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University administrative staff are often the first point of contact for troubled students but training on how to manage these encounters is non-existent, says Sarah Bones

Policymakers urged to spread best practice rather than use heavy-handed regulation to force focus on retention

Research excellence framework submission deadline still set for 31 March

Uneasy bonds between lecturers and education specialists must be strengthened to deliver post-pandemic learning, says Neil Mosley

Some opt to keep EU fees at same or similar levels to home fees post-Brexit to avoid ‘killing market’, as others consider legal questions

Institutions rewarded for getting ahead of the curve on key issues facing UK sector

Vice-chancellor says feedback from first lockdown shows four-day week ‘helps improve work-life balance’

London institution makes announcement as York cancels face-to-face teaching on classroom-based courses for rest of term

If the UK wins more money from the EU’s flagship research programme it will have to pay it back – but only if the imbalance is structural

Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies members say that teaching should stay online until Easter

Study finds dismissed supporters of Academics for Peace struggling to gain residence permits, find work and travel

A-level exams also unlikely to go ahead as planned