Minister accused of ‘retreat’ from post-Brexit EU research deal
Sam Gyimah has been criticised for failing to commit to associate membership of Framework Programme 9
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‘Cost of living worries are pushing students to breaking point’
Benjamin Hunt explains how money troubles and other worries pushed him to seek counselling at university and how the Office for Students’ student panel will prioritise pastoral support
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Forgotten, isolated and ignored: the rise of the commuter student
Are UK universities doing enough to help commuter students integrate into higher education and student life?
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UK universities rely on casual staff ‘for up to half of teaching’
UCU estimates that most UK higher education institutions use hourly paid teachers for between 15 and 40 per cent of their teaching, with an average of 27 per cent
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No deal as USS pensions strike talks get under way
Negotiations between UUK and UCU due to resume on 6 March
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Coursera to offer degrees from UK universities
New courses from University of London and Imperial College London include platform’s first bachelor’s programme
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Mega-donation breaks new ground in German higher education
Campus will be first outside a university’s home state, says Technical University of Munich
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Ireland announces £5 million higher education access fund
New money aims to attract students from groups with historically low university participation rates
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Mixed prospects in Canada’s graduate recruitment market
Despite initial problems, majority of social science and humanities graduates go on to find rewarding jobs, says study
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Top Brazilian researcher faces ‘marijuana apologist’ claims
Accusations are a ‘cruel and empty provocation against dedicated scientist’, say sector leaders
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Thinktank questions Swiss university ‘duplication’
Federal structure has led to ‘expansion based purely on regional political interests’, says report
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Australian universities' student recruitment from China flatlines
Growth in Chinese admissions exclusively among applicants already in country
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Top US university bars freshers from selecting room-mates
Duke University move designed to stop students self-selecting peers with similar backgrounds, often via social media
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USS strike: long-term promise on employer contributions may break pensions impasse
Uncertainty over the future of 18 per cent contributions is hampering negotiations, argue Jon Forster, Graham Niblo and James Vickers
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England’s new access tsar puts focus on student success
Office for Students will have ‘much more nuanced and smarter set of powers’ than predecessor organisations, says Chris Millward