Russell Group outstrips rest in growing politics provision Members of elite grouping saw numbers enrolled on courses increase by more than 300 while others experienced declines Juliette Rowsell 1ÔÂ 22ÈÕ
Nobelists urge rethink on MRC unit funding changes Nobel laureates back calls to pause new system of Medical Research Council funding which threatens future of well-established research units Jack Grove 1ÔÂ 21ÈÕ
No large increases in public funding for universities, says Smith Minister rules out state taking on more of the cost of paying for higher education Tom Williams 1ÔÂ 21ÈÕ
Exeter claims Russell Group first with Africa branch campus Outpost on Ain Shams University campus to offer undergraduate and postgraduate Exeter degrees Juliette Rowsell 1ÔÂ 20ÈÕ
Leicester has sights on India branch campus as research hub opens Midlands university is seeking to deepen its ties to India as it opens new health research centre in Andhra Pradesh Jack Grove 1ÔÂ 20ÈÕ
Stop ¡®micromanaging¡¯ courses and let students decide ¨C Willetts Government intervention in university degree programmes ¡®getting worse¡¯ despite erosion of public funding, complains former universities minister Tom Williams 1Ô 20ÈÕ
With free speech act revised, will Arif Ahmed find his voice? Cambridge philosopher appointed to oversee free speech in English universities has been unusually quiet since starting the role. Might changes seen as ¡®clipping his wings¡¯ force him to be more vocal? Tom Williams 1Ô 20ÈÕ
REF 2029: ¡®metrics-lite¡¯ research culture assessment welcomed Universities ¡®relieved¡¯ by balance of qualitative and quantitative data in environment evaluations Jack Grove 1Ô 18ÈÕ
University autonomy fears as Scotland mulls new oversight powers Bid to hand funding council ability to intervene amid worsening institutional finances could be open for abuse, critics fear Tom Williams 1ÔÂ 17ÈÕ
England¡¯s foundation years funding cut will deepen inequalities Why harm high-quality provision at established universities because of a small number of providers with questionable motives, asks Mark Clark Mark Clark 1Ô 17ÈÕ
Researcher fired for refusing to fly awarded payout Climate academic who refuses to travel by plane promises to donate €75,000 from settlement to climate activism Juliette Rowsell 1ÔÂ 16ÈÕ
REF 2029: volume measures to avoid ¡®census cliff edge¡¯ confirmed Details provide more clarity on which research staff will need to enter the next Research Excellence Framework Jack Grove 1Ô 16ÈÕ
