capacity fears Tens of thousands of students from subcontinent set to arrive in Britain this autumn By Chris Havergal 5 August
UK universities seek to improve external examining standards Standardised appointment requirements and training under consideration in sector-wide drive to tackle grade inflation By Chris Havergal 5 August
Picking fights with students ‘deflection strategy’ for ministers Ex-Labour adviser claims Westminster government wants to hear students’ views only when they agree with policy agenda By Chris Havergal 5 August
Universities ‘must win value argument’ as lectures stay online As THE survey reveals teaching plans for autumn term, MP warns negative perceptions of digital tuition could figure in fees debate By Anna McKie 5 August
Ethnic minority awarding gap ‘largely down to low exam grades’ Difference in scores given to white and non-white students largely disappeared in coursework, UCL study finds By Chris Havergal 4 August