New lockdown scuppers Dutch campus opening strategy Trying to steer a sustainable middle course, Dutch universities have been at 20 per cent capacity this semester David Matthews 12月 17日
Scores of antisemitic incidents on UK campuses, says charity Community Security Trust finds 123 incidents affecting Jewish students, academics and student bodies over past two years John Morgan 12月 17日
UK v-cs report ‘significant progress’ on tackling grade inflation Review says stall in the rise of firsts and widespread commitment to ‘statement of intent’ is already protecting degree standards Anna McKie 12月 17日
Top universities grew intake by 8 per cent after grading shift Ucas says disadvantaged students were among those who benefitted but warns of tougher challenges ahead Simon Baker 12月 16日
One in five students testing positive ‘has no Covid main symptoms’ Early data from University of Bristol survey suggest asymptomatic testing will be crucial in understanding spread among students Ellie Bothwell 12月 15日
Imperial staff call for president’s resignation over bullying Union branch say allowing president and chief financial officer to stay sends a ‘terrible message to staff’ Anna McKie 12月 15日
Dozens of Turkey’s pro-Erdo?an rectors have no research record More than 50 rectors with no international publications continuously tweet pro-government messages, reflecting country’s waning academic freedom David Matthews 12月 15日
Quality assurance agencies need to reinvent themselves Two decades of Bologna-driven programme accreditation has proved that universities can be trusted to assure their quality, says Michèle Wera Michèle Wera 12月 15日
Imperial College London’s Alice Gast ‘very sorry’ for bullying Accusations led to disciplinary hearings for both president and chief financial officer Anna McKie 12月 14日
Can Europe build its own Darpa? Fearful of lagging behind the US and China, the continent now has multiple Darpa-like agencies. But they face challenges securing political independence, funding, and turning prototypes into reality David Matthews 12月 14日
‘Action needed’ to shore up university-business ties hit by Covid Figures from survey of universities and firms suggest big downturn in activity in some sectors Simon Baker 12月 14日
