Scottish jobs ‘permacrisis’ transforming universities pre-review
Closure of low-enrolment courses, higher staff-student ratios and departmental mergers among measures being considered by institutions
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Shorter UK graduate visa ‘dampens international student interest’
Reduction in work rights may be contributing to reduced international demand for UK study, as ongoing visa issues exacerbate uncertainty
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Maintain focus on governance reforms, urge staff and students
Representative groups hope their ‘robust practical’ proposals will ensure that intent to fix a ‘broken governance system’ does not end up in ‘the long grass’
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Three brushes with populist power tell me no one in academia is safe
Experiences in Hungary, the US and the Netherlands make threats like autocratic legalism and oligarchic capture feel existential, says Ferenc LaczóÂ
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US science budgets have been spared. So why is no one celebrating?
The Trump administration’s proposals to eviscerate the NIH and NSF have been overturned in Congress after a year of cancelled programmes and legal wrangling. Yet as funding continues only to dribble...
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The University of Oxford is top in a list of the best universities in the UK, which includes institutions in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
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GenAI can join the dots, so teach students to draw new lines in empty space
GenAI tools are getting better at tasks such as sorting data, writing basic reports and generating simple code. That’s why higher education needs to focus on what it can’t do
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Ensuring trust and security in global research
Securing success in global research initiatives demands shifting research integrity from a bureaucratic checklist to a cultural measure of trust and transparency
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What established academics can learn from ECRs
Professors can gain immediate, practical benefits if they listen to early career researchers, through inter-generational exchanges such as reverse mentoring. Here, Ian Williams offers five capabilities that ECRs can offer more seasoned scholars
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Why process mapping matters in higher education
A technique to help universities improve collaboration, reduce inefficiencies and build shared understanding across teams to support more effective working – and a framework for successful implementation
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How to run effective industry-enriched project-based learning in STEM
The foundation of widening participation lies in a curriculum that is flexible enough to accommodate increasing student diversity while aligning with industry needs, writes James Williams
March 7, 2026