Short delay for REF results to avoid local elections
LGBT+ students four times more likely to have mental health problem
University of Bath to teach all new students ‘carbon literacy’
Give humanities grads digital, maths and vocational skills, universities told
Solent University unveils civic charter
UCU strikes could hit sector just as ‘return to normal’ gets underway
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People, policy, politics
A day in the life: Tim Vorley
UUK warns OfS plans for quality and standards risk ‘unnecessary regulatory burden’
‘Universities are restating their commitment to upholding quality and standards’
Stephen Toope to step down as University of Cambridge vice-chancellor
Professor Colin Riordan returns to Ucas board of trustees
Student finance changes will mean uncomfortable trade-offs, IFS warns
Students
A report by Ucas and Stonewall suggests LGBT+ students are four times more likely to…
Estates
Royal Holloway and St George’s – both member institutions of the University of London –…
Research
The results of the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 are subject to a short delay,…
Finance, Legal, HR
The University and College Union (UCU) hopes strike action will force universities to rethink support…
International
University of Sussex launches fundraising appeal for Afghan students
Cambridge defends itself against allegations of Huawei ‘infiltration’
International students worth £28.8 billion to the UK economy, report estimates
One in ten international students will cancel UK study if red list rules apply – QS survey
Urgent action needed to ‘recover’ UK appeal to international students
UK universities educated 57 serving world leaders, soft-power index reveals
Business
Cardiff University has become the sixth university to join university-led start-up incubator the SETsquared Partnership.…
The University of Manchester has been ranked the university with the most active Knowledge Transfer…
Technology
University of Surrey wins inaugural Bhattacharyya Award
Give humanities grads digital, maths and vocational skills, universities told
Streamlining IT support
Digital student services: what do students really want?
Online education adds value. Let’s not turn our backs on progress
University of Birmingham turns to smart campus sensors to lower emissions
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Much has already been written – particularly in the last year – about what the…
As thousands of students across the country prepare to settle back into campus life (and…
