UK lockdown: Ucas application deadline pushed back to 29 January Research excellence framework submission deadline still set for 31 March By Chris Havergal 6 January
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 By Neil Mosley 6 January
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 By John Morgan 6 January
Bold action pays off for THE Awards 2020 winners Institutions rewarded for getting ahead of the curve on key issues facing UK sector By Simon Baker 6 January
Strathclyde gives staff Fridays off during latest lockdown Vice-chancellor says feedback from first lockdown shows four-day week ‘helps improve work-life balance’ By Anna McKie 6 January
LSE moves ‘compulsory’ teaching online for 2020-21 academic year London institution makes announcement as York cancels face-to-face teaching on classroom-based courses for rest of term By Chris Havergal 5 January
Brexit deal offers flexibility over UK Horizon Europe repayments If the UK wins more money from the EU’s flagship research programme it will have to pay it back – but only if the imbalance is structural By David Matthews 5 January
Scientists fear ‘big waves’ of Covid if campuses reopen this term Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies members say that teaching should stay online until Easter By Anna McKie 5 January
Turkish refugee academics ‘facing rights violations abroad’ Study finds dismissed supporters of Academics for Peace struggling to gain residence permits, find work and travel By Ellie Bothwell 5 January
English lockdown: return of most students further delayed A-level exams also unlikely to go ahead as planned By Chris Havergal 4 January
UCL tells students to stay away until late February Students have been told not to return to campus for another seven weeks By Jack Grove 4 January
Doubts raised over UK’s alternative to?Erasmus+ Turing scheme will not cover tuition fees, travel costs to the UK or staff exchanges, leaving UK universities to negotiate fee waivers By David Matthews 4 January