Barring people with no A levels from student loans is too simplistic
Such students’ uneven degree results suggest that we might be funnelling some young people into university too early, says Alex Blakemore
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Reforming ‘broken’ student loans ‘not front of queue’ – Reeves
Chancellor says government wants to make improvements but insists other priorities will take precedence
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Postdoc funding delay not caused by STFC cuts, says Vallance
UK science minister says missed deadline for postdoctoral grants was ‘mistake’ unrelated to funding shake-up as he defends reform agenda
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New mental health guidelines as India battles student suicides
Focus on physical fitness and psychological support for staff and students, with universities also urged to provide more training
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IELTS pulls Home Office bid over remote testing security fears
Largest provider of English language testing says online assessments favoured by government could undermine academic integrity
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Lyndal Roper: ‘Drastic’ cuts to UK humanities risk brain drain
Newly crowned winner of Holberg Prize raises alarm over job losses and shuttering of courses across UK
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Automatic gag requirements ‘worsen students’ trauma’
Secrecy rules tacked on to complaints processes leave students ‘disempowered’ and unable to access social or professional help, ombudsman finds
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‘Unusually steep’ decline in US university autonomy, index shows
Drop in institutional autonomy of 50 per cent since 2015 means country is now only rated as ‘moderate’ by experts
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Landmark Australian review backs basic research funding boost
Government urged to accept proposed reforms after panel recommends measures to protect work across broad range of disciplines
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US universities up local donations as public scepticism rises
Several leading institutions have gifted millions of dollars to their local areas of late, but scholars say efforts must be seen as more than a ‘PR drive’
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‘Reform university curricula’ 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
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Imposing viewpoint diversity is the wrong cure for academia’s ills
We need greater openness among scholars on both the left and right to revise their views in light of counter-argument, says Martyn HammersleyÂ
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Antisemitism ‘normalised’ on UK university campuses, peers fear
House of Lords debates new report that found fifth of students reluctant to share house with Jewish person
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Leadership and management apprenticeships latest to be defunded
Government pulls money as part of efforts to prioritise funding for young people but universities say move ‘not in interests of economy’