Lords call for UK to ‘act immediately’ on Horizon and Erasmus Committee of peers says government must confirm it will participate in EU programmes or provide details on alternatives By Ellie Bothwell 3 December
Half of UK undergraduates worried about January return, says poll Survey of UK-based undergraduates reveals fears over spring term restart despite overall satisfaction with universities’ handling of Covid-19 pandemic By Jack Grove 3 December
Students ‘actively encouraged’ to notify OfS of quality concerns English regulator to work with students and their unions to increase awareness of its powers By John Morgan 3 December
Overseas students in US and UK ‘most satisfied during Covid’ Survey finds new international students at UK institutions received most non-academic assistance and support By Ellie Bothwell 3 December
England to stagger students’ post-Christmas return over five weeks Students to be offered Covid tests when they arrive on campus By Chris Havergal 2 December
ICT cuts ‘leave vaccine university vulnerable to cyberattacks’ Campaigners claim forcing staff to reapply for jobs with lower salaries will damage Imperial and leave institution vulnerable By Anna McKie 2 December
Academics ‘not best’ to advise postdocs on leaving academia Event hears calls for improved careers services in universities to help steer PhD students and postdocs on opportunities By Simon Baker 1 December
Blended research methods ‘will become more prevalent’ post-Covid Academics say online methodologies can produce more collaborative, diverse and ethical research By Ellie Bothwell 1 December
Oxford vaccine success is ‘wider win for academic science’ Comparisons with big pharma distract from ‘amazing’ achievement that will lead to long-term dividends for science, say experts By Jack Grove 1 December
Stagger student return to campus in January, says Labour Party Phased return to campus and more clarity on rules for returning international students are needed, says the UK opposition By Jack Grove 1 December
University staff ‘uncomfortable’ handling internationalisation European survey finds there are large gaps between perceptions of importance of internationalisation and levels of experience and confidence By Ellie Bothwell 1 December
Controversial new research law disappoints French universities The government points to a decade of funding guarantees, but critics have taken aim at draconian punishments for campus protests and the rushed scrapping of a PhD vetting body By David Matthews 30 November
