Europe

UCU branch demands answers after passing motion of no confidence in president and finance chief

At least 12 institutions planning to make redundancies

With scientists forced to work from home, many now conduct experiments from a distance, and the continent’s biggest research facilities think this change is here to stay

Shazia Jagot’s life was transformed by the chance to read Chaucer as an undergraduate. It is crucial, she argues, that a new generation of black and ethnic minority students get the same opportunity

Forthcoming policies on ‘low-value courses’ and grade inflation must acknowledge how pandemic will hit graduate prospects and undergraduate preparedness for years to come, says QAA deputy chief executive Vicki Stott

Competition and Markets Authority says collusion on prices could have left disabled students with less funding available through support scheme

But for those who wish to continue playing, it takes determination, stamina and strategy when the odds are stacked against you, says Graham Crow

Cross-party report calls on Westminster government to more than double hardship funding, but says straight refunds aren’t the answer

Policy expert says agreement between EU and UK is ‘not at all geared to separate treatment for regions’

Vice-chancellors say they are considering what to do if members of their community refuse Covid-19 inoculation 

THE analysis finds that UK and Canadian systems are also among most prestigious, while Australian universities are losing international stature

Ambiguous status of postgraduate research students in lockdown has underlined why they should be treated as staff, says Rebecca Teague