Cardiff’s closure of modern languages will tongue-tie its humanities
The global examination of culture is not possible without languages at degree level, say Wendy Ayres-Bennett, Charles Burdett and Emma Cayley
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Universities ‘do little to help PhDs who want to leave academia’
More than half of PhD graduates find jobs outside universities after graduating but students complain programmes are still only set up to help create new professors
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Sydney secures A$100 million donation to support women in STEM
Data centre mogul Robin Khuda seeks ‘cohort effect’ with largest-ever gift to Australia’s oldest university
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World Reputation Rankings 2025: methodology
The newly relaunched ranking aims to provide the definitive list of the world’s most prestigious universities according to academics around the globe
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More cash-strapped universities spare returning students fee rise
Legal and regulatory issues push some English institutions into taking financial hit of not increasing fees
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‘Existential threat’ to New Zealand humanities as grants shut off
Social sciences ‘the proverbial canary in the coalmine’ for restrictions in other areas of research, dean warns
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‘Existential crisis’: Welsh universities face £70 million deficit
Pressure mounts on Welsh government to intervene as Cardiff posts UK sector’s biggest deficit yet
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Reform ‘broken’ medical student support funding, urges BMA
Survey finds NHS bursary is not sufficient to cover living costs, with many trainee medics forced to cut back or take on additional work
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Sector fears ‘attack’ on European Research Council autonomy
European Commission-published Competitiveness Compass raises fears of political interference
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For concord on US campuses, bad protest behaviour must be punished
Individuals and groups must be convinced to strive for common educational purpose in an atmosphere of mutual respect, says Neil RudenstineÂ
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Union says 270 jobs to go as Queen’s seeks voluntary redundancies
Russell Group member says number of roles going yet to be determined, with compulsory departures not on agenda
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Consider exempting STEM students from dependants ban, UK told
Peers urge rethink as they brand UK’s high visa and healthcare costs ‘act of national self-harm’
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IITs and expanding medical training prioritised in Indian budget
Tax-cutting budget sees modest increases for higher education as India’s growth expected to slow
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Plan S dumps journal cost comparison tool after publisher boycott
Lack of cooperation from publishers blamed for failure of transparency service that many hoped could drive down prices
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‘Positive signals’ for UK international recruitment in September
Early data from UniQuest shows a 38 per cent increase in firm acceptances for autumn intake