Cancer research leader: Covid shows value of fundamental science Kristian Helin, incoming head of the Institute of Cancer Research, reflects on lessons learned from pandemic By Jack Grove 30 July
Introducing new regulations while cutting funding ‘callous’ English sector leaders fear cuts to London weighting and arts funding could be compounded by fee cut By Anna McKie 29 July
Thinktank advocates ‘national’ and ‘local’ university divide Former DfE adviser insists proposal is not a return to the days of polytechnics By Chris Havergal 29 July
State students ‘twice as likely’ to feel unprepared for degree Sutton Trust survey of school-leavers reveals widespread anxiety about impact of Covid-19 pandemic on university admissions By Chris Havergal 29 July
UKRI success rates fall as grant applications ramp up Overall funding decisions more than double to almost 40,000 thanks to Covid-related grants By Simon Baker 28 July
Mobile students prepared to quarantine, but reluctant to pay International learners increasingly confident about starting their course as planned, according to survey By Chris Havergal 28 July
Arts cuts are false economies Shutting off the talent pipeline into the creative industries risks the UK’s reputation for creativity and its potential for growth, says Anne Carlisle By Anne Carlisle 28 July
R&D for creative technology must be stepped up post-Covid The pandemic highlighted UK creative industries’ innovative capacity. Public research spending choices should reflect that, says Andrew Thompson By Andrew Thompson 28 July
Dodging the ethics of educating in repressive regimes is unsustainable Ethical reviews must become the cornerstone of Western universities’ internationalisation strategies, says Peter Brady By Peter Brady 27 July
UK public ‘don’t see universities as a front line in culture wars’ Ex-pollster who leads Policy Institute at King’s sees public support for universities enduring despite culture wars angst By John Morgan 27 July
Rare victory for Turkish scholars as protests force rector’s exit Campaigners at Bo?azi?i University say their victory could inspire others – but also fear a harsher crackdown under a new appointee By David Matthews 27 July
Forcing students to get vaccinated ‘wrong’, says university union UCU says government should ‘sensitively encourage’ inoculation after reports of prime minister ‘raging’ over low uptake By Chris Havergal 26 July
