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Briefing note from UKCGE shows drop-off in numbers at PhD level compared to undergraduate

With the key selling point of university ¨C meeting people and having a ¡®great experience¡¯ ¨C now gone, Andreas Schleicher sees high fees as unjustified and calls for more government investment

Increasing numbers of postgraduates appears to be a win-win, with graduates seeking refuge from a poor job market and universities able to make up for lost income, but there are concerns over the quality of those being considered

Universities must put as much effort into equality and diversity strategies as they do into other areas, say leading academics

Casual staff start marking boycott over failure to extend contracts, move seen as having outsized impact on BAME and female academics

First release of Graduate Outcomes, which looks at what people are doing 15 months after leaving university, shows stark differences for some groups  

Fee caps should be dependent on what universities can actually provide in a pandemic, says prospective fresher N¨¦lson Fernandes Serr?o

New guidance from UK¡¯s QAA says shift to online learning has left students vulnerable to contract cheating services

Institution¡¯s efforts to make teaching more coronavirus-resilient could mean research-led teaching is ¡®jettisoned¡¯, critics claim

Rhodes Must Fall campaigners say their ¡®optimism is cautious¡¯ after college announcement

Extra funds for science are welcome, but tipping the balance towards challenge-led research must not become the new normal, warns Jan Palmowski

With Covid-19 imposing huge strain on universities¡¯ digital course development, collaboration is the obvious solution, says Alexandra Mihai