Cambridge finance chiefs under fire on fossil fuel divestment Minutes show investment board saw draft of council decision against full divestment John Morgan 6月 25日
Visa system ‘does not function effectively’ for UK universities Cambridge vice-chancellor says reforms are needed if foreign researchers are to be attracted to post-Brexit Britain Rachael Pells 6月 22日
UK’s EU settled status plan offers ‘serious challenge’ on study leave Russell Group broadly welcomes Home Office plan, but warns on project’s impact on study leave abroad John Morgan 6月 21日
Few applicants to UK universities know what TEF is, survey finds Only 17 per cent of Ucas questionnaire’s 85,000 respondents understood government’s flagship exercise designed to improve student choice Chris Havergal 6月 21日
Twice as many students skip all lectures when videos available Introduction of lecture capture also leads to significant drop in attainment, King’s College London study finds Anna McKie 6月 21日
UK’s for-profit college bosses pocket more than v-cs Analysis of accounts of institutions receiving public funding reveals large salary, bonus and dividend payouts Jack Grove 6月 21日
Thinktank wants England-wide exams to tackle grade inflation Reform wants external professional bodies to set university standards and to determine the proportion of each degree classification that an institution can award John Morgan 6月 21日
Foreign academics fear discrimination in Denmark Overseas scholars use survey to warn of hostile political rhetoric against immigrants David Matthews 6月 20日
Norway passes ban on burkas in universities Parliamentary moves to outlaw Islamic face veils from classrooms have been strongly criticised by universities Jack Grove 6月 20日
Birkbeck and OU ink deal for students forced overseas by Brexit Credit transfer agreement addresses concerns that part-time learners from finance sector will have to relocate Ellie Bothwell 6月 20日
Monitoring of overseas university staff in UK ‘discriminatory’ Checking on the whereabouts of international employees only may breach the Equality Act, campaigners say Rachael Pells 6月 20日
Glasgow signs deal to open European study centre in Germany Collaboration with Leuphana University of Lüneburg could lead to submission of joint research funding bids Chris Havergal 6月 19日