UK launches formal consultations with EU over access to scientific programmes
Free online student mental health support for those receiving A level results
Cost of living crisis hits students
DfE responds to academic report on thousands of students missing out on university first choices
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People, policy, politics
UK launches formal consultations with EU over access to scientific programmes
How better student management systems can help tackle student acquisition, retention and financial pressures
‘More than half of Black students has experienced racism in their accommodation’
DfE responds to academic report on thousands of students missing out on university first choices
Hands-on learning at Backstage Academy brings creative industry to life
Sheffield Hallam lecturers awarded national teaching fellowships
Students
How better student management systems can help tackle student acquisition, retention and financial pressures
- 17th August 2022
- by UB Staff
With the new university year fast approaching, inflationary pressures mean students and universities are facing…
Estates
Universities must recognise changing student expectations – Aude
- 28th July 2022
- by Julian Owen
The Association of University Directors of Estates (Aude) has published a comprehensive report on how…
Research
Independent reviews calls for less R&D red tape
- 28th July 2022
- by James Higgins
An independent review of research bureaucracy has recommended changes to the grant-awarding process, limiting the…
Finance, Legal, HR
‘In truth, the use of NDAs has already been scaled back partly due to legal developments’
- 1st August 2022
- by Ashley Norman
Recent parliamentary scrutiny has fallen on the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) as a way…
International
Sheffield Hallam University students benefit from Turing funding
UK and India agree mutual qualifications recognition
Government confirms Horizon Europe contingencies
Ministers urged to set out Horizon contingencies before summer recess
Turing Scheme: DfE says 38,000 students set to participate this year
UK and German universities seek closer cooperation
Business
WaterBear music college to open in Sheffield
- 10th August 2022
- by Julian Owen
WaterBear, a Brighton-based music college, has announced plans to open a sister institution in South…
University of Cambridge takes ownership of new West Hub
- 23rd June 2022
- by James Higgins
The University of Cambridge has taken day-to-day control of its new West Hub. West Hub…
Technology
Smart roads milestones in UAE
Universities do not have ‘adequate cybersecurity controls’, suggests new research
University of Aberdeen ‘unlocking the potential of supercomputing’
More than half ‘transformative’ Plan S journals miss first-year open access targets
Jisc urges universities to address environmental impact of IT
How Higher Education institutions can break down silos
Comment
Hands-on learning at Backstage Academy brings creative industry to life
- 12th August 2022
- by UB Staff
Many students, particularly those interested in pursuing careers in the live events and creative industries,…
‘In truth, the use of NDAs has already been scaled back partly due to legal developments’
- 1st August 2022
- by Ashley Norman
Recent parliamentary scrutiny has fallen on the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) as a way…