The UK’s new employment scheme is failing students and graduates The Kickstart Scheme’s rules are hard to navigate, and its design fails to harness university careers services’ know-how, says Richard Mendez Richard Mendez 5月 23日
UUK proposals could rein in pension contribution rise, says USS Proposals put forward in consultation could reduce increase in contributions from about 50 per cent to 34.7 per cent, according to fund chief executive Anna McKie 5月 21日
UKRI: overseas aid-funded research still ‘high priority’ Funding body confirms expected dates for cuts to overseas research projects Jack Grove 5月 21日
Drive to cut English fee cap raises questions on DfE stance Sector figures disagree on whether DfE is on board with using £7,500 cap to cut loan outlay and ‘squeeze’ non-priority subjects John Morgan 5月 21日
Academic workshops: how we build back better Four experts from the University of Bath give tips on how to create an open, creative and non-hierarchical environment at your next workshop Susie Douglas 5月 21日
Dutch student-loan shift ‘blocks progression to master’s degrees’ Statistics Netherlands finds that a switch away from grants has cut some students’ education short – despite government promises David Matthews 5月 21日
Oriel U-turns on removing Cecil Rhodes statue Despite backing removal last year, Oxford college says report noted challenges, including government policy Simon Baker 5月 20日
Scrapping foundation year funding ‘would end vital second chance’ English universities argue foundation years diversify STEM intake, as Augar call to scrap funding comes back on agenda John Morgan 5月 20日
Does the UK need medical schools? Universities’ nominal control of undergraduate medical training belies the fractured reality, says Jonathan Rees Jonathan Rees 5月 20日
Proceed with caution: new metric will ‘inevitably’ aid regulation OfS says it has ‘no plans’ to use new student outcomes measure, but government repeats warnings about ‘low-quality courses’ Simon Baker 5月 19日
Swiss fear Horizon Europe exclusion as Brussels talks break down Long-running negotiations between Brussels and Berne have stalled, risking a repeat of 2014, when the country was shut out of EU research David Matthews 5月 19日
UKRI to review ‘one principal investigator per grant’ rule Chief executive Dame Ottoline Leyser says existing ban on sharing project responsibilities does not help science Jack Grove 5月 19日