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Derby steps in as specialist osteopathy college closes

Students offered chance to transfer to university after sudden announcement that College of Osteopaths is shutting

26 February

A Wales fan in the rain with flag covering his head. To illustrate that changes to student finance pledged by the front runners in the upcoming Welsh election may be unworkable.

Welsh election student loan promises ‘unworkable without cuts’

Changes to system put forward by Plaid Cymru and Reform UK ahead of coming election would breach Treasury rules, economists warn

By Helen Packer

26 February

‘Chaos’ expected as new visa compliance rules now due in June

Tighter rules around enrolments and completions could include recent January intake, increasing risk universities will be deemed non-compliant after tumultuous period

By Helen Packer

26 February

A stock image of a woman reading a book in a library

Course texts logged as Sweden’s ‘reading crisis’ hits universities

Generation raised in digital-first classrooms questioning importance of books, academics say, but others believe issue has been overblown

By Seher Asaf

26 February

A young girl with one bucket looks at a girl carrying many buckets. To illustrate the question of whether the bucket model of UKRI funding will succeed.

Will UKRI’s funding buckets shore up UK research’s sandcastle?

Academics’ concerns are mounting as news drips out of the research councils about cuts and freezes ahead of a major funding restructuring intended to promote interdisciplinarity and transparency. But does the buckets approach even hold water? Jack Grove reports

By Jack Grove

26 February

Academics and students ‘face censorship’ for Palestinian support

Universities worst affected as lawyers collate database of incidents of ‘repression’

By Juliette Rowsell

25 February

Keir Starmer pictured during Prime Minister's Questions

Government ‘looking at making student loans fairer’, says Starmer

Prime minister promises reform after coming under pressure over student finance ‘debt trap’

By Helen Packer

25 February

Four European flags fluttering against the headquarters of the European Commission

EU warned over ‘de facto hierarchy’ in new research framework

Universities want ‘clear division’ between FP10 and competitiveness fund to protect frontier research

By Seher Asaf

25 February

A mother duck crosses the road with her ducklings. To illustrate that university promotion policies reveal an emphasis on PhD recruitment and completions, rather than the need for high-quality support.

‘Quantity, not quality’ of PhD supervisions key to promotion

UK-wide survey of university promotion policies reveals emphasis on PhD recruitment and completions, rather than the need for high-quality support

By Jack Grove

25 February

Visitors traveling on an escalator pass a Patek Philippe luxury wristwatch advertisement. To illustrate that there has been an increase in the number of staff paid more than £100,000 at Russell Group universities.

Top earners increase at Russell Group universities despite cuts

About 9,400 staff paid at least £100,000 a year across research-intensive institutions, analysis of financial accounts shows

By Patrick Jack

25 February

Face of a classical statue with scribbled hair and glasses added, rising out of binary code. To illustrate how the punk attitude of art schools can help the UK rise above AI blandness.

Punk attitude of art schools can help UK rise above tsunami of AI blandness

Scorned for their employability metrics and students’ experimental outputs, Britain’s art schools should be seen as seedbeds of innovation that can help graduates thrive as white-collar jobs are replaced by AI, says J. Harry Whalley

By Harry Whalley

25 February