Poland looks to Asia and Africa to boost student recruitment Students who would have studied in Ukraine are turning to Poland since the invasion, university leaders say By Ben Upton 25 February
The pandemic prepared Ukrainian HE well for a year of war Developed techniques to create virtual field trips are proving a boon to students’ education and morale, say Simon Hutchinson and Nataliia Popovych By Simon Hutchinson 25 February
Unions ‘disappointed’ as Ucea goes ahead with interim pay rise All staff covered by national negotiations to receive 2 per cent or ?1,000 more in March By Tom Williams 24 February
Brighton finance employee stole ?2.4 million from university Former head of income and payments was able to cover up his crimes for 30 years By Tom Williams 24 February
Cost-of-living pressures turn UK students off further study Third of ONS survey respondents say they are less likely to begin another course due to financial difficulties By Tom Williams 24 February
Number of dependants coming to UK on study visas soars again More family members entered country on study visas in 2022 than in previous six years combined – with Nigerian dependants outnumbering students By Patrick Jack 24 February
Outcry as CEU closes refugee access programme Protest scheduled as university promises bigger and better replacement in its new Vienna home By Ben Upton 24 February
One in five UK professors promoted for their teaching – survey Poll reveals how once ‘non-existent’ path to top tier of academia has now become ‘common’ By Jack Grove 24 February
Warwick pays student with cancer ?12,000 after denying extension University admits it could have been more flexible when making decision that affected postgraduate’s right to stay in the UK By Tom Williams 23 February
Staff must declare intimate relationships with students, says OfS English regulator plans to order institutions to create registers of relationships, with expectation that staff who keep liaisons secret will be sacked By Tom Williams 23 February
Russia returns to six-year degrees, abandoning Bologna Process Planned departure from Western higher education will ‘limit Russian students’ exposure to outside world and democracy’, scholars warn By Pola Lem 23 February
Ex-ministerial adviser to head Economic and Social Research Council Stian Westlake will take helm after two-year delay in appointing a permanent executive chair By Jack Grove 22 February
