Barring people with no A levels from student loans is too simplistic Such students’ uneven degree results suggest that we might be funnelling some young people into university too early, says Alex Blakemore By Alex Blakemore 18 March
Reforming ‘broken’ student loans ‘not front of queue’ – Reeves Chancellor says government wants to make improvements but insists other priorities will take precedence By Patrick Jack 17 March
Postdoc funding delay not caused by STFC cuts, says Vallance UK science minister says missed deadline for postdoctoral grants was ‘mistake’ unrelated to funding shake-up as he defends reform agenda By Jack Grove 17 March
IELTS pulls Home Office bid over remote testing security fears Largest provider of English language testing says online assessments favoured by government could undermine academic integrity By Patrick Jack 17 March
Lyndal Roper: ‘Drastic’ cuts to UK humanities risk brain drain Newly crowned winner of Holberg Prize raises alarm over job losses and shuttering of courses across UK By Jack Grove 17 March
‘Reform university curricula’ call as technician shortages loom Closer links between universities and industry would help to fix 120,000 shortfall in required technical staff by 2035, says study By Jack Grove 17 March
Antisemitism ‘normalised’ on UK university campuses, peers fear House of Lords debates new report that found fifth of students reluctant to share house with Jewish person By Juliette Rowsell 16 March
Leadership and management apprenticeships latest to be defunded Government pulls money as part of efforts to prioritise funding for young people but universities say move ‘not in interests of economy’ By Patrick Jack 16 March
MEPs’ changes to Horizon successor ‘a move in right direction’ Two draft parliamentary reports seek to protect independence of key bodies but universities say more clarity is needed on directionality and defence research By Seher Asaf 16 March
Kent cancels in-person exams after two die in meningitis outbreak University works with authorities to contain deadly disease, with 11 young people taken to hospital and others being told to get antibiotics By Juliette Rowsell 16 March
Black students less likely to achieve highest master’s grades Study looking at ‘little explored’ attainment gaps at postgraduate taught level finds white students far more likely to achieve a distinction By Juliette Rowsell 16 March
Restricting loans ‘wrong debate’ as ‘no A level’ students triple Universities told to adjust to new attitudes on HE expansion, as figures show boom in new entrants who have few to no qualifications By Jack Grove 16 March
