Features
Interview: Chris Skidmore, former universities minister
We’re meeting Chris Skidmore at a café in his constituency on the fringes of Bristol. We’re in quiet commuter belt…
16th October 2020
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News
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Bridging the skills gap: graduates need real-world work experience, says new report
A new report launched today (Thursday) by education and sustainability experts has called on universities and colleges to bridge the…
15th October 2020
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Finance, legal, HR
Universities must ‘mitigate risks’ of internationalisation, UUK warns
Universities must be “equipped to mitigate risks” associated with internationalisation, Universities UK (UUK) cautioned as it released new guidance that…
15th October 2020
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Finance, legal, HR
Universities not transparent about risk of international partnerships to academic freedom, experts warn
UK universities are not transparent about their international partnerships and must “do more” to be accountable to their staff and…
14th October 2020
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Finance, legal, HR
The UK test, trace and isolate programme: data protection issues for universities
Six months into this pandemic, most people accept that some degree of compromise on their privacy is necessary in the…
14th October 2020
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Headlines
Lockdown has reduced capacity to conduct research – Vitae survey
UK researchers on average spend less time on research because of the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown, a survey of more…
14th October 2020
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Events
Finalists announced for the 2020 Green Gown Awards
This year’s finalists have been announced for the annual celebration of all things sustainable in higher and further education, the…
13th October 2020
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Headlines
Government to blame for Covid crisis in UK universities, says UCU
The number of coronavirus cases in UK universities is a direct result of the Westminster government refusing to act on…
13th October 2020
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Headlines
UUK publishes new guidance on tackling domestic violence and tech-mediated abuse
Universities UK today (Monday) has published a new briefing on domestic violence and tech-mediated abuse in higher education. There has been a global…
12th October 2020
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Headlines
2021 admissions: applicants told to ‘aim high’
Students applying for university courses starting in autumn 2021 have been encouraged by Ucas and Universities UK (UUK) to be…
12th October 2020
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