University Impact Forum: Science will get nowhere without social sciences 91茄子 forum hears Manchester v-c spotlight social sciences and humanities, plus universities’ local roles, in vision for post-pandemic future By John Morgan 7 July
Deal secures permanent contracts for 4,000 Open University tutors Contractual agreement guarantees associate lecturers pay rise and annual salaries, following recent delay and five years of negotiations By Anna McKie 7 July
Boredom studies boom in lockdown Creation of a new international society dedicated to boredom studies suggests the subject is thriving, says founder By Jack Grove 7 July
New name, campus and courses – but NCH clings to ‘Oxbridge’ dream ‘Significant change’ at college highlights dwindling of former government aim for ‘challenger institutions’ By John Morgan 7 July
Covid restrictions in English universities to end on 19?July Restrictions on face-to-face teaching, advice to wear masks, and social distancing rules all to be lifted in higher education By John Morgan 6 July
Augar: 50 per cent HE target yielding to ‘age of?everyone’ Former chair of government review sees ‘turning point’ on scale of Tony Blair’s target for half of young people to enter HE By John Morgan 6 July
Fears for UK research as EU postdoc applications dry up Senior scientists say severe shortage of junior scientists from European Union threatens quality of UK research By Jack Grove 6 July
Sheffield ‘turned down ?10 milllion’ for apprenticeships After claims Sheffield leaders aim to be ‘M&S, not Aldi’ brand, critics point to earlier withdrawal from AMRC training centre extension By John Morgan 6 July
The UK should move to full PQA. Now A post-qualification applications system is the best way to ensure equity in admissions, says Sasha Roseneil By Sasha Roseneil 6 July
Exam chaos at Liverpool as 1,500 students left without results University accused of treating students ‘with disdain’ with many left without results and others without complete transcripts, as marking boycott remains unresolved By Anna McKie 5 July
Overall languages decline masking slight growth in some areas Report looking at hidden aspects of admissions data finds some universities and courses are faring better than others By Simon Baker 5 July
Postdocs ‘fear reprisals for calling out workplace abuse’ New project shines light on the discrimination and inequalities faced by precariously employed researchers at UK universities By Jack Grove 5 July