English state schools fall behind on selective university access Private school pupils 43 percentage points more likely to enrol in most prestigious institutions Chris Havergal 8ÔÂ 3ÈÕ
Anthony Evans, 1929-2017 Creator of Leicester¡¯s courses in applied geology remembered Matthew Reisz 8Ô 3ÈÕ
More UK universities appeal against TEF ratings UEA and Soas among institutions challenging awards in sector-wide assessment of teaching quality Chris Havergal 8ÔÂ 3ÈÕ
ERC launches grants scheme for multiple principal investigators Synergy Grants will be worth a total of €250 million but, when piloted in 2012 and 2013, success rates were under 3 per cent David Matthews 8ÔÂ 2ÈÕ
France¡¯s scholarly MPs take clinical approach to policy Academics who have become deputies for Emmanuel Macron¡¯s En Marche! hope to tackle country¡¯s problems with scientific method David Matthews 8Ô 2ÈÕ
Teaching intensity: the key to measuring student learning? A pilot planned for the subject-level teaching excellence framework has revived debate about the importance of small group teaching at university Jack Grove 8ÔÂ 2ÈÕ
Danish university acceptances fall by 2 per cent Drop in students getting go-ahead for study for first time in almost a decade Holly Else 8ÔÂ 1ÈÕ
Advantage BPP in ?6 million battle with UK tax authorities HMRC claims reorganisation of for-profit university¡¯s owner may represent ¡®abuse¡¯ of VAT rules Chris Havergal 8Ô 1ÈÕ
Study finds widespread variation in ¡®teaching intensity¡¯ Differences in contact hours and class sizes between institutions and subjects ¡®undermines idea that students receive value for money¡¯ Jack Grove 7Ô 31ÈÕ
Faraday Challenge: white elephant, or future of research funding? Science policy experts have concerns about the effectiveness of new UK government support model Holly Else 7ÔÂ 31ÈÕ
Sensational news stories ¡®damaging¡¯ nutritional research Discipline at ¡®critical point¡¯ in UK as universities struggle to replace retiring staff, says report led by Newcastle vice-chancellor Holly Else 7Ô 31ÈÕ
Study finds European resistance to teaching in English Some University of Hamburg academics fear decline in German scholarship, and believe international students should learn German David Matthews 7ÔÂ 29ÈÕ