Moving India to amber list may ease UK quarantine capacity fears Tens of thousands of students from subcontinent set to arrive in Britain this autumn By Chris Havergal 5 August
UK universities seek to improve external examining standards Standardised appointment requirements and training under consideration in sector-wide drive to tackle grade inflation By Chris Havergal 5 August
Universities ‘must win value argument’ as lectures stay online As THE survey reveals teaching plans for autumn term, MP warns negative perceptions of digital tuition could figure in fees debate By Anna McKie 5 August
Picking fights with students ‘deflection strategy’ for ministers Ex-Labour adviser claims Westminster government wants to hear students’ views only when they agree with policy agenda By Chris Havergal 5 August
Ethnic minority awarding gap ‘largely down to low exam grades’ Difference in scores given to white and non-white students largely disappeared in coursework, UCL study finds By Chris Havergal 4 August
Turing scheme launches with 120 universities on board Australia, Canada and US confirmed as potential exchange destinations, alongside key European sectors By Chris Havergal 4 August
Oxbridge v-cs and unions call for ‘urgent’ pensions redesign Ending automatic inflationary increases in benefits should keep contributions below 30 per cent of salary, says joint statement By Anna McKie 4 August
Going for gold must be UKRI’s open access priority Funding body’s impending review should recognise sector’s clear preference for immediate open access, says Steven Inchcoombe By Steven Inchcoombe 4 August
Fresh strike over Liverpool job cuts targets clearing Union members overwhelmingly back action even as number of compulsory redundancies slashed to two By Anna McKie 3 August
Ruskin College joins University of West London after cash crisis Takeover will preserve ‘rich heritage’ of trade union college, say leaders By Chris Havergal 3 August
Don’t delay publishing English funding plans, ministers urged Wrangling between DfE and Treasury over direction of policy appears to be main roadblock By Simon Baker 3 August
Universities refuse to ‘slavishly follow’ teacher training plans Westminster reforms would force leading providers out of sector, representative body warns By Anna McKie 3 August