UK universities need 鈥榮ignificant reset鈥� as populist era looms Sector will face heightened questions about role and purpose unless it engages with new political forces, report warns By Patrick Jack 19 March
UK academia risks becoming a two-tier workforce The headcount has expanded significantly over the past decade, but the growth has been concentrated in teaching-only roles and part-time positions with lower pay bands and fewer pathways to seniority for these roles. Fadime Sahin analyses the data By Fadime Sahin 19 March
Kent begins vaccine roll-out as meningitis cases spread Canterbury Christ Church confirms one of its students also affected as academics describe 鈥榮hock鈥� at dealing with major outbreak By Juliette Rowsell 18 March
Business school 鈥榣acked resources鈥� to deliver promised courses Private provider withdraws from OfS registration process as regulator criticises its plans to offer 鈥榤aster鈥檚 degrees鈥� By Tom Williams 18 March
鈥楶rofound shift鈥� in international student mobility post-Brexit Ministers increasingly saw education as an 鈥榚xport鈥� after exiting the EU, prioritising economic gain over other benefits, argue authors of new book By Patrick Jack 18 March
Barring people with no A levels from student loans is too simplistic Such students鈥� uneven degree results suggest that we might be funnelling some young people into university too early, says Alex Blakemore By Alex Blakemore 18 March
Reforming 鈥榖roken鈥� student loans 鈥榥ot front of queue鈥� 鈥� Reeves Chancellor says government wants to make improvements but insists other priorities will take precedence By Patrick Jack 17 March
Postdoc funding delay not caused by STFC cuts, says Vallance UK science minister says missed deadline for postdoctoral grants was 鈥榤istake鈥� unrelated to funding shake-up as he defends reform agenda By Jack Grove 17 March
IELTS pulls 色盒直播 Office bid over remote testing security fears Largest provider of English language testing says online assessments favoured by government could undermine academic integrity By Patrick Jack 17 March
Lyndal Roper: 鈥楧rastic鈥� cuts to UK humanities risk brain drain Newly crowned winner of Holberg Prize raises alarm over job losses and shuttering of courses across UK By Jack Grove 17 March
鈥楻eform university curricula鈥� call as technician shortages loom Closer links between universities and industry would help to fix 120,000 shortfall in required technical staff by 2035, says study By Jack Grove 17 March
Antisemitism 鈥榥ormalised鈥� on UK university campuses, peers fear House of Lords debates new report that found fifth of students reluctant to share house with Jewish person By Juliette Rowsell 16 March