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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Ireland invests €460m in new industry-focused research centres
Initiative to create more than 800 PhDs and involve several leading universities but academics concerned about country neglecting blue-sky research
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Excellence isn’t enough – it must come with societal impact too
The Sustainable Development Goals – and independent assessments based on them – help guide the University of Manchester towards its ‘north star’, writes vice-chancellor Duncan Ivison
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Is Skills England improving skills in England?
Labour’s post-16 agency is often tasked by ministers with detailed analysis. But nearly two years on from the fanfare around its announcement, universities remain unclear why they should engage with...
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‘Inclusive innovation’: what Burnham will want from universities
Research-led institutions have driven Manchester’s success under Burnham’s mayoralty but likely next prime minister’s support could be contingent on spreading prosperity beyond cities, sector figures...
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Sustainability Impact Ratings 2026: results announced
Manchester knocks WSU off top spot, while lower income countries like Malaysia narrow the gap with wealthier competitors in tables showing best universities for sustainability, writes Patrick Jack
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Science job losses ‘at odds with Labour’s industrial strategy’
Ministers urged to intervene as proposed cuts to highly regarded chemistry departments threaten UK government’s skills and growth plans
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Value-for-money ratings for university degrees hit 13-year high
Steep rise in UK students’ happiness with programmes despite job cuts, fee rises and negativity over student loans
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Government to cut university teaching grant by £100 million
Coming reduction in funding for high-cost subjects and access programmes ‘extraordinarily frustrating’, says Universities UK leader
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Can Hong Kong make an academic pearl of China’s Greater Bay Area?
The manufacturing powerhouses of Guangdong sit just across the border from Hong Kong, but the region has traditionally lacked the academic prowess that the former British colony has in abundance. A...
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Are days of degrees with no work experience numbered?
Encouraging students to take part in employment opportunities essential, leaders say, but Manchester could find new commitment hard work
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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
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India’s elections will exacerbate fraught centre-state relations over HE
Beneath the uncompromising rhetoric, however, federal higher education policies are likely to be gradually implemented, says Eldho Mathews
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Striking University of Nottingham staff demand cuts U-turn
UCU general secretary tells ÌÇÐÄVlog that university risks being changed ‘beyond recognition’ if 600 job losses go ahead
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Has TNE become the future of internationalisation?
With visa restrictions in the traditional ‘Big Four’ host nations, and source countries seeking to build their domestic capacity in an uncertain world, transnational education is regarded by many as...