English technical education plans ‘ignore’ universities’ role New plans for levels 4 and 5 are a ‘mixed bag’ for universities, experts say By Anna McKie 12 July
University of London ‘safe haven’ for small institutes in marketised sector New vice-chancellor of federal university to focus on boosting international programmes and ‘selling London brand’ post-Brexit By Ellie Bothwell 12 July
De Montfort case underlines why good governance is vital Investigation launched following Dominic Shellard’s departure highlights a disturbing example of how things can go wrong, says John Coyne By John Coyne 12 July
Students with lowest A levels ‘see biggest jump in firsts’ Latest grading analysis in English universities shows share of firsts is up most for those with below three Ds By Simon Baker 11 July
More young disadvantaged students from England apply for university Ucas releases figures on deprivation for the first time alongside 30 June deadline statistics By Anna McKie 11 July
Justine Greening: next PM will not adopt Augar, levy is alternative ‘Inconceivable’ next PM will adopt Augar plans and graduate, employer levy plan is ‘only’ solution for England, says former education secretary By John Morgan 11 July
Universities worldwide unite to declare climate change emergency Networks representing more than 7,000 higher and further education institutions from six continents commit to action in research and teaching By Nick Mayo 10 July
Code to tackle ‘ethics dumping’ gaining momentum Uclan joins University of Cape Town in adopting rules to stamp out export of unethical research practices to poorer countries By Nick Mayo 10 July
UK universities ‘sleepwalking into environmental disaster’ Joy Carter says fellow v-cs must act on climate emergency and make sustainability integral to all teaching and a ‘way of life’ on campus By Nick Mayo 9 July
Hertfordshire history cuts prompt fears for research beyond elite ‘Pockets of excellence’ in non-Russell Group institutions could be emptied, some fear By Nick Mayo 8 July
EU accused of excluding UK from European Education Area While some claim UK unfairly ‘left in dark’ outside harmonisation project, other believe situation simply reflects ‘sad fact’ of Brexit By John Morgan 8 July
Turkey crackdown ‘will have knock-on effect’ for research quality ‘Bad science’ could gain traction in the country as academics seek not to provoke regime By Simon Baker 7 July
