Ukrainian refugees get home fee status at English universities Move also means students fleeing conflict will have access to student support such as loans By Simon Baker 29 April
Internet firms told to remove adverts as England bans essay mills ‘Essay mills are now illegal entities, and you should not carry their advertising,’ says minister’s letter to sector By Chris Havergal 28 April
Glasgow prepared to pay more to avert further USS pension strikes University and union branch offer ‘exit strategy’ as further walkouts prepared in long-running dispute By Chris Havergal 28 April
French push for AI auto-translation of European research Academics warn against ‘technocratic’ solution when venues for publishing in languages other than English are struggling By Ben Upton 28 April
BTECs offer ‘critical alternative route to HE’ Westminster government moves to defund the vocational qualifications come under scrutiny in Hepi paper By John Morgan 28 April
Impact Rankings 2022: hundreds of universities have SDG courses Institutions from over 100 countries offer dedicated courses on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, 91茄子 data show By Rosa Ellis 27 April
UK universities split on return to in-person exams Some institutions embracing in-person assessment again after lifting of Covid-19 regulations By Tom Williams 27 April
English entry bar would hit poorest students hard, ministers told Half of free school meal-eligible pupils in London – and 40 per cent of black school-leavers – would be caught by cap By John Morgan 27 April
UCU announces marking boycott and 10 days of strikes over pay Staff at 41 universities may refuse to assess students’ work, meaning that graduations could be delayed, but exact dates for action are yet to be set By Tom Williams 26 April
Judge contract cheating law ‘on culture change, not prosecutions’ Campaigners say English legislation unlikely to result in many prosecutions but will change student outlook on essay mills By Tom Williams 26 April
Donelan: academic freedom bill critics ‘on wrong side of history’ Universities minister reaffirms plans to tackle campus ‘cancel culture’ and condemns ‘upsurge in physical threats’ against controversial speakers By Jack Grove 26 April
Innovation Summit: Ukraine ‘shows HE must create tolerant world’ Ukrainian MP, scholar and ex-deputy education minister tells universities not to offer scholarships to Russian students in summit speech By John Morgan 26 April