Students ¡®need to rebuild confidence¡¯ after ¡®fake grades¡¯ jibes Interim report from Student Futures Commission spotlights priority areas for universities in wake of pandemic By John Morgan 6 September
Time to end era of lost academic talks, says edtech founder Edtech entrepreneurs, including Mendeley founder, have launched a new platform to share noteworthy online academic seminars By Jack Grove 6 September
UK universities¡¯ withdrawal from teacher training would be a disaster A deeply flawed government consultation on ITT risks precipitating teacher shortages and undermining university research, says Ems Lord By Ems Lord 5 September
World Academic Summit: scientists ¡®straying too far into advocacy¡¯ Cambridge statistician tells THE World Academic Summit that experts¡¯ media role in pandemic had not been ¡®unalloyed success¡¯ By Simon Baker 3 September
Limit replays of recorded lectures to a?year, says union UCU warns that unauthorised reuse of lecturers¡¯ materials across multiple academic years could lead to strike action By Jack Grove 3 September
UKRI¡¯s new open access policy will hinder open science Only unrestricted access to journal articles¡¯ version of record will fulfil the aims of the open access movement, says Carrie Webster By Carrie Webster 3 September
How leaders of the world¡¯s top universities are steering their institutions post-Covid University presidents say the crisis has made clear the essential aspects of higher education and the best way to deliver them, but concerns over the future remain, reports Ellie Bothwell By Ellie Bothwell 2 September
World Academic Summit: improve ¡®ideological diversity¡¯, says Oxford v-c Louise Richardson ¡®embarrassed to confess we educated¡¯ Michael Gove given his Brexit comments on experts By Simon Baker 1 September
University of West London promises fully in-person teaching As most universities say they will keep some elements online in the autumn term, London institution plans to buck the trend By Anna McKie 1 September
UK university population becoming ¡®more British¡¯ post-Brexit Brexit and Covid-19 have led to the first increase in the UK student proportion since the late 2000s, analysis shows By Anna McKie 1 September
Union says strikes ¡®inevitable¡¯ as USS pension cuts progress Employer representatives on joint negotiating committee push through Universities UK proposal with chair¡¯s backing By Chris Havergal 31 August
Cambridge college head quits over handling of sex complaints Inquiry recommended disciplinary action against Jeremy Morris over handling of complaint against third party By Simon Baker 31 August
