Number of academics working in the UK falls for first time
Some universities reduce staff teams by more than a fifth after year of cutbacks and job losses, new data show
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More than 1,600 universities join new Sustainability Impact Network
Members of ‘world’s largest university membership network’ will feature in relaunched sustainability ratings system aligned with the UN SDGs
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News Talks podcast: Is MRes recruitment exploiting visa rules?
We discuss what lies behind sharp rises in the number of international students enrolled on research master’s courses and what it could mean for the future regulation of the sector
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Australia denies students visas if they have TNE alternatives
No need to study Down Under because you can do the same courses at home, would-be students told
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UKRI funding shake-up ‘requires shift from inputs to outcomes’
More focused approach to research funding difficult to achieve without richer, more integrated data, argue impact specialists
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Swiss referendum on population cap ‘puts science at risk’
Country to vote whether to restrict immigration if numbers continue to grow, potentially affecting international students and researchers
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Postgraduate researchers hardest hit by cost of living concerns
Major survey finds overall satisfaction levels rising despite pressures but concerns around financial difficulties, research culture and feedback remain
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Will the UK’s revived student loans debate spark another ‘youthquake’?
Debates around graduate debt have exploded in recent weeks amid concern about balances that continue to inflate even as graduates seek to pay them down. Has the system become a ‘Frankenstein’s...
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The UKRI grants pause risks forcing out mid-career medical researchers
The fact that a mere few months’ hiatus imperils the futures of those without permanent posts underlines the fragility of UK biomedicine, says a researcher
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Jazz lecturer ‘forced out’ over race email settles case
Conservatoire accepts academic’s beliefs protected after he faced student boycotts owing to email questioning structural racism
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Deficit-hit UK universities opening in India ‘deluded’
Universities expanding abroad may be being over-optimistic, debate hears, as government pushes higher education exports
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Covid compensation claims leave universities ‘very exposed’
UCL settlement opens door to more ‘risk-averse’ institutions having to pay up over disrupted pandemic-era teaching, say lawyers
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Middle East bets on AI research to strengthen its universities
Investing in sector by focusing on new technologies can combat brain drain and help institutions escape from their reliance on the West, say experts