Carlos Moedas’ legacy depends on his successor The next EU commissioner for research and innovation must fight for the Horizon Europe budget but resist timetables for scientific delivery, says Jan Palmowski By Jan Palmowski 16 July
‘Lack of student awareness’ holding back degree apprenticeships UUK report urges government to promote ‘earn while you learn’ courses to meet student, parent and employer enthusiasm By Nick Mayo 15 July
Slavery research leader aims to forge UK-Caribbean links UCL centre, about to welcome new director, shows how slavery shaped UK – with implications for universities By Matthew Reisz 14 July
Good news and bad news: conflicting views on campus evangelism Conference hears about the challenges of coexistence between proselytising religious students and their secular peers By Matthew Reisz 13 July
English technical education plans ‘ignore’ universities’ role New plans for levels 4 and 5 are a ‘mixed bag’ for universities, experts say By Anna McKie 12 July
University of London ‘safe haven’ for small institutes in marketised sector New vice-chancellor of federal university to focus on boosting international programmes and ‘selling London brand’ post-Brexit By Ellie Bothwell 12 July
De Montfort case underlines why good governance is vital Investigation launched following Dominic Shellard’s departure highlights a disturbing example of how things can go wrong, says John Coyne By John Coyne 12 July
Students with lowest A levels ‘see biggest jump in firsts’ Latest grading analysis in English universities shows share of firsts is up most for those with below three Ds By Simon Baker 11 July
More young disadvantaged students from England apply for university Ucas releases figures on deprivation for the first time alongside 30 June deadline statistics By Anna McKie 11 July
Justine Greening: next PM will not adopt Augar, levy is alternative ‘Inconceivable’ next PM will adopt Augar plans and graduate, employer levy plan is ‘only’ solution for England, says former education secretary By John Morgan 11 July
Universities worldwide unite to declare climate change emergency Networks representing more than 7,000 higher and further education institutions from six continents commit to action in research and teaching By Nick Mayo 10 July
Code to tackle ‘ethics dumping’ gaining momentum Uclan joins University of Cape Town in adopting rules to stamp out export of unethical research practices to poorer countries By Nick Mayo 10 July
