UK universities sign deal to waive Plos publication fees Three-year deal will allow researchers to publish papers without paying additional article-processing charges By Jack Grove 14 October
Long Covid impact 鈥榤ust be considered鈥� as cases on campus soar Academics warn that staff, and students, are at risk of a debilitating illness that research suggests can last for months By Simon Baker 14 October
Student engagement predicts final performance 鈥榳ithin weeks鈥� Students who up their engagement later on struggle to catch the early starters, says study By Simon Baker 14 October
UK government was warned campus Covid outbreaks 鈥榲ery likely鈥� Sage document from last month says closing universities would have reduced transmission rates By John Morgan 13 October
Union slams ministers for ignoring advice to move teaching online Documents reveal Sage advised UK government in September that halting in-person teaching would help prevent spread of Covid-19 By Anna McKie 13 October
Lockdown led to 鈥榤ore polarised鈥� working hours for UK researchers Many early career researchers saw their working hours fall, but one in nine scientists worked 60 hours a week, says Vitae study By Jack Grove 13 October
UCU threatens wider industrial action in bid to force move online Unrest over return of face-to-face teaching on UK campuses pushes staff-management relations to breaking point By Anna McKie 13 October
Don鈥檛 go to UK for bachelor鈥檚 degree, ambassador tells Romanians Andrew Noble says students should study locally at undergraduate level and then travel to Britain for postgraduate courses By David Matthews 13 October
Universities鈥� Soviet-style bullshit is not an antidote to Covid鈥檚 grim reality Living in a parallel universe of perfect systems and obedient citizens could blow up in vice-chancellors鈥� faces like Chernobyl, warns Craig Brandist By Craig Brandist 13 October
Covid-19: UK confirms 9,000 student cases in past week Universities minister Michelle Donelan says outbreaks confirmed on 68 campuses By Chris Havergal 12 October
Call to protect academic freedom in overseas partnerships New code of conduct says universities should adopt procedures for confidential reporting of threats to freedom and safety as a result of international collaboration By Ellie Bothwell 12 October
Fresh crop of Nobelists opens door to聽plate-glass generation The profiles of this year鈥檚 Nobelists suggest scientists from newer, innovative institutions may soon overshadow those from more historic universities By Jack Grove 12 October