UK’s EU settled status plan offers ‘serious challenge’ on study leave Russell Group broadly welcomes Home Office plan, but warns on project’s impact on study leave abroad By John Morgan 21 June
Few applicants to UK universities know what TEF is, survey finds Only 17 per cent of Ucas questionnaire’s 85,000 respondents understood government’s flagship exercise designed to improve student choice By Chris Havergal 21 June
Twice as many students skip all lectures when videos available Introduction of lecture capture also leads to significant drop in attainment, King’s College London study finds By Anna McKie 21 June
UK’s for-profit college bosses pocket more than v-cs Analysis of accounts of institutions receiving public funding reveals large salary, bonus and dividend payouts By Jack Grove 21 June
Thinktank wants England-wide exams to tackle grade inflation Reform wants external professional bodies to set university standards and to determine the proportion of each degree classification that an institution can award By John Morgan 21 June
Foreign academics fear discrimination in Denmark Overseas scholars use survey to warn of hostile political rhetoric against immigrants By David Matthews 20 June
Norway passes ban on burkas in universities Parliamentary moves to outlaw Islamic face veils from classrooms have been strongly criticised by universities By Jack Grove 20 June
Birkbeck and OU ink deal for students forced overseas by Brexit Credit transfer agreement addresses concerns that part-time learners from finance sector will have to relocate By Ellie Bothwell 20 June
Monitoring of overseas university staff in UK ‘discriminatory’ Checking on the whereabouts of international employees only may breach the Equality Act, campaigners say By Rachael Pells 20 June
Glasgow signs deal to open European study centre in Germany Collaboration with Leuphana University of Lüneburg could lead to submission of joint research funding bids By Chris Havergal 19 June
England’s new provider unit likened to free school movement Department for Education team backing those setting up new universities may reflect concern over role of Office for Students By John Morgan 19 June
English regulator’s promise on v-c pay ‘doesn’t go far enough’ Office for Students vows to demand justification for university leaders’ salary levels By John Morgan 19 June