Universities’ support for Black Lives Matter ‘tokenistic’ Open letter from ethnic minority university staff in UK includes 17 recommendations to help eliminate racism in higher education By Ellie Bothwell 6 July
University apologises for Black Lives Matter ‘censorship’ email Liverpool John Moores asked staff to consult communications team before expressing support for movement on institutional social media accounts By Anna McKie 4 July
UK campuses told to ‘reduce pinch points’ in reopening guidance Government advice also tells institutions to increase cleaning and make use of outdoor space By Ellie Bothwell 3 July
England bans ‘conditional unconditional’ offers during pandemic New rule represents scaling back of ‘alarmingly broad’ original proposal from regulator By Chris Havergal 3 July
UK research plan ‘shows institutes preferred over universities’ Lack of enthusiasm for universities within new research ‘road map’ confirms government wish to spend funding elsewhere, says policy expert By Jack Grove 3 July
Minister: students ‘taken advantage of’ on ‘dumbed down’ degrees Michelle Donelan says there has been ‘too much focus on getting students through the door’ in England By Chris Havergal 1 July
Three-year visas for PhD graduates in £300 million UK science plan New Downing Street unit for attracting global talent and review of immigration rules among measures to support research By Jack Grove 1 July
International study to examine lottery-based research funding Grant funders to assess whether randomly picking ‘middle-level’ research projects for funding is fairer, more efficient and better for science By Jack Grove 1 July
PM issues warning on degree value as FE takes precedence Boris Johnson says ‘talent and genius are expressed as much by hand and by eye as they are in a spreadsheet or an essay’ By Chris Havergal 30 June
Hepi poll: UK students’ satisfaction with online learning slips Survey suggests most undergraduates expect limitations on their interaction with classmates next year By Anna McKie 30 June
Ethnic minority academics less likely to win UK research grants But data from UKRI show that fellowship success rates for women and BAME researchers are now higher than men and white academics By Simon Baker 30 June
Unions unconvinced by UK’s research rescue package Aiming of grants and loans at research-intensive providers raises fears for teaching-focused institutions By Chris Havergal 29 June
