The universities hit hardest by falling teacher training numbers Figures show fewer new entrants to teacher training than two years ago By Patrick Jack 2 December
‘Urgent negotiations’ on pay after ‘constructive discussions’ ‘Real possibility that we can set aside differences’, say employers, after talks with unions that followed three days of strike action By Chris Havergal 2 December
Legal action a ‘last resort’ as campus free speech bill redrawn Concerns over prospect of ‘endless litigation’ lead to government tabling changes to controversial legislation By Tom Williams 2 December
UK students want better access to digital resources – survey Thousands of students participated in the Ucas survey on digital resources By Patrick Jack 2 December
Less than half of UK’s big graduate recruiters now demand a 2:1 Institute of Student Employers survey tracks trend towards ‘qualification blind’ recruitment By Chris Havergal 1 December
Covid hit to university-industry collaboration in UK ‘limited’ NCUB report finds patent registrations and spinouts trended positive in 2020-21, but knowledge exchange income slumped By Patrick Jack 1 December
From nurse to v-c: how diversity up top helps HE escape silos James Miller takes helm at University of the West of Scotland after ‘unconventional’ career path By Tom Williams 1 December
Employers trying to make workers poorer, Lynch tells UCU strikers RMT general secretary joins university staff in London rally on third day of sector-wide strike action By Tom Williams 30 November
Global University Systems buys troubled FutureLearn Deal for online education provider set to see Netherlands-based company take full control, 91茄子 understands By Tom Williams 30 November
Life beyond war: Ukrainian academics finding their feet overseas Support of Council for At-Risk Academics has brought some researchers to safety in the UK, but even new-found security can be bittersweet By Pola Lem 30 November
UK master’s students less satisfied after rapid sector expansion Survey finds strong recovery in overall satisfaction with courses masks unease among some students about impact of big global recruitment drives By Tom Williams 30 November
IFS: students ?1,000 worse off as cost-of-living crisis hits hard Higher-than-forecast inflation leaves gaping hole in amount of maintenance support available for students By Tom Williams 30 November