Ukrainian research backed with creation of new maths institute Four Fields Medal winners and former European Research Council president among advisory board for independent research institute By Pola Lem 13 January
Royal Society offers publishing discounts for peer reviewers Scientific publisher hopes new credit scheme will reward and incentivise peer review By Jack Grove 13 January
UK university staff plan 18 more days of strike action UCU committee backs escalating action in February and March after rejecting employers’ initial pay rise offer By Tom Williams 12 January
Ucas to replace personal statement with series of questions Admissions service also making changes to teacher references, and plans to release details of grade profiles that were accepted onto courses By Patrick Jack 12 January
Damning report details antisemitism within NUS Incidents including a student leader using the words ‘the final solution’ left Jewish students feeling like ‘pariahs’ within the UK student body By Tom Williams 12 January
Ucea reveals pay offer as decision looms on UCU strikes strategy Union’s higher education committee meets to finalise next steps in campaign after messy debate By Tom Williams 12 January
Leading universities cut undergraduate recruitment by a quarter Data lay bare how Russell Group institutions have hit the brakes after years of expansion, as post-92s make up ground By Patrick Jack 12 January
How Birkbeck was squeezed by years of neglect for adult education London’s revered ‘night university’ enters bicentenary year mired in financial crisis By Tom Williams 12 January
‘Disappointing’ maintenance loan uplift a ‘real-terms cut’ Westminster government criticised by sector over 2.8 per cent uplift as concern mounts over impact of cost-of-living crisis on students By John Morgan 11 January
Most Hungarian universities blocked from signing new EU grants Ban could prompt brain drain, warn experts, while university foundations are likely to be restocked with loyalists By Ben Upton 11 January
UK Horizon alternative ‘aims to make Brussels pick up the phone’ George Freeman ‘still pushing’ and ‘still hopeful’ on association, but thinks forthcoming plan for UK global science role could be catalyst By John Morgan 11 January
Co-create policies to tackle student drug use, universities told Ensuring students are involved in interventions will help tackle stigma and end ‘culture of silence’, experts say By Tom Williams 11 January
