Exams fiasco could ‘crowd out’ poorer students from top campuses Caps on places and bigger rise in share of top grades at independent schools could lead to skewed intakes By Simon Baker 14 August
Court quashes OfS’ refusal to register for-profit college English regulator ordered to pay substantial costs to Bloomsbury Institute after blocking loan access By Ellie Bothwell 14 August
A-level appeals confusion leaves campuses uncertain over intake Concerns also emerge that higher-tariff universities may increase share of applicants at expense of some lower-tariff institutions By Simon Baker 14 August
Libraries ‘will cancel journal subscriptions’ unless prices drop Universities say ‘big deals’ with publishers are only area where there is enough money to make significant savings during pandemic By Ellie Bothwell 13 August
Ofqual asks universities for ‘flexibility’ as A levels downgraded First figures on admissions show record highs in 18-year-olds placed on courses, but potential for large number of appeals looms By Simon Baker 13 August
Average overseas fee for UK master’s rises by almost £1K Fees are likely to have been set before the Covid-19 crisis, but the change could help university finances if student numbers fall By Simon Baker 13 August
Universities seek ‘urgent clarification’ on A-level ‘triple lock’ Last-minute change to policy in England means appeals over calculated grades could be based on mock exam results By Simon Baker 12 August
First-in-family students ‘more likely to drop out’ of university They are also less likely than students with graduate parents to go to an ‘elite’ institution By Anna McKie 12 August
Starmer warns of ‘robbed generation’ as poll reveals grading fears Labour leader’s call for rethink on moderation coincides with survey that suggests one in three applicants fear they are less likely to get into first-choice university By Anna McKie 12 August
Call for rest of UK to follow Scotland and scrap moderated grades Scottish government says all downgraded Scottish Highers results will be withdrawn, prompting campaigns for same approach on A levels By Ellie Bothwell 11 August
Ottoline Leyser: ‘I’m not going to pussyfoot about’ New UKRI chief executive tells THE she hopes to shift science incentives away from the model of an ‘Einstein figure’ lone genius By Jack Grove 11 August
UK academics call for university closures to reverse massification Study also proposes creation of new ‘free’ universities to move away from marketisation By Ellie Bothwell 11 August