Time to honour Tory research spending promises, Zahawi told British Academy chief Julia Black says Treasury must urgently clarify stance on Horizon Europe and long-term backing for UK science By Jack Grove 11 July
George Freeman’s offer to return as UK science minister rebuffed University sector awaits political leadership as key posts lie vacant By Chris Havergal 11 July
‘Very good’ visa processing gives UK edge with overseas students Survey results ‘show significant differences’ in performance of major student destination countries amid high demand for student visas By Pola Lem 11 July
Buckingham chair resigns after ‘losing confidence’ in v-c ‘Anyone who thinks the university is in good shape is deluded,’ says former Morgan Stanley executive in resignation letter By John Morgan 11 July
Student evaluations show gender bias even in most equal country Male students at university in Iceland tended to rate their female teachers lower than male counterparts in both teaching and course organisation By Tom Williams 10 July
Pandemic doctoral starters ‘need more than extensions’ Royal Netherlands Academy says extra funding and time cannot ‘truly compensate’ those who began their research careers in lockdown By Ben Upton 9 July
Freeman ‘happy’ to return to science minister post under Johnson Science sector ‘needs ministerial leadership’, says MP who resigned barely 24 hours earlier By Chris Havergal 8 July
Up to 250 jobs set to go as university mothballs arts courses Scale of redundancies and resignations announced by Wolverhampton far surpasses figure previously expected By Tom Williams 8 July
Queen Mary head threatens to close course over marking boycott Principal says institution not able to ‘take new students onto programmes where staff refuse to deliver the promised education’ By Tom Williams 8 July
Johnson resignation brings uncertainty but some hope for sector Departure of prime minister may allow for a rethink on Horizon Europe association, but sector could face months of damaging policy stasis, say experts By Jack Grove 7 July
James Cleverly England’s third education secretary in three days Boris Johnson appoints Cabinet to see out remainder of his premiership By Chris Havergal 7 July
Donelan and Freeman in final flood of departures as Johnson quits Newly appointed education secretary follows science minister out the door By Chris Havergal 7 July
