Overseas starters ‘down by a third’ at some English campuses First student number survey for 2020-21 from Office for Students suggests other universities may increase recruitment Simon Baker 2月 10日
Nicholas Hitchon: the ‘Seven Up’ scientist known to millions US-based British physicist reflects on his part in the series that has chronicled his life and scientific career Jack Grove 2月 10日
UK could lose 57 per cent of EU student numbers, says DfE study Government finally publishes modelling that estimates loss of £63 million for UK universities from drop in enrolment of new EU students John Morgan 2月 9日
New OfS chair Lord Wharton must resign Tory whip, says Labour Appointment of former Conservative MP as chair of English higher education regulator ‘adds to catalogue of cronyism’ Chris Havergal 2月 9日
Universities need to realise they’re in the service industry An ideological gap has grown, where some universities have different ideas to students about the concept of a university, says Steve Davies Steve Davies 2月 9日
UK overseas master’s enrolments shot up in year before pandemic Trend could be linked to boost in demand from India, data suggest Simon Baker 2月 9日
Minister: strip degree powers if graduate employment falls short Gavin Williamson tells English regulator it ‘should not hesitate’ to issue fines if planned absolute baselines are not met Chris Havergal 2月 8日
Racism victims ‘struggle to access mental health support’ Study warns lack of ethnic minority representation among counselling staff could lead to problems being dismissed Anna McKie 2月 8日
MPs back Conservative peer to lead English sector regulator Education Select Committee endorses appointment of Lord Wharton as Office for Students chair Chris Havergal 2月 5日
Publishers claim Plan S’ repository rules will bankrupt journals Major scholarly publishers warn that some titles will become unviable unless open access scheme changes tack on compliance Jack Grove 2月 5日
How to navigate choppy, elitist waters as a working-class academic It will do no harm to find colleagues who understand the role of social, economic and cultural backgrounds in academia, says Carole Binns Carole Binns 2月 5日