Devolution drives new alliances – but what can they achieve?
Institutions increasingly grouping together locally in bid to make their voices heard but those behind the initiatives say incentives to collaborate still too weak
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Cuts to creative courses ‘undermining government’s own strategy’
Arts institutions warn creative education is becoming increasingly hard to deliver as government slashes funding from September onwards
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Editor’s note: Andy Burnham rings the changes in Whitehall
Creating and then scrapping DSIT in the space of little more than three years wastes valuable time, but what really matters is the clout and aptitude of ministers
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‘Nuclear’ restructure at London South Bank seen as ‘test bed’
University claims its changes will protect academic jobs and strengthen teaching but striking staff say reforms pose an ‘existential’ threat
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Loss of DSIT opens door to ‘fundamental policy redesign’
Decision to close department signals Burnham government wants ‘fresh start’ on science funding, says ex-ministerial adviser
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Collaborate globally to retain strength in AI research, UK urged
Country leads way in producing highly cited papers but overall share of publications drops
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To solve youth unemployment, Andy Burnham must harness HTQs
Degrees are not the place to turn to if we want to reduce the number of 16- to 24-year-olds not in education, employment or training, says Mark Morrin
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Nicola Phillips: Adelaide must ‘bring about real social progress’
Adelaide University is South Australia’s second biggest employer and the country’s second biggest undergraduate recruiter. As such, its inaugural v-c is determined to steer the merged behemoth...
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Pension contributions could fall again as USS surplus doubles
Healthy financial position of giant UK sector scheme may mean universities and their staff have to pay in less
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Clinical academic funding cuts will hurt NHS, BMA warns
Union says slashing funding for healthcare professionals who work in universities is ‘at odds’ with government priorities
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Industry-focused strategy ‘an assault on Irish research system’
Non-commercial basic research and PhDs in arts and humanities subjects at risk under Research Ireland plan, argue scholars
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Professional doctorate courses may close as UK intakes stall
Some universities may step back from offering industry-focused qualifications amid doctoral funding pressures, explains new study
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A European excellence initiative is a challenging but intriguing idea
Political, financial and organisational issues abound, but effective funding for collaborative, bottom-up research would be a boon, says Jan Palmowski
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‘Cold spot’ fears over Nottingham language cuts
Plans to close courses would have national impact, politicians write in letter urging university to reconsider
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UK scientists at risk of losing AI access ‘at a whim’
Recent US restrictions highlight how foreign powers could remove access to key technologies, argues parliamentary committee report