Australia’s ‘addiction’ to foreign students’ fees and its penchant for ‘little bits and pieces of reform’ are threats to sovereign research capability, press club hears
Emergence of governors from private sector means oversight bodies have ‘lost touch with university community’, according to new draft code of conduct
Leaders still among the best paid in the sector, with little sign that increased regulatory scrutiny or financial hardship is having an effect on wages
While flurry of approvals raises concerns about the financial viability of offshore outposts, government policies leave ambitious universities with few other choices
Firms promise technology can boost conversions and relieve pressure on overworked teams, but critics warn over impersonal processes and massive bottlenecks of ‘nonsensical’ applications
Bloc seen as likely to insist on lower fees for its students in upcoming negotiations, putting UK in a difficult position, given its wider crackdown on migration
Universities urged to be ‘brave’ in hiring decisions despite ‘precarious’ times as study finds prioritising sector expertise doesn’t always pay off
Redundancies blamed on ‘unprecedented financial challenges’ including ‘rising costs, flat or declining income and uncertainty in student recruitment’
Hidden environmental impact of roll-out of AI bots and assistants not well understood, experts warn, with much of it outsourced to big technology companies
Fears over cuts to university-based frontier science eased by European Commission president’s speech confirming independence of Framework Programme 10
Thousands set to miss out on fund set up by UK government to support companies in traversing the ‘Valley of Death’ between research and commercialisation, universities fear
Doubling the length of time required for indefinite leave to remain in the UK will impose a considerable ‘financial and emotional toll’ on international researchers, warn experts
Current widening participation approach not working, say academics, as rural villages and coastal towns revealed as areas with lowest levels of progression to universities
While some see higher compliance thresholds as way to identify rogue operators, the threat of losing licences could push universities to withdraw from certain regions entirely