Australian accord a ‘great model’ for Labour and UK universities Collaboration between sector and government key to success of major reviews, Hepi webinar hears Patrick Jack 6月 5日
More MPs from academia will ‘reframe’ higher education debate Influx of MPs who have worked in universities could help the sector win battles and reset the debate on access, say analysts Jack Grove 6月 5日
Cambridge colleges’ admissions free-for-all risks damaging access goals The colleges need to remember their medieval origins and act with greater shared purpose, says Simon Ravenscroft Simon Ravenscroft 6月 5日
‘War against universities will stop’ under Labour, says Kyle Shadow science secretary accuses Rishi Sunak of ‘talking down’ English higher education with attack on ‘Mickey Mouse’ degrees Chris Havergal 6月 4日
More campus events and speakers barred by English universities About 99 per cent of events and speakers were still approved last year, a similar proportion to previous years Patrick Jack 6月 4日
TU Dublin pauses intake on 14 courses amid financial struggles Irish regulator expressed ‘serious concerns’ over university’s multimillion-euro deficit earlier this year Emily Dixon 6月 4日
Student vote ‘could be boosted’ by UK’s summer general election Contrary to claims that holding vote out of term time will silence them, student voters may end up having more influence in rare July poll Tom Williams 6月 4日
UK R&D spend ‘should match countries that invest the most’ New research, endorsed by former prime minister Tony Blair, says UK needs to increase budget by a quarter to tackle ‘incoherent’ system Patrick Jack 6月 4日
Hallam faces strikes as Goldsmiths boycotted over cuts Universities latest to see industrial disputes ramped up over plans to lose hundreds of jobs Patrick Jack 6月 3日
UKRI panel chair resigns over handling of Donelan accusations Kamna Patel accuses Research England of ‘indulging’ science secretary’s ‘malevolent’ attack over Gaza comments Patrick Jack 6月 3日
Value of domestic students almost halves at some UK universities Institutions see steep drops in proportion of fee income paid by UK students amid continued expansion into international markets Patrick Jack 6月 3日
‘Rip-off’ degrees rhetoric ignores awkward facts about apprenticeships The UK needs a skills strategy that values the full variety of training and education pathways and reflects regional needs, says Neal Juster Neal Juster 6月 1日