Call for Athena SWAN to be rolled out across Europe Gender action project also calls for increased focus on gender equality in evaluation of Horizon Europe research proposals By Ellie Bothwell 23 October
Universities use apprenticeship levy to fund academics’ training Scheme means universities can spend levy money on own training for lecturers instead of seeing it claimed by government By John Morgan 23 October
New Swiss technology university aims to solve global problems Schaffhausen Institute of Technology will work closely with industry and focus on interdisciplinary research and education By Ellie Bothwell 23 October
UK Darpa to sit outside UKRI umbrella, says minister Chris Skidmore reiterates desire for UK to associate to Horizon Europe, but says negotiations are unlikely to begin until the second quarter of 2020 By Anna McKie 22 October
Tying funding to tackling bullying could feed secrecy, UKRI told Research umbrella organisation puts off decision on whether to introduce ultimate sanction until more evidence is available By Anna McKie 22 October
OfS faces ‘several’ legal challenges to register refusals For-profit college says it has been granted permission for judicial review against ‘unlawful’ refusal, which blocks loan access By John Morgan 22 October
All-years National Student Survey ‘huge burden’ on universities Statistical limitations of results likely to be exacerbated by widening of questionnaire beyond final-year undergraduates, warns researcher By Chris Havergal 21 October
English regulator will poll students to measure value for money OfS plan comes as v-c warns government focus on graduate earnings value will ‘downgrade’ excellent universities beyond London By John Morgan 21 October
The research impact agenda can refresh scholarship The impact agenda is often portrayed a diversion from the real activity of research, but it can also provoke new lines of enquiry, says Alix Green By Alix Green 20 October
University of London agrees to end outsourcing of staff After long-running protests, security staff and cleaners to be brought in-house, following similar move for other workers By Anna McKie 18 October
Regulator ‘must address’ USS whistleblower sacking concerns MP calls for urgent investigation into dismissal of Jane Hutton as potential strike action nears By Anna McKie 18 October
Free higher education ruling throws French fees into doubt Constitutional Council decision could strike a blow against expansion plan for international students and grandes écoles’ fees policy By David Matthews 18 October