Study hours drop with two-thirds of students in part-time jobs Data showing more UK students from all backgrounds opting for term-time employment could be sign of decreasing graduate premium, say analysts Juliette Rowsell 6月 12日
REF 2029: Decoupling outputs and staff goes ahead despite outcry Controversial rules on uncapping output numbers for researchers and preventing research ‘portability’ confirmed Jack Grove 6月 12日
MPs to examine university finances and insolvency plans Education committee announces inquiry into higher education funding as financial position of sector worsens Helen Packer 6月 12日
The UK spending review is right to boost regional innovation Rather than pinning hopes for growth on spin-outs, it is better to invest in upskilling and demand-led commercialisation, says Simon Collinson Simon Collinson 6月 12日
Trump following Orbán’s playbook, says president of ousted CEU Central European University president Shalini Randeria believes universities must improve public outreach to fend off rising impact of populism Emily Dixon 6月 12日
Publishing deals are ‘unsustainable’, warn northern universities UK academia faces ‘pivotal moment’ as deadline approaches for cash-strapped universities to negotiate deals with leading publishers Jack Grove 6月 12日
Asylum claims from students a ‘racket’, warns Jack Straw The former home secretary said restrictions announced in the recent White Paper will ‘put a squeeze’ on some universities Patrick Jack 6月 11日
Reeves uplifts Aria budget to ?1 billion and funds AI courses June spending review reveals real-terms increase in science department’s budget as student levy remains on the table for universities Jack Grove 6月 11日
Academics lose gender-critical tribunal case against UCU Judge rules against Adult Human Female filmmakers who sued union over harassment claims Juliette Rowsell 6月 11日
Chancellor restores ?750 million fund for Edinburgh supercomputer University of Edinburgh to house new national supercomputer as government reverses spending decision Helen Packer 6月 11日
Third-party providers in ‘gold rush’ for Turing scheme funding International student mobility has increasingly been ‘outsourced’ to private providers since the Turing scheme replaced Erasmus+ Patrick Jack 6月 11日
Fix patchy record on assessing SDG engagement, universities urged Increasing focus on sustainable development agenda must be matched by evaluation of student learning, says expert Jack Grove 6月 11日