Six statistics that explain A-levels results day 2022
One of UK higher education’s leading data scientists, DataHE’s founder Mark Corver presents the key statistics that will define this year’s turbulent A levels and clearing season
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Pensions: Universities Superannuation Scheme now reports surplus
Biggest sector fund believes it is £1.8 billion in the black, after fears of multibillion-pound deficits led to cuts to benefits
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‘Unluckiest generation’ bears brunt of cautious admissions round
Sector ‘re-righting itself’ post-pandemic means more miss out on places in ‘one of the toughest university admissions rounds in years’
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Empty calories won’t fuel a superpower
To sustain its world-leading universities and science, the next UK prime minister must listen to Tory heavyweights and move on from ‘sugar-rush’ policymaking
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Leeds ‘deeply concerned’ for PhD student jailed in Saudi Arabia
Salma al-Shehab given 34-year sentence over critical posts on Twitter
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A-level results: fewer students get into first-choice university
About 20,000 applicants miss out on top choice as grades are deflated back to 2019 levels
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A levels ‘scramble’ for Russell Group signals UK admissions reset
Thousands of applicants missing out on their first-choice university is not a pandemic-era blip but a ‘new normal’ that will force many more to look for excellent courses beyond the Russell Group,...
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From punk rock to top dog: Nick Petford’s unlikely rise to university leadership
The University of Northampton’s outgoing vice-chancellor reflects on how lessons from punk rock led him to survive in academia and deliver one of UK higher education’s most ambitious campus projects...
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Monkeypox alarms US university campuses
College leaders wary of limited vaccines, Covid exhaustion and LGBTQ stigmatisation in an environment ripe for spreading, though serious harm judged unlikely
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Overworked academics ‘give away one-third of their time’
‘Ground-up’ system for estimating academic workloads suggests universities routinely set them too high
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The week in higher education – 18 August 2022
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Students ‘dropping too many subjects’ in favour of paid work
Demands to accommodate price spikes and satisfy business needs are putting students’ progress at risk, summit hears
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Interview with Julia Lane
NYU economist reflects on stumbling into her field, using data for the public good, and lessons from four decades in academiaÂ
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Vice-chancellors who focus on short-term goals paid more – study
Research shows need for strong checks and balances on power of executive, according to authors