Spending review: what it means for higher education
Some key points to take away from George Osborne’s speech today and the Treasury’s spending review document
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Martin Lewis: George Osborne ‘doesn’t have balls’ to tell ‘millions’ they must pay more on student loans
Money Saving Expert founder fuming on decision to press ahead with controversial policy
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Spending review: student funding shake-up announced
Government relaxes student loan eligibility rules but confirms plan to freeze repayment threshold, as student opportunity funding also targeted
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Newcastle University vice-chancellor to retire next year
Chris Brink, who has been at the helm since 2007, will leave his post in December 2016
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Internationalisation is not a one-way street
If the government is serious about globalisation in higher education, it should do more to open up overseas study to UK students
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Spending review: Osborne delivers 17% cut to BIS budget
Savings include cuts in funding for poorest students and forcing existing students to pay more for loans
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Spending review: Osborne protects research in real terms
However, there is confusion over the final value of the settlement, which may include 'tucking in' of Global Challenges fund
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Keeping the doors open to international students
The US was right not to close its borders to overseas students after 9/11, says Rajika BhandariÂ
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Nurse review: fears over greater political control of research
New ministerial committee could wield power over research agenda, but support expressed for new pot of interdisciplinary funding
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The postdoc’s dilemma: when to give up on romance and file for divorce?
For most young researchers, academic research is the love of their life. But how much can and should be sacrificed for this love?, asks Sibylle Anderl
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The global desire for UK science know-how
Investment in knowledge is one of Britain’s USPs, explains Mark Samuels
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Open University confirms closure of regional centres
UCU members to strike following decision by governing council, which affects more than 500 jobs
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Invest in research to solve the UK’s productivity crisis – or we’ll all pay
There’s a choice to be made on R&D investment, says Richard Jones, and we must get it right