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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‘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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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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Maintenance grants only for priority courses ‘deeply concerning’
Using financial incentives to influence student choice risk undermining Labour’s widening access goals, critics fear
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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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Fee levy economic impact ‘hits hardest in Labour constituencies’
Cost to UK economy of £1.8 billion a year once ‘gross value added’ by international students factored in, new analysis shows
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Keep funding high-level apprentices in priority areas, MPs urge
Education committee says exemption to defunding plans for healthcare courses should be extended to include ‘growth-driving’ industries
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Vietnam’s plan to create world-class universities ‘a tall order’
Government ambition to quickly develop up to five elite institutions could end up taking decades, warn experts
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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