The excessive demands on research offices threaten quality and impact
Research support staff are crying out for a more supportive funding and regulatory environment, says Ross McLennanÂ
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Universities ‘ready’ to fill skills gaps as key industries expand
Quango estimates ‘priority’ occupations will need an additional 900,000 workers by end of decade, with universities likely to meet much of the demand
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Humanities and arts degrees disappearing in parts of UK
Students from rural and disadvantaged areas disproportionally affected by subject cuts, British Academy warns
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Kent and Greenwich to join forces as new ‘superuniversity’
South-east institutions to collaborate under multi-university group model – the first initiative of its kind in the UK sector
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UKRI chief: ‘Do fewer things in research but do them really well’
Ian Chapman backs ministers’ calls for more research specialisation by universities in first public comments since taking over at £9 billion-a-year research funder
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Melbourne stops work on new campus, citing ‘constrained’ finances
Construction on A$2bn Fishermans Bend site paused for at least five years, amid revenue concerns and systemic delays
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Social class should be an EDI category in higher education
Failure to acknowledge how class operates within academia means many students still feel uncomfortable on campus, says Beth Johnson
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Prosperity summit’s sidelining of Australia’s universities is baffling
Excluding academia from the main discussions at recent national productivity summit is short-sighted and complacent, says Shamit Saggar
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New Xiong’an campuses ‘must show they can attract top talent’
Massive expansion of higher education out of Beijing the latest attempt to distribute resources more evenly across China’s regions
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Focus R&D spending on priority areas, says UK industrial strategy
Ten-year budgets, research ‘mission’ fund and commercialisation focus confirmed in new blueprint that outlines ‘critical’ role of universities in driving growth
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Don’t repeat UK mistakes, Australian universities told
Avoid ‘faux’ competition and do not deny reality, analysts warn, as UK-style funding crunch looms
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Turing to ‘step up’ defence work after government pressure
AI institute pledges to support national goals and ‘deliver innovation’ on a level not possible in individual universities
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Real-terms fall in R&D spending ‘could hold back UK’s growth’
Warnings UK failing to keep up with international competitors as real-terms research expenditure declines
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UK’s first campus in India ‘just the start’, says Southampton v-c
Mark E. Smith eyes destinations ‘closer to home’ for next overseas site after moving quickly to become first to get going in India