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Government urged to address shortfall in funding for Irish universities ‘immediately’ amid high staff-student ratios

New programme at Northumbria helps those with lived experience take more active role in researching mental health

Record number of students from China applying via Ucas demonstrates sector ‘resilience’ but dip in India applications tempers positivity

Leeds Trinity and Canterbury Christ Church among institutions hardest hit after slashing of Strategic Priorities Grant

LEK Consulting founder caps longstanding association with company

Even favourable result for under-fire institution unlikely to quell president’s attacks, experts warn, as Columbia reaches own deal with administration

Ban on uninvited resubmissions of proposals at Natural Environment Research Council may cost system dearly, warns expert

Companies should ‘come to the party’ in bankrolling research effort that relies too heavily on foreign students

Institutions appear to be overcoming longstanding internationalisation issues, with some reporting record-breaking levels of interest

Total emissions drop to lowest ever level after â€˜renewed effort’ from institutions despite financial strain

Carol Young’s salary boosted by bonus and buy-out clause as fund gears up for 2026 valuation

Jewish academics claim they are not being listened to as institution devises response to inquiry

Omission of UCL, Manchester and the Francis Crick Institute from international talent scheme ‘looks just plain odd’, claims researcher

Nuffield Foundation says it wants to generate â€˜viable solutions to the key social questions facing the country’ under new strategic direction

Address early career ‘glass door’ as well as promotion glass ceiling, policymakers urged

Glossy magazine advertorial featuring university’s marketing chief draws ridicule from academics amid sector funding crisis

Peer who served as culture minister defeats broadcaster Sandi Toksvig and former BP chief executive John Browne

Students on free school meals who participated in activities such as campus visits 48 per cent more likely to go into higher education than those who didn’t

Good lobbying skills coupled with ‘academic backbone’ the key to success in both sectors, according to leader of Colombia’s University of la Costa

Buckinghamshire New University ‘still wants to do franchising but not be reliant on it’, says Damien Page

Setting UK’s main research funder clearly defined objectives can bolster the case for R&I investment, finds Public Accounts Committee

UCU’s Jo Grady urges ÌÇÐÄVlog Office to ‘do everything it can’ to ensure students with offers to study in the UK are able to do so

Office for Students (OfS) proposes to create new condition of registration as some partnerships â€˜still being mismanaged’

New president’s plan to spread excellence beyond capital ‘unfeasible’ in era of declining enrolments, academics warn

More regular payments for per-module study would help even out income over course of a year, according to new Open University leader

Number of roles affected could be almost double previous estimates when voluntary schemes and hiring freezes factored in, say researchers

Cyberattack led to Queen Mary spamming members of the public, calling them rude names

Promised 20 per cent cut set to be tabled in parliament, but new analysis shows real relief for graduates may end up being just 7.9 per cent

University says it will have to ‘carefully assess’ financial impact of not implementing changes, as union hails ‘huge victory’

Internal modelling released under Freedom of Information enquiry reveals extent of PhD scholarship cuts, with academics fearing impact could be greater still

Joint statement calls for immediate cost reductions for those coming to study for 12 months or less

Universities urged to address structural issues caused by menstrual health as study reveals only 15 per cent have policies in place

Milan institution Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti (NABA) combats demographic changes in home country by expanding overseas

University says NHS and apprenticeship changes make programmes ‘no longer viable’ but union calls move a ‘dereliction of civic responsibility’

MPs call for reintroduction of maintenance grants and stepped loan repayment system as student poverty reaches new levels

Search warrants executed at seven properties in north-west and south of England, two months after suspension of vice-chancellor George Holmes

Several student protection directions active in last financial year, with 71 institutions subjected to formal monitoring

Scheme intended to provide long-term funding for research still struggling to get off the ground, which critics say is indicative of its limitations

Sustainable business plan and programme diversity key, says vice-chancellor who stepped in to save historic institution

Universities and institutes to receive funding to pay to relocate 60 to 80 researchers, with five of 12 winners hailing from Greater South East region

Research framework programme’s ties with proposed European Competitiveness Fund continues to cause concern

More international students express dissatisfaction with degree outcomes in latest UK-wide survey

Nearly 700 entries received, with 49 different institutions from 12 countries or territories making the shortlist

Fears recent tuition fee hike for ‘oversaturated’ subjects will limit access but improvements in autonomy and accreditation hailed

Urgent reforms to funding and regulation needed or universities will struggle to support Labour’s economic ambitions, finds thinktank

Number of 18-year-olds applying to university reaches new high but anticipated drop in top A-level grades adds to uncertainty ahead of clearing period

FP10 will be ‘tightly connected’ to proposed European Competitiveness Fund in next long-term EU budget, commission says

Universities ‘still unprepared’ for market failure and should pay into scheme that can cover expenses, says OIA

Labour Mayor of London to urge ministers not to ‘pull the drawbridge up’ on international students as he embarks on trade tour of Africa

Government yet to articulate its vision for the sector after a year in power as political threats – rather than long-term thinking – shape its agenda, says outgoing UUK president

Research-intensive universities face £315 million bill for proposed fee levy, adding to pressures caused by massive erosion of fee value, says lobby group

Single voice needed to coordinate work on local skills needs, argues new report, which says credit transfer easier to do at regional level

THE’s analysis reveals that a former Anglican teaching training college has again beaten the country’s elite universities for student satisfaction

Funder proposes to create stand-alone fellowship scheme for early-career researchers after criticism

Ombudsman tells universities to be mindful of â€˜limitations’ of detection tools and to consider if they are biased against international students

Union claims governors detached from needs of staff and students, as it urges Australian inquiry to fix ‘broken’ model

Without foreign research talent pouring into leading US institutions, America will fall further behind in tech race, says former US energy secretary Steven Chu

Research-intensive universities urge UK to signal ‘early intent’ to associate to FP10

Boris Johnson-era messaging about ‘UK greatness’ in science annoys and alienates potential research partners, says report from major funder

Country aims to double international education revenue by 2034, as it aims to capitalise on tightened rules in rival destinations