Scotland delays students’ return to campuses until March Holyrood revises guidance in light of spread of new Covid-19 variant Anna McKie 1月 8日
Student pressure for refunds in England becoming ‘unstoppable’ V-cs urge government to compensate universities over pandemic rent waivers, with fee refunds also expected to become ‘political football’ John Morgan 1月 8日
Put Sage scientists on special contracts, MPs told Informal use of university scientists as independent advisers is unsustainable when health emergencies last for months, warns committee Jack Grove 1月 8日
Facing up to lockdown?3.0 with children in?tow Academic couple Theresa Mercer and Andrew Kythreotis are heading into their third lockdown, along with their kids, but this time the expectations are higher and lessons have been learned Theresa Mercer 1月 8日
No need for ‘no?detriment’ assessment policy, says Russell?Group More than 13,000 sign petition calling for blanket policy to protect students’ grades from impact of coronavirus pandemic Chris Havergal 1月 8日
The UK’s Erasmus exit is cause for regret on both sides of the channel The proposed Turing scheme will be hard to set up – especially given its lack of reciprocity, says Martin Paul Martin Paul 1月 8日
Excessive focus on cutting dropouts ‘may hamper widening access’ Policymakers urged to spread best practice rather than use heavy-handed regulation to force focus on retention Chris Havergal 1月 7日
UK lockdown: Ucas application deadline pushed back to 29 January Research excellence framework submission deadline still set for 31 March Chris Havergal 1月 6日
Forget lone lecturers – pandemic shows teaching must be a team sport Uneasy bonds between lecturers and education specialists must be strengthened to deliver post-pandemic learning, says Neil Mosley Neil Mosley 1月 6日
UK universities ‘weighing options’ on EU student fee discounts Some opt to keep EU fees at same or similar levels to home fees post-Brexit to avoid ‘killing market’, as others consider legal questions John Morgan 1月 6日
