Call to create decolonisation role in each university department Hepi report says universities need to move past the idea that decolonisation is merely an equality and diversity issue By Anna McKie 23 July
Malcolm Brynin, 1949-2020 Tributes paid to sociologist whose ¡®influential work¡¯ on inequalities has proved crucial in understanding and addressing today¡¯s sharp ¡®social divisions¡¯ By Matthew Reisz 23 July
Blow to Plan S open access project as ERC withdraws support Plan S shift backed by European Commission will be ¡®detrimental¡¯ to researchers, says commission-created ERC By David Matthews 22 July
Science leaders call for potential cap on UK's EU research payments Senior scientists and sector bodies call for more ¡®reasonable¡¯ financial terms that would allow the UK to join Horizon Europe By Jack Grove 22 July
Germany moves to scrap committee gender parity quotas Too-high targets overburden female academics with administrative work and hold back their careers, research foundation concludes By David Matthews 22 July
Despair as EU research spending stagnates Horizon Europe will receive only a tiny fraction of an unprecedented €750 billion pandemic recovery package By David Matthews 21 July
Fears UK could ¡®walk away¡¯ from EU research over multibillion fee Changes to EU plans could deter UK government by making it net contributor to Horizon Europe, UUKi director warns By John Morgan 21 July
Minister: university entry is ¡®simplistic¡¯ social mobility measure Michelle Donelan says higher rates of university entry among black Britons highlight how narrative about social mobility can be misleading By Jack Grove 21 July
UK universities to limit rounding up of grades to prevent inflation Sector agrees to new set of principles to stem decades of rising firsts By Anna McKie 21 July
Johnson¡¯s mooted fees plan ¡®incredibly short-sighted¡¯ Experts say using differential fees to direct students towards subjects goes against the purpose of higher education, and is also unlikely to work By Anna McKie 20 July
Boys more likely to apply to elite institutions, research finds Study also shows that the most advantaged teenagers are more likely to apply to Oxford or Cambridge than the least advantaged By Anna McKie 20 July
DfE ¡®manifesto¡¯ for English sector ¡®sets path to legislation¡¯ Interventionist stance of ¡®restructuring regime¡¯ prompts warning of ¡®tragic¡¯ erosion of university autonomy By John Morgan 20 July