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
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Saudi’s first arts university ‘vital to growing cultural sector’
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
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‘New collaborations needed’ as US cuts global health funding
Curtailing competition, reducing waste and drawing more on industry and philanthropic sources?seen as ways to fill gaps left by NIH retreat
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Will superuniversities save UK HE?
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...
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NZ strategy group ‘will not compromise university autonomy’
Ambitious review with modest government pickup ‘was not an exercise in kicking the can down the road’
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Teesside told to rethink plans to cut research-focused roles
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
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‘Altruistic’ ResearchPlus to ‘work for greater good’
Coming together of 10 research-led universities not a ‘self-serving’ mission group, say vice-chancellors
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New Zealand education ratings improve as foreign enrolments grow
Overseas students offer their judgement: excellent education, increasingly affordable, warm people – but out of the way and lacking work experience opportunities
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Academic freedom defence not helping in ‘war on tenure’
Long-term employment contract better?explained as form of worker protection, says author of new book
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Labour promises new maintenance grants ‘funded by fee levy’
Means-tested support only to be offered to those studying courses aligned to party’s?priority areas
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Is Australia’s latest research review a threat to university autonomy?
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...
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Where now for the REF?
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...
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Union passes motion of no confidence in Bangor v-c over cuts
Staff criticise vice-chancellor’s failure to protect jobs despite additional government funding
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University of Exeter to open joint campus in China
Russell Group institution will offer five courses in partnership with Zhejiang University of Technology