Despair as EU research spending stagnates Horizon Europe will receive only a tiny fraction of an unprecedented €750 billion pandemic recovery package By David Matthews 21 July
Fears UK could ¡®walk away¡¯ from EU research over multibillion fee Changes to EU plans could deter UK government by making it net contributor to Horizon Europe, UUKi director warns By John Morgan 21 July
Minister: university entry is ¡®simplistic¡¯ social mobility measure Michelle Donelan says higher rates of university entry among black Britons highlight how narrative about social mobility can be misleading By Jack Grove 21 July
UK universities to limit rounding up of grades to prevent inflation Sector agrees to new set of principles to stem decades of rising firsts By Anna McKie 21 July
Johnson¡¯s mooted fees plan ¡®incredibly short-sighted¡¯ Experts say using differential fees to direct students towards subjects goes against the purpose of higher education, and is also unlikely to work By Anna McKie 20 July
DfE ¡®manifesto¡¯ for English sector ¡®sets path to legislation¡¯ Interventionist stance of ¡®restructuring regime¡¯ prompts warning of ¡®tragic¡¯ erosion of university autonomy By John Morgan 20 July
Boys more likely to apply to elite institutions, research finds Study also shows that the most advantaged teenagers are more likely to apply to Oxford or Cambridge than the least advantaged By Anna McKie 20 July
Radical reform to student visas is required for UK higher education The government¡¯s tinkering with red tape is welcome but it won¡¯t be enough to overcome Covid-19 uncertainty, says James Pitman By James Pitman 19 July
International experts question Tory attacks on higher education Conservative government¡¯s turn against university expansion as party prioritises ¡®red wall¡¯ voters prompts scepticism By John Morgan 19 July
Student creates ¡®mini dictionary¡¯ of?scientific terms in Welsh Agreeing on standard translations for technical terms is a crucial tool in developing teaching and research By Matthew Reisz 18 July
Minister¡¯s ¡®doesn¡¯t matter¡¯ comment on access ¡®troubling¡¯ Michelle Donelan¡¯s view on entry rates of different social groups to higher education described as apparent ¡®significant departure¡¯ By John Morgan 17 July
OfS eyes tougher student protection as ¡®market exits¡¯ likelier English regulator consults on proposals to force institutions to ¡®teach out¡¯ existing students before closing By Anna McKie 17 July
