Bank card lets consumers fund research projects Science Card will allow its users to contribute towards a range of scientific research projects through their daily spending By Patrick Jack 15 August
UCU plans fresh strikes for start of new academic year UK universities brace for yet more disruption as union prepares for reballot that could take dispute into 2024 By Tom Williams 14 August
A levels: Ucas not expecting big rise in international students ‘Absolutely not’ the case that home undergraduate places are being constrained, says outgoing head of admissions service By Patrick Jack 14 August
Researchers targeted in culture wars offered more protection University increases support for those who suffer harassment in media and online after work ‘weaponised’ By Tom Williams 14 August
If you want to influence UK parties’ HE policies, now is the time to engage As attentions turn to manifestos for the coming election, higher education should ramp up communication with MPs and ministers, says Anne Milton By Anne Milton 14 August
National Student Survey 2023: which university performed best? Following the removal of a question on overall satisfaction, Times Higher Education analysed the results to produce an overall ‘positivity measure’ By Patrick Jack 11 August
ID Manchester: university plots path for ‘inclusive innovation’ ?1.7 billion venture with developer aims to sidestep pitfalls of university innovation districts and create jobs in deprived Greater Manchester towns By John Morgan 11 August
German ‘experiment’ with international tuition fees ‘at an end’ Independent panel agrees Baden-Württemberg should stop charging overseas learners, but its chair predicts ‘avalanche’ of fees-for-all could follow By Ben Upton 11 August
NSS 2023: nine in 10 students positive on freedom of speech Almost nine in 10 respondents say they feel free to express themselves on campus in response to new question By Patrick Jack 10 August
More applicants consider living at home as cost of living bites As many as one in three school-leavers in England could stay at home when they start university, study suggests By Patrick Jack 10 August
Delays in UCU strike ballot leave marking boycotters ‘exposed’ Union has just weeks left to call vote on whether to extend industrial action or members will face being forced to clear assessment backlog By Tom Williams 10 August
Final government takeovers feared amid Hungary rector search Ministry in foundation model talks with two universities as insider worries about future interference at conservatoire By Ben Upton 9 August