V-cs fear more delays to full reopening of English campuses Universities UK and Russell Group push for all students to return from 12 April amid concern that it could be pushed back to mid-May By Chris Havergal 26 March
University helps ‘even out’ earnings gaps between ethnic groups Latest analysis of English graduate earnings still finds large ‘unexplained’ differences in salaries By Simon Baker 26 March
Universities are key to city centre survival post-Covid As physical retail declines, universities can keep high streets vibrant by moving into vacated shops, says Matthew Andrews By Matthew Andrews 26 March
University pledges action after senior officer’s fraud conviction Nick Welch, chief operating officer at Arts University Bournemouth, found to have conned the British army out of private school fees By Chris Havergal 25 March
Academics want greater recognition for team efforts in research Concern that Covid and award incentives deter scholars from pooling their skills By Ellie Bothwell 25 March
No black applicants for some Royal Society grants for three years Analysis highlights ‘unacceptable’ disparities in racial representation in UK science By Anna McKie 25 March
UK seals first European transnational education deal post-Brexit Agreement with Greece’s Education Ministry will facilitate academic collaboration with country’s state university sector By Ellie Bothwell 25 March
China steps up targeting of European academics Beijing has banned dozens of China researchers and their families, while the country’s embassy to France called an expert a “petty thug” on Twitter By David Matthews 25 March
Bristol happiness course ‘improves student well-being’ Review of UK’s first university course on happiness reveals ‘positive impact’, even during Covid-19 By Ellie Bothwell 24 March
Oxford career oasis gives scholars time to escape tunnel vision At the Future of Humanity Institute, early career researchers are given two years to work out which questions are really worth asking By David Matthews 24 March
Sir Paul Nurse: UKRI cuts are ‘existential threat’ to science Nobelist and Crick director calls on UK government to ‘come to its senses’ over possible ‘triple whammy’ hit to science funding By Jack Grove 24 March
Tory ex-minister warns PM against ‘devastating’ UK research cuts Cutting existing research budgets by up to £2 billion would put ‘science superpower’ aim at risk, Greg Clark tells Boris Johnson By John Morgan 23 March