MPs urge ESRC to rethink defunding King’s Brexit thinktank Parliamentarians warn removal of funding for UK in a Changing Europe might be seen as ‘deprioritisation of impact-based work’, given its success Jack Grove 12月 18日
Bedfordshire faces monitoring after OfS registration breach University required to report to English watchdog as it addresses quality concerns relating to business and management courses Juliette Rowsell 12月 18日
LSBU to OU: Dave Phoenix named Open University vice-chancellor Biochemist heads to Milton Keynes after decade leading London South Bank University Chris Havergal 12月 18日
UK university financial crisis ‘failing to register with public’ Polling indicates lack of awareness over sector’s funding turmoil, with public seeing more international enrolments as solution to difficulties Jack Grove 12月 18日
Hungarian universities stay blocked from EU grants despite appeal Hungary ‘has not sufficiently addressed’ conflict of interest concerns, EU body rules Emily Dixon 12月 18日
Free speech act ‘toothless’ without right to sue, say campaigners Academics sign open letter to education minister amid reports she is set to ‘water down’ campus free speech legislation Tom Williams 12月 18日
Italy mandates live delivery and staff ratios for online degrees New decree, also requiring exams to be held in person, divides opinion among distance-learning universities Emily Dixon 12月 18日
Coventry to axe 92 jobs and transfer academics to subsidiary firm Remaining staff will lose access to Teachers’ Pensions Scheme as union attacks ‘Scrooge playbook’ cuts Juliette Rowsell 12月 17日
Oxford and Cambridge combined surplus hits ?1.7 billion Despite the large increases in surpluses, top-ranked universities both report net cash outflows in operating activities of more than ?58 million Patrick Jack 12月 17日
Danish rectors urge rethink of plans for shorter master’s degrees Government proposals would see 30 per cent of taught postgraduate programmes shortened or reconfigured Emily Dixon 12月 17日
Release more student loan funds upfront to ease cash flow – v-cs Government urged to rebalance payments to universities to align with high-cost teaching periods Tom Williams 12月 17日
Labour must help strengthen links between business and UK HE There are plenty of global examples of how academic expertise could be better applied to companies’ real-life skills deficits, says Sarah Gordon Sarah Gordon 12月 17日