Damning report details antisemitism within NUS Incidents including a student leader using the words ‘the final solution’ left Jewish students feeling like ‘pariahs’ within the UK student body By Tom Williams 12 January
How Birkbeck was squeezed by years of neglect for adult education London’s revered ‘night university’ enters bicentenary year mired in financial crisis By Tom Williams 12 January
Ucea reveals pay offer as decision looms on UCU strikes strategy Union’s higher education committee meets to finalise next steps in campaign after messy debate By Tom Williams 12 January
Leading universities cut undergraduate recruitment by a quarter Data lay bare how Russell Group institutions have hit the brakes after years of expansion, as post-92s make up ground By Patrick Jack 12 January
‘Disappointing’ maintenance loan uplift a ‘real-terms cut’ Westminster government criticised by sector over 2.8 per cent uplift as concern mounts over impact of cost-of-living crisis on students By John Morgan 11 January
Most Hungarian universities blocked from signing new EU grants Ban could prompt brain drain, warn experts, while university foundations are likely to be restocked with loyalists By Ben Upton 11 January
UK Horizon alternative ‘aims to make Brussels pick up the phone’ George Freeman ‘still pushing’ and ‘still hopeful’ on association, but thinks forthcoming plan for UK global science role could be catalyst By John Morgan 11 January
Co-create policies to tackle student drug use, universities told Ensuring students are involved in interventions will help tackle stigma and end ‘culture of silence’, experts say By Tom Williams 11 January
Study debunks idea that Covid trials cut clinical corners Covid-19 trials were as well designed, if not better designed, than other, similar medical experiments, finds Oxford study By Jack Grove 11 January
Education departments ‘less diverse’ than rest of UK sector BERA report indicates education departments tend to be older and more white, with men in most senior positions By Patrick Jack 11 January
Pay talks impasse continues as unions await employers’ offer Lack of agreement on whether industrial action should continue while talks are in progress hampers chances of resolving dispute By Tom Williams 10 January
Time to focus on HE staff’s quality of life, says new Oxford v-c Pay and working conditions to be a key priority for incoming leader By Tom Williams 10 January
