UK sector carbon emissions falling, but progress still ‘patchy’ About two-thirds of providers decreased their carbon emissions over the past year, Hesa data shows Patrick Jack 6月 20日
St George’s and City merger set to create ‘health powerhouse’ Union would end medical school’s 15-year search for a partner Chris Havergal 6月 20日
Arts ‘in firing line’ as crisis-hit UEA axes more than 100 jobs University says 77 professional staff and 36 academics will go, on top of those taking voluntary severance Patrick Jack 6月 19日
Europe-Africa research clusters offer new model Groups of leading African and European universities will jointly fund at least a decade of priority research through clusters agreed in the first half of this year, although the delicate details of who gives what are yet to be decided Ben Upton 6月 19日
Student well-being ‘worse than healthcare staff’ during pandemic Study finds that students experienced psychological distress levels more than three times worse than before the pandemic Patrick Jack 6月 19日
UK universities ‘letting down’ refugee applicants Young people with asylum status say they struggle to get admissions teams to understand immigration rules and recognise their academic track records Patrick Jack 6月 19日
UK sector at ‘rock bottom’ as pay dispute derails graduations Interventions from universities urging a restart of talks struggle to move the dial, with hopes of preventing summer of disruption fading Tom Williams 6月 19日
Balancing the books on teaching costs getting harder in UK Report reveals that total recovery of full economic costs was a 5 per cent deficit across the sector Patrick Jack 6月 18日
King’s Birthday Honours: knighthood for UUK president Steve West Sector leaders and academics from across the UK are recognised in the first King’s Birthday Honours list Patrick Jack 6月 16日
Marking boycott: half of Cambridge finalists might not graduate Acting vice-chancellor urges staff to end refusal to assess work due to ‘enormous’ impact on students, including nine out of 10 postgraduates Tom Williams 6月 16日
Germany’s largest university buys UK college and degree powers ‘AI teaching leader’ IU, majority owned by private equity firm, adds Canadian university to portfolio alongside London banking education provider John Morgan 6月 16日
Universities cannot police sexual misconduct by themselves Carrying out this increasingly herculean task effectively is beyond most universities’ capacity. The burden should be shared, says David Hardstaff David Hardstaff 6月 16日