UK REF environment statements at unit level ‘should be scrapped’ Narratives describing research in departments should be replaced by institution-level document, recommends funder-backed study Jack Grove 7月 28日
National Student Survey changes: satisfaction out, free speech in Overall satisfaction question to go in shake-up of influential poll, regulator confirms Tom Williams 7月 28日
Reform ‘wasteful’ research grant process, says UK bureaucracy review More innovative screening of grant applications that avoid full peer review could remove red tape burden on researchers, says Adam Tickell Jack Grove 7月 28日
Participation gap remains for poorer pupils, despite steady improvement New figures show record-breaking levels of progression to higher education for pupils on free school meals Ben Upton 7月 28日
Most summer school students ‘already want to go to university’ Commonly used widening participation initiative not targeting those who would benefit most from such schemes, study finds Tom Williams 7月 27日
Rosa Freedman: REF impact rules ‘unfair on researchers’ Human rights expert claims ‘inaccurate’ impact submission written on her work by old employer highlights why funding rules should change Jack Grove 7月 27日
English regulator to push ahead with numerical ‘quality’ measures OfS to introduce new quality condition, including proportion of graduates securing ‘managerial or professional employment’, in October John Morgan 7月 26日
Regional universities hit hardest as Danish applications drop 11 per cent ‘Generation lockdown’ wanting a break from the books blamed for steep decrease as high employment rate lures some away from study Ben Upton 7月 26日
Paris-Saclay president aims for global profile After predecessor exits to become higher education minister, Estelle Iacona is tasked with completing integration of ambitious, elite amalgam Ben Upton 7月 26日
Jo?l Mesot: having a fruitful dialogue with society ETH Zurich president discusses building public trust in science, supporting apprenticeship schemes and a downside of Einstein’s legacy Rosa Ellis 7月 26日
USS posts ‘robust’ accounts but members lose faith over cuts Only 17 per cent of those enrolled in UK’s largest higher education pension scheme reported positive relationship after changes to retirement benefits Tom Williams 7月 25日
Can army of new managers help HE tackle big social challenges? Spate of new senior roles created as universities seek answers on addressing sustainability, diversity and social responsibility Tom Williams 7月 25日
