The shock victory of Geert Wilders’ far-right party in the Netherlands’ 2023 election has led to reduced funding for higher education and research, curbs on international student numbers and concerns...
UKRI’s largest proportional spender on PhDs will ensure transparency, access and geographical equity via its new schemes, says Christopher Smith
Redundancies blamed on ‘unprecedented financial challenges’ including ‘rising costs, flat or declining income and uncertainty in student recruitment’
Grief ‘compounded by a lack of transparency’, parents tell two-year investigation into student deaths at UK universities
UK foreign secretary hails partnership as way of strengthening scientific ties between the two countries
Increased staff and other operating costs blamed for ‘significant deterioration’, with spending on restructuring ballooning
Hidden environmental impact of roll-out of AI bots and assistants not well understood, experts warn, with much of it outsourced to big technology companies
Problems arise when citizenship rather than pedagogy determines delivery mode, critics say
Surprise reduction in funding for specialist provision will spark ‘brand new financial crisis brewed entirely in Whitehall’, critics warn
The AACSB’s removal of ‘politically charged’ terms risks hampering efforts to create a more just society, say Martyna Śliwa and Ajnesh Prasad
Vocabulary driven by policymakers doesn’t work for sector where outputs are not always measurable, conference hears
Fears over cuts to university-based frontier science eased by European Commission president’s speech confirming independence of Framework Programme 10
Lowest offer since the pandemic reflects ‘severity of the financial pressures’ facing institutions, says employer body
Staff want additional funding allocated by the Welsh government to be used to remove threat of compulsory redundancies