Concern over pandemic’s unequal impact on TEF ratings Experts fear submissions in 2021 won’t be able to appropriately account for wide range of disruptions to student experience caused by pandemic By Anna McKie 11 February
Overseas starters ‘down by a third’ at some English campuses First student number survey for 2020-21 from Office for Students suggests other universities may increase recruitment By Simon Baker 10 February
Nicholas Hitchon: the ‘Seven Up’ scientist known to millions US-based British physicist reflects on his part in the series that has chronicled his life and scientific career By Jack Grove 10 February
UK could lose 57 per cent of EU student numbers, says DfE study Government finally publishes modelling that estimates loss of ?63 million for UK universities from drop in enrolment of new EU students By John Morgan 9 February
New OfS chair Lord Wharton must resign Tory whip, says Labour Appointment of former Conservative MP as chair of English higher education regulator ‘adds to catalogue of cronyism’ By Chris Havergal 9 February
Universities need to realise they’re in the service industry An ideological gap has grown, where some universities have different ideas to students about the concept of a university, says Steve Davies By Steve Davies 9 February
UK overseas master’s enrolments shot up in year before pandemic Trend could be linked to boost in demand from India, data suggest By Simon Baker 9 February
Minister: strip degree powers if graduate employment falls short Gavin Williamson tells English regulator it ‘should not hesitate’ to issue fines if planned absolute baselines are not met By Chris Havergal 8 February
Racism victims ‘struggle to access mental health support’ Study warns lack of ethnic minority representation among counselling staff could lead to problems being dismissed By Anna McKie 8 February
India and Indonesia among UK sector’s priority overseas markets Update to government’s international education strategy names five target countries and provides more detail on Turing scheme By Ellie Bothwell 6 February
MPs back Conservative peer to lead English sector regulator Education Select Committee endorses appointment of Lord Wharton as Office for Students chair By Chris Havergal 5 February
How to navigate choppy, elitist waters as a working-class academic It will do no harm to find colleagues who understand the role of social, economic and cultural backgrounds in academia, says Carole Binns By Carole Binns 5 February
