National Student Survey 2020: satisfaction dips amid pandemic Office for Students says results are ‘remarkably positive’ for cohort of students affected by Covid-19 and industrial action By Anna McKie 15 July
Minister: looking at which groups don’t enter HE ‘doesn’t matter’ Universities minister Michelle Donelan calls for focus to be on jobs outcomes and individual needs rather than ‘box-ticking’ access measures By John Morgan 15 July
Voters in UK marginals ‘back government bailout for universities’ UCU poll seeks to step up political pressure on ministers to offer extra funding for universities during pandemic By John Morgan 15 July
Anglia Ruskin to establish new Peterborough university ‘Employment-focused’ institution aims to recruit 12,500 students by the end of the decade By Chris Havergal 14 July
Prevent ‘reinforces negative views of?Islam’ among students in?UK Research also suggests that government’s anti-terrorism strategy is causing students and staff to self-censor discussions of Islam By Anna McKie 14 July
UK students ‘would feel safer’ if?blended learning continues One-third of respondents to NUS survey say they would feel ‘not at all safe’ if teaching returned to normal in September By Anna McKie 14 July
UK plans new higher technical qualifications focused on job skills Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education to be gatekeeper for new university and college courses By Dene Mullen 14 July
Refund students if online teaching has fallen short, say MPs Commons committee calls for clearer guidance and additional funding to cover reimbursements By Chris Havergal 13 July
UK universities restrict deferrals to protect enrolments Applicants face ‘mixed messages’ from sector, with institutions adopting varying tactics By Anna McKie 13 July
New programme puts in-country IDP research to the fore Scholars from Africa, Latin America and the Middle East should have new opportunities to guide internally displaced person policymaking By Matthew Reisz 12 July
Universities offered reprieve in pandemic book licensing battle New intervention by the Copyright Licensing Agency may offer hope to universities struggling to access essential texts By Matthew Reisz 11 July
USS warns of ‘sharp’ increase in costs as virus inflates deficit UK higher education’s biggest pension fund says Covid-related uncertainty on financial markets added ?7 billion to shortfall in space of two months By Chris Havergal 10 July
