UK universities split on return to in-person exams
Some institutions embracing in-person assessment again after lifting of Covid-19 regulations
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English entry bar would hit poorest students hard, ministers told
Half of free school meal-eligible pupils in London – and 40 per cent of black school-leavers – would be caught by cap
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US universities used recruitment tool ‘to target white students’
Naviance, available to nearly half of nation’s high school students, admits years of Caucasian filtering for campuses building candidate lists
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Women-only universities ‘fill inclusion gaps’ left elsewhere
But co-author of Unesco report says need for them could wane with better inclusion elsewhere
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How I, a woman of colour, built a track record without public funding
Multiple small grants from trusts and charities can lend research projects credibility, opening bigger doors down the line, says Sophia Labadi
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Ryerson becoming Toronto Metropolitan University
Canadian campus aims to trade reminder of indigenous abuses with branding that signals modern sophistication
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Harvard pledges $100 million in slavery redress
Three-year review details racism permeating history of top US institution, but some raise concern at too meagre a response
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Los Angeles universities help city sustainability drive
University data expertise essential to ‘capacity building’ for city government on issues ranging from air quality to localising UN sustainability goals, THE summit hears
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UCU announces marking boycott and 10 days of strikes over pay
Staff at 41 universities may refuse to assess students’ work, meaning that graduations could be delayed, but exact dates for action are yet to be set
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Judge contract cheating law ‘on culture change, not prosecutions’
Campaigners say English legislation unlikely to result in many prosecutions but will change student outlook on essay mills
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Donelan: academic freedom bill critics ‘on wrong side of history’
Universities minister reaffirms plans to tackle campus ‘cancel culture’ and condemns ‘upsurge in physical threats’ against controversial speakers
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Ukraine war ‘shows need for HE to create more tolerant world’
Ukrainian MP, scholar and ex-deputy education minister tells universities not to offer scholarships to Russian students in summit speech
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Sweden ‘can teach US about inclusive innovation’
Swedish welfare system, political model of consensus and universities committed to industry collaboration key to innovation success, THE summit hears
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More top-flight UK researchers join ERC’s Brexit waiting room
Some Advanced Grant winners must wait and see where their share of funding will come from
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Levels of cheating in online exams soaring, say invigilators
One in 14 students who took tests monitored by ProctorU last year were caught breaking the rules