Fee increase won’t cover ‘radical’ ambition of skills plans
‘More interventionist, more activist’ stance from government will result in deep changes to the sector, but vice-chancellors say key details missing

‘More interventionist, more activist’ stance from government will result in deep changes to the sector, but vice-chancellors say key details missing

Minister Noha Kattan says Riyadh University of Arts will provide talent for a Saudi arts economy likely to employ 300,000 people by end of the decade

Curtailing competition, reducing waste and drawing more on industry and philanthropic sources?seen as ways to fill gaps left by NIH retreat

The quasi-merger of the universities of Kent and Greenwich has raised questions about how many other higher education institutions might see an opportunity – or a necessity?– to team up as financial...

Ambitious review with modest government pickup ‘was not an exercise in kicking the can down the road’

Almost 40?principal lecturer?posts?affected and 14 jobs lost in planned restructure, while staff at Imperial College London strike over ‘below inflation’ pay offer

Coming together of 10 research-led universities not a ‘self-serving’ mission group, say vice-chancellors

Overseas students offer their judgement: excellent education, increasingly affordable, warm people – but out of the way and lacking work experience opportunities

Long-term employment contract better?explained as form of worker protection, says author of new book

Means-tested support only to be offered to those studying courses aligned to party’s?priority areas

The panel’s overriding concern is to ensure that research is used productively. But observers worry that pushing universities to specialise in centrally determined ‘focus areas’ risks inadvertently...

The Research Excellence Framework has been postponed for three months ‘to take stock and ensure alignment with the UK government’s priorities and vision for higher education’. But how radical should...

Staff criticise vice-chancellor’s failure to protect jobs despite additional government funding

Russell Group institution will offer five courses in partnership with Zhejiang University of Technology