UK plans on student visas fail to empower entrepreneurialism The government’s illogical restrictions deny the country a potential source of post-Brexit growth, argues Dylan Jones-Evans Dylan Jones-Evans 10月 16日
Anonymise online courses ‘to protect students from foreign laws’ New guidance suggests UK universities could introduce Chatham House rule for seminars to protect recruits from countries with repressive governments Ellie Bothwell 10月 15日
England’s pre-Christmas lockdown plan ‘unworkable’ Department for Education says details on when universities must stop in-person teaching will be released ‘shortly’ Anna McKie 10月 15日
Covid-19 surge on campuses ‘risks poisoning town-gown relations’ As resentment simmers over increasing student cases in cities, expert says institutions must work hard demonstrate their worth to their communities Anna McKie 10月 15日
Support staff complain of abuse from locked-down students Front-line workers left carrying the can for chaotic start of term, says union Chris Havergal 10月 15日
Home Office ‘wants to work with UK sector on welcoming message’ Immigration minister signals dramatic brightening of departmental tone after May era as new ‘streamlined’ student visa route launches John Morgan 10月 15日
UK universities sign deal to waive Plos publication fees Three-year deal will allow researchers to publish papers without paying additional article-processing charges Jack Grove 10月 14日
Student engagement predicts final performance ‘within weeks’ Students who up their engagement later on struggle to catch the early starters, says study Simon Baker 10月 14日
UK government was warned campus Covid outbreaks ‘very likely’ Sage document from last month says closing universities would have reduced transmission rates John Morgan 10月 13日
Union slams ministers for ignoring advice to move teaching online Documents reveal Sage advised UK government in September that halting in-person teaching would help prevent spread of Covid-19 Anna McKie 10月 13日
Lockdown led to ‘more polarised’ working hours for UK researchers Many early career researchers saw their working hours fall, but one in nine scientists worked 60 hours a week, says Vitae study Jack Grove 10月 13日