Updated science priorities ‘won’t help without more funding’
Australian stakeholders applaud indigenous focus but stress need for planning and resourcing
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Grade deflation: first-class degrees back to pre-pandemic levels
Proportion of students getting a first dips below 30 per cent for first time since 2018-19
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Will the funding crisis confine UK research to elite universities?
At a time of increasing financial constraint, jobs are being shed even in UK departments that ride high in the Research Excellence Framework, while time allocations for research are being cut. Can a...
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UK university explores options in South Korea’s forgotten hub
Despite bold ambitions, Incheon Global Campus has been largely shunned by international universities and ignored by politicians – could the next decade see its revival?
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Underfunding ‘serious threat’ to European universities
Almost half of institutions say insufficient funding is biggest obstacle to better teaching and learning
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Independent review of the OfS: key findings at a glance
Results of Sir David Behan’s report set to shape future direction of regulator under Labour
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Is it safe to trust that the next REF will reward a wider range of outputs?
The 2029 Research Excellence Framework aims to assess ‘how institutions and disciplines contribute to healthy, dynamic and inclusive research environments’. But will panellists and university...
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Nearly 100 research posts at risk at Sheffield nuclear centre
Former city MP suggests Nuclear AMRC should be removed from university control as job cuts loom
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New arts university key to Singapore’s growing creative economy
Landmark partnership between two leading colleges will see students able to obtain arts degrees under umbrella body
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New ministers a ‘signal of intent’ on tackling UK sector issues
Heavy hitters joining key higher education ministries raises hopes that new government can get to grips with issues quickly
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New research partners selected to boost South Korean industry
Companies will partner with global institutions under a government plan to speed up the development of new technologies and boost international collaboration
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Are better days ahead for New Zealand’s storm-lashed universities?
Years of tight funding settlements, exacerbated by high inflation and recent research cuts, have left New Zealand’s higher education and research sectors in a parlous state. Will the comprehensive...
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Massive increase to Australian student visa fees
‘Outrageous impost’ to fund domestic education initiatives is ‘robbing Ranjit to pay for Richard’
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How Asian universities entered the semiconductor ‘chip wars’
With more countries keen to capitalise on the lucrative industry, policymakers and companies are leaning on universities to address talent deficits
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Shearer West to swap Nottingham for Leeds as vice-chancellor
Yorkshire university has been led by interim leader since sudden departure of Simone Buitendijk