UK plans new higher technical qualifications focused on job skills Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education to be gatekeeper for new university and college courses Dene Mullen 7月 14日
Refund students if online teaching has fallen short, say MPs Commons committee calls for clearer guidance and additional funding to cover reimbursements Chris Havergal 7月 13日
New programme puts in-country IDP research to the fore Scholars from Africa, Latin America and the Middle East should have new opportunities to guide internally displaced person policymaking Matthew Reisz 7月 12日
Universities offered reprieve in pandemic book licensing battle New intervention by the Copyright Licensing Agency may offer hope to universities struggling to access essential texts Matthew Reisz 7月 11日
USS warns of ‘sharp’ increase in costs as virus inflates deficit UK higher education’s biggest pension fund says Covid-related uncertainty on financial markets added ?7 billion to shortfall in space of two months Chris Havergal 7月 10日
Covid-19 has ravaged the USS’ ability to meet its promises If universities don’t commit to underwriting a riskier investment strategy, pension contributions will have to rise sharply, says Bill Galvin Bill Galvin 7月 10日
Universities enlisted to help theatres and museums bounce back A new research project will draw on academic expertise to ‘reset and reimagine’ cultural life in the UK Matthew Reisz 7月 10日
Call for regional scientific advisers to boost local engagement Local advisers may be outcome of new UCL-led project to improve academic-policy ties in England Ellie Bothwell 7月 10日
Universities must collaborate to better inform public policy Covid-19 has underlined the need for more coordinated and comprehensive engagement with policymakers, say David Price, Sarah Chaytor and Andrew Wathey David Price 7月 10日
Free university tuition for EU students in Scotland to end New recruits from bloc will pay same fees as other international learners from September 2021 onwards Chris Havergal 7月 9日
UK universities’ international fee income could halve, v-c warns Aston head Alec Cameron says 50 per cent fall in overseas enrolment revenue is ‘not pessimistic’ Jack Grove 7月 9日
