Former Labour minister Chris Smith elected Cambridge chancellor Peer who served as culture minister defeats broadcaster Sandi Toksvig and former BP chief executive John Browne By Tom Williams 23 July
‘High-intensity’ outreach boosts university progression by half Students on free school meals who participated in activities such as campus visits 48 per cent more likely to go into higher education than those who didn’t By Helen Packer 23 July
UKRI needs targets on start-ups and private R&D spending, say MPs Setting UK’s main research funder clearly defined objectives can bolster the case for R&I investment, finds Public Accounts Committee By Jack Grove 23 July
Franchise income worth £20 million at university axeing provision Buckinghamshire New University ‘still wants to do franchising but not be reliant on it’, says Damien Page By Helen Packer 23 July
Visa rules ‘obstructing’ Gazan students from UK universities UCU’s Jo Grady urges É«ºÐÖ±²¥ Office to ‘do everything it can’ to ensure students with offers to study in the UK are able to do so By Juliette Rowsell 22 July
Universities set to be forced to publish franchising income Office for Students (OfS) proposes to create new condition of registration as some partnerships ‘still being mismanaged’ By Helen Packer 22 July
UK university job cuts put at 20,000 after full impact ‘hidden’ Number of roles affected could be almost double previous estimates when voluntary schemes and hiring freezes factored in, say researchers By Juliette Rowsell 22 July
Switch to LLE could ease universities’ cash flow fears, says v-c More regular payments for per-module study would help even out income over course of a year, according to new Open University leader By Helen Packer 22 July
University apologises for offensive language in prospectus emails Cyberattack led to Queen Mary spamming members of the public, calling them rude names By Patrick Jack 21 July
Surrey drops plans to employ new staff via subsidiary firm University says it will have to ‘carefully assess’ financial impact of not implementing changes, as union hails ‘huge victory’ By Juliette Rowsell 21 July
London campus ‘first international step’ for Italian arts academy Milan institution Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti (NABA) combats demographic changes in home country by expanding overseas By Emily Dixon 21 July
‘Hidden impact’ of menstruation ‘disadvantages students’ Universities urged to address structural issues caused by menstrual health as study reveals only 15 per cent have policies in place By Tash Mosheim 21 July
