Merging R&I with other EU departments would be a disaster Only a dedicated directorate-general stands a chance of keeping Horizon Europe separate from the competitiveness agenda, says Jan Palmowski By Jan Palmowski 4 June
OfS investigating Global Banking School and Oxford Brookes Regulator will scrutinise whether partnership was properly managed and if students received a ‘high-quality’ education By Helen Packer 3 June
ResearchPlus names Johnny Rich inaugural director Sector stalwart picked to lead new UK grouping in next stage of development By Juliette Rowsell 3 June
Braisby joins Edge Hill to replace v-c who left after nine months Second interim spell for former Buckinghamshire New leader who joins Omskirk-based institution at time of flux By Tom Williams 3 June
‘Careers are going up in flames’: inside Nottingham’s cuts crisis With hundreds of jobs on the line and dozens of courses at risk, staff living through one of the biggest university restructuring projects of recent years fear they are shouldering the blame for wider failures By Juliette Rowsell 3 June
UK university spin-out activity ‘growing beyond golden triangle’ Tripling in spin-out growth since 2020, with university equity stakes reaching lowest level in a decade, according to new report By Juliette Rowsell 3 June
Emerald Publishing sold to Wiley for £337 million Social science imprint based in Leeds is described as ‘outstanding strategic fit’ for American publishing giant By Jack Grove 2 June
‘Duty of care’ needed for student loans, inquiry hears Plan 2 system compared to payment protection insurance scandal by financial experts as parliamentary inquiry begins By Helen Packer 2 June
Students ‘may drop out’ if disability support grants cut back Campaigners say UK government has not thought through plans to phase out support in favour of ‘freely available’ software By Georgia Luckhurst 2 June
Universities brace for another cut in government teaching grants Falling UK government investment in teaching must be considered as part of review of student loan system, MPs told By Helen Packer 2 June
Hungary ‘must change institutional culture’ in governance shake-up Country’s efforts to satisfy EU demands on academic freedom need to go beyond legal changes, experts say By Seher Asaf 2 June
Increase value of master’s loans, urges Russell Group Funding and affordability significant barriers for UK students hoping to progress to postgraduate study, says report By Jack Grove 2 June
