Students yet to travel home exempt from English Tier 4 travel ban Students can travel home once between 3 December and 7 February, says minister By Chris Havergal 21 December
Imperial professors call for openness after Gast bullying case President and finance chief under pressure to resign amid anger that staff learned of allegations via the press By Anna McKie 21 December
MPs call for part-time grants and easing of ELQ funding rules Report from Education Committee says support should be focused on students on courses in ‘priority skill areas’ By Ellie Bothwell 19 December
Former Conservative MP picked as next Office for Students chair Lord Wharton set to succeed Sir Michael Barber at helm of English sector regulator By Chris Havergal 18 December
UK names first winners of simplified, anonymised research grants Research scheme advocated by Dominic Cummings may provide template for streamlined grants process in future By Jack Grove 18 December
New lockdown scuppers Dutch campus opening strategy Trying to steer a sustainable middle course, Dutch universities have been at 20 per cent capacity this semester By David Matthews 17 December
Scores of antisemitic incidents on UK campuses, says charity Community Security Trust finds 123 incidents affecting Jewish students, academics and student bodies over past two years By John Morgan 17 December
UK v-cs report ‘significant progress’ on tackling grade inflation Review says stall in the rise of firsts and widespread commitment to ‘statement of intent’ is already protecting degree standards By Anna McKie 17 December
Covid ‘nearly eliminated’ on UK campus after asymptomatic testing University of East Anglia figures show positive cases among students declined dramatically throughout first term, with very few cases among staff By Ellie Bothwell 16 December
Top universities grew intake by 8 per cent after grading shift Ucas says disadvantaged students were among those who benefitted but warns of tougher challenges ahead By Simon Baker 16 December
One in five students testing positive ‘has no Covid main symptoms’ Early data from University of Bristol survey suggest asymptomatic testing will be crucial in understanding spread among students By Ellie Bothwell 15 December
Imperial staff call for president’s resignation over bullying Union branch say allowing president and chief financial officer to stay sends a ‘terrible message to staff’ By Anna McKie 15 December