The UK’s master’s loan system is broken for all but the rich
Students currently need to find at least £10,000 from somewhere else to cover the cost of living. This is beyond the reach of most, says Alexis Gkantiragas
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Record international enrolments at New Zealand universities
Higher education claims an ever-increasing share as country numbers grow beyond pre-Covid figures
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First universities to offer LLE short courses announced
Under half of Universities UK members sign up to take part in scheme that intends to foster more flexible, lifelong study
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Quality assurance ‘toughest challenge’ for universities overseas
Specialist who worked at heart of government during transnational education boom discusses the underrated value of education exports, the complex nature of quality assurance and the impact of...
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Research infrastructure staff should be on the same terms as academics
Modern research infrastructure runs on specialist expertise, but Australia’s job classification framework hasn’t caught up. The result is a major injustice – and a threat to recruitment and retention...
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Further teaching grant cuts ‘would undermine tuition fee rise’
Ministers urged to protect budget for ‘strategic priorities’ as government funding cuts over past decade place higher burden on graduates
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Journal lists advance both rigour and relevance
They are not perfect, but they are less imperfect than the alternatives – including internal review systems, say Nicolai Foss and Michael Mol
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AI risk to university jobs despite staff believing roles are safe
Automation may be used as an excuse to cut further posts, experts warn, even if it isn’t capable of replacing academics
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Higher education steward anoints priority skills areas
Strategy statement seen as another step towards harmonisation with VET, as Atec marks the ground for compact negotiations
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Sheffield Hallam faces strikes as Teesside job cuts fears deepen
Universities say financial pressures forcing their hands as staff discontent grows over cost-saving measures
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Scientists made to declare retractions when seeking grant funding
Mandatory reporting of retractions to Indian science funding agency will force researchers to think harder about perpetrating fraud or working with serial offenders, says integrity champion
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‘HE has given me a good career. But, my word, it’s in a terrible situation now’
The second part of Times Higher Education’s UK University Redundancy Survey examines the impact that the waves of layoffs have had on those left behind – and reveals a sector riven by rock-bottom...
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Are accelerated degrees the solution to higher education’s problems?
The idea of shortening the duration of degrees has always run into concerns about loss of intellectual depth or infringements on academics’ research time. But amid concerns about universities’...
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Universities lose respect as they gain autonomy, says exiting v-c
University of Auckland’s Dawn Freshwater argues higher education leaders should do more soul-searching and less rewriting of strategies in a difficult but privileged job
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Entrepreneurial training ‘essential’ as value of degrees questioned
Universities urged to play greater role in teaching people how to create their own work, as countries become more sceptical of higher education