‘Major outbreaks’ of Omicron likely on UK campuses, warn experts Delayed roll-out of booster jabs among UK’s younger population means thousands of students will be at risk of serious infection, say researchers Jack Grove 1月 14日
Union calls global academic boycott of Goldsmiths in jobs row Scholars asked to refuse to speak or help with examinations at university where 46 jobs remain at risk Chris Havergal 1月 13日
Jonathan Van-Tam returns to Nottingham as pro vice-chancellor England deputy chief medical officer, on secondment since 2017 from the university, has been one of most high-profile faces of country’s pandemic response Simon Baker 1月 13日
Universities shun school mentoring ‘to guard global reputation’ Northern Powerhouse Partnership appeals to universities to follow Sheffield Hallam’s lead on pandemic mentoring for secondary pupils John Morgan 1月 13日
Constitutional case ‘puts brakes on more anti-precarity laws’ Search for wider solutions must continue while Berlin’s postdoc contract law faces judicial scrutiny, experts say Ben Upton 1月 13日
UCU calls for vulnerable to work remotely as Omicron surges Union updates guidance to branches that also calls for ‘high quality’ face masks to be made available to staff Simon Baker 1月 12日
Royal Holloway and St George’s call off revived merger talks End of negotiations echoes events of 2008, when union was floated and then dropped Chris Havergal 1月 12日
Minimum entry grades ‘would increase degree access inequality’ Former director of fair access Chris Millward says government move to cut university places ‘serious prospect’ but unlikely to succeed John Morgan 1月 12日
When will we ever escape the rut of outdated pedagogy? The UK minister’s demand that universities stick to face-to-face lectures is a step backwards for education, says Wendy Garnham Wendy Garnham 1月 12日
Cambridge ends Learning Together after London Bridge attack Review recommends end of prison education programme following ‘unimaginable grief’ caused by 2019 killings of two delegates John Morgan 1月 11日
Deficit-hit Goldsmiths ‘at sharp end of financialisation of HE’ Covid and public funding cuts hit London arts institution, while union also criticises new bank covenants John Morgan 1月 11日