New widening access scheme targets ‘overlooked’ group Students who have previously been safeguarded progress to university in ‘vanishingly low’ numbers, highlights Sheffield initiative By Tom Williams 12 July
EU competitiveness fund ‘must not overshadow Horizon successor’ University groups call for new fund to ‘complement, but not substitute’ next framework programme By Emily Dixon 11 July
Dundee bailout ‘sets precedent’ as MSPs evade funding reform Warning more institutions may look to Scottish government for support as ailing university’s problems blamed on mismanagement rather than wider funding pressures By Helen Packer 11 July
Editors stage mass resignation after academic publisher sold Amsterdam University Press series editors quit with open letter objecting to sale to for-profit publisher By Emily Dixon 11 July
Elsevier journal under fire over ‘AI-generated’ review comments Researcher who waited nearly two years for rejection claims ‘nonsensical’ criticisms of his paper must have been chatbot-generated By Jack Grove 11 July
Over-recruitment of healthcare students in England is a silent crisis Current enrolment rates are increasingly misaligned with NHS capacity for clinical placements, never mind graduate recruitment, says Ruth Pearce By Ruth Pearce 11 July
UCU members told to reject pay offer and vote for strikes Further meetings fail to reach agreement in UK sector talks, with union calling 1.4 per cent rise a ‘real-terms cut’ By Tom Williams 10 July
UK study visa applications dip after post-study work rights cut Data for 2025 falls behind 2024 numbers for first time just ahead of make-or-break recruitment window By Chris Havergal 10 July
Research grant assessments under scrutiny amid disparities Researchers call for improved national assessment processes as proposals receive different feedback at European level By Emily Dixon 10 July
‘Watered-down’ LLE sets tone for Labour’s approach to HE reform More cautious lifelong learning policy ‘inevitable’, say experts, as ministers emphasise phased transition to new system By Helen Packer 10 July
Cambridge must reject austerity and be a place of sanctuary Trump’s assaults on science in the US present an opportunity that the university would be unwise to spurn, says chancellor candidate Gina Miller By Gina Miller 10 July
Organisational issues on some courses temper high NSS scores Students more positive on all aspects of university life than last year, but regulator flags management problems at some institutions By Tom Williams 9 July
