Minister: looking at which groups don’t enter HE ‘doesn’t matter’ Universities minister Michelle Donelan calls for focus to be on jobs outcomes and individual needs rather than ‘box-ticking’ access measures John Morgan 7月 15日
Voters in UK marginals ‘back government bailout for universities’ UCU poll seeks to step up political pressure on ministers to offer extra funding for universities during pandemic John Morgan 7月 15日
Anglia Ruskin to establish new Peterborough university ‘Employment-focused’ institution aims to recruit 12,500 students by the end of the decade Chris Havergal 7月 14日
Prevent ‘reinforces negative views of Islam’ among students in UK Research also suggests that government’s anti-terrorism strategy is causing students and staff to self-censor discussions of Islam Anna McKie 7月 14日
UK students ‘would feel safer’ if blended learning continues One-third of respondents to NUS survey say they would feel ‘not at all safe’ if teaching returned to normal in September Anna McKie 7月 14日
UK plans new higher technical qualifications focused on job skills Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education to be gatekeeper for new university and college courses Dene Mullen 7月 14日
Refund students if online teaching has fallen short, say MPs Commons committee calls for clearer guidance and additional funding to cover reimbursements Chris Havergal 7月 13日
New programme puts in-country IDP research to the fore Scholars from Africa, Latin America and the Middle East should have new opportunities to guide internally displaced person policymaking Matthew Reisz 7月 12日
Universities offered reprieve in pandemic book licensing battle New intervention by the Copyright Licensing Agency may offer hope to universities struggling to access essential texts Matthew Reisz 7月 11日
USS warns of ‘sharp’ increase in costs as virus inflates deficit UK higher education’s biggest pension fund says Covid-related uncertainty on financial markets added £7 billion to shortfall in space of two months Chris Havergal 7月 10日
Covid-19 has ravaged the USS’ ability to meet its promises If universities don’t commit to underwriting a riskier investment strategy, pension contributions will have to rise sharply, says Bill Galvin Bill Galvin 7月 10日