Plan to keep Covid-hit students on UK campuses ‘irresponsible’ Union criticises government guidance and reiterates call to keep teaching online-only until Christmas By Chris Havergal 9 September
Russell Group ‘assuming’ UK will not join Horizon Europe Some universities fear losing 40-50 per cent of international student numbers in Covid crisis, MPs also hear By John Morgan 9 September
Labour calls for ‘urgent’ action on UK campus coronavirus testing Letter from shadow universities minister follows Sage paper warning over impact of return to campuses By Simon Baker 9 September
Sir John Kingman to step down as UK Research and Innovation chair Former Treasury official to leave in May 2021 By Chris Havergal 9 September
The UCU should not see students merely as carriers of the coronavirus The shielding of the academic workplace from all risk of Covid-19 is not a safe or sane position, says Robert Poole By Robert Poole 9 September
‘Furious’ European Research Council president fears funding cut Jean-Pierre Bourguignon calls for Horizon Europe’s funding to be ‘rebalanced’ to avoid reducing budget for ‘Champions League of research’ By Jack Grove 8 September
A-levels crisis: the alternatives to hyper-selective English HE By spotlighting the social sorting process for 18-year-olds, exam fiasco raises questions about ways to reduce the hierarchy between universities By John Morgan 8 September
Quarter of UK students ‘unable to properly access online learning’ Latest NUS survey finds satisfaction with digital learning provision has decreased since beginning of lockdown By Anna McKie 8 September
To deal with the A-levels fiasco fallout, medical schools need a cash injection Students from low-income backgrounds must not suffer from the unavoidable shortage of places, says David Katz By David Katz 8 September
USS pension contributions ‘could reach 68 per cent of salaries’ Universities call for members to have option to reduce their contributions in return for different benefits By Anna McKie 7 September
Covid-19: don’t gamble with health, says union after Sage report Government scientific advisers call for nationally coordinated response to campus outbreaks By Chris Havergal 7 September
Nobelists fear cuts to European Research Council budget Fourteen laureates join thousands of academics in pleading for funding for Europe’s flagship research scheme to be protected By Jack Grove 4 September