Female students ‘more likely to struggle with mental health’ Report also finds worse outcomes among white and mixed race students than other ethnicities By Patrick Jack 28 September
World University Rankings 2024: warning on UK’s China reliance Asia saw the largest rise of all continents in research quality, teaching score, and overall performance in the latest World University Rankings By Patrick Jack 27 September
World University Rankings 2024: UK doubles down on global links UK universities are overwhelmingly represented at the top of the international outlook pillar By Tiya Thomas-Alexander 27 September
Horizon association deal ‘opens door for Pioneer reappraisal’ Ministers should take another look at ‘ambitious’ plans for decade-long fellowships after Horizon Europe membership was agreed, urges sector By Jack Grove 27 September
Knowledge Exchange Framework 2023: sector spinouts worth billions Latest KEF data reveals how Oxbridge offshoots turnover more than ?40 million annually on average with impressive results found elsewhere in sector By Jack Grove 27 September
UCU staff back strike action over cuts to campaign team Union says it is ‘committed to resolving this issue as a matter of urgency’ as Unite urges it to continue funding for postgraduate rights role By Tom Williams 26 September
UKRI rejects call to treat postgraduate researchers as staff Funder’s ‘New Deal’ will examine welfare arrangements for PhD students but insists they are better off ‘without an employment contract’ By Jack Grove 26 September
‘Administrative error’ forces second UCU branch to cancel strikes Staff union steps in to try to protect those responsible for mistakes, as anger grows among membership By Tom Williams 26 September
Ucas appoints Ofqual’s Jo Saxton as new chief executive Chief regulator who oversaw return of GCSE and A-level exams to take over at admissions service By Tom Williams 26 September
World Academic Summit: ‘jealousy’ blocks interdisciplinary research Incentives needed to build research across disciplines to address global challenges, THE summit hears By John Morgan 26 September
V-cs unconvinced as lifelong learning entitlement progresses As legislation driving rebadged lifelong learning entitlement passes, sector leaders caution that mature learners’ aversion to debt means it cannot bring ‘transformation’ ministers foresee By John Morgan 26 September
Pioneer’s ‘really bold’ fellowships still on cards, hints Freeman Science minister tells researcher conference to ‘watch this space’ on plans for longer fellowships to rival Max Planck’s decade-long offers By Jack Grove 25 September