Extend childcare grants to postgraduates, urge universities Students doing master’s and PhDs in the UK are ineligible for childcare grants, which are in place only for full-time undergraduates Patrick Jack 1月 31日
‘Endemic’ casualisation ‘a choice, not a necessity’, says UCU Union ranks institutions on efforts to better support precarious workforce, and finds most failing to get to grips with the issue Tom Williams 1月 31日
Russell Group universities contemplate overseas student ‘shocks’ Research-intensives warn they are ever more reliant on Chinese and Indian students, as York’s sharp fall sounds alarm on global market shifts John Morgan 1月 31日
Most overseas graduates switching visas are working in care Oxford researchers say more international students are staying in UK beyond two-year period allowed by post-study work visa, but many of them are not going into graduate-level jobs Patrick Jack 1月 30日
Offer pregnant applicants more flexibility, research funders told Pregnant researchers and new parents describe how they were hindered by inflexible interview process Emily Dixon 1月 30日
Irish postgraduate researchers set to strike for staff status Other universities could follow Trinity and announce action, says union president Emily Dixon 1月 30日
Nottingham introduces ‘reduced offers’ for international students Russell Group university follows York in dropping entry bar, but sector is warned of hit to reputation Patrick Jack 1月 30日
Widening access ‘not at expense’ of more privileged Scots Commissioner for fair access warns that rate of progress may be slowing as he sets range of recommendations for government Patrick Jack 1月 30日
Teaching caps at risk as Brighton redraws academics’ contracts Time reserved for research ‘being eroded’, says UCU, as university insists it is seeking to create ‘more flexible workforce’ Tom Williams 1月 30日
Ex-science minister says he quit over mortgage bill increase George Freeman says he could not cope with doubling of monthly bill on annual salary of ?118,000 Chris Havergal 1月 29日
France axes immigration law’s international student restrictions Plans to charge overseas students ‘return deposit’ must be tossed out, Constitutional Council rules Emily Dixon 1月 29日
Universities deny international students buy ‘back door’ places Report in The Sunday Times conflated international foundation years with full degrees, say Russell Group and Universities UK Patrick Jack 1月 29日