China’s ‘start-up universities’ come of age
Success of small, specialist institutions in attracting students and top scholars shows there are ‘other ways to educate’
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UK devolution must extend to its authoritarian universities
Institutions whose managers are unaccountable to their staff can never be truly civic universities, says Krzysztof Nawratek Â
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Latchman made University of London v-c after leadership turmoil
Former Birkbeck leader handed role until 2028 after resignation of Wendy Thomson
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News Talks podcast: What impact will binning DSIT have on UK R&D?
With Andy Burnham’s new government announcing plans to scrap the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, we discuss what this could mean for UK research
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Editor’s note: Andy Burnham rings the changes in Whitehall
Creating and then scrapping DSIT in the space of little more than three years wastes valuable time, but what really matters is the clout and aptitude of ministers
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Glasgow School of Art ‘can’t afford’ £265m Mackintosh repairs
Institution appeals for donors to help turn burned-down building into creative district, as it says site no longer needed for day-to-day operations
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Extension of Australia’s placement payments a ‘huge relief’
But medical and veterinary students should not be left out, postgraduate body insists
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Scholarships offered to students affected by UK ‘visa brake’
Students blocked from UK education by new ÌÇÐÄVlog Office rules offered chance to study online or via transnational partnerships instead
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Universities ‘unloved’ by new government as No 10 confirms roles
Burnham government appointments signal focus on youth unemployment and skills as universities are left ‘without a home’, according to policy analysts
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Worsening finances push English HE into ‘future nobody planned’
With financial pressures intensifying and income sources drying up, new report argues for more differentiated sector to avert worst-case scenario
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Medical students ‘silenced’ by professionalism rules, BMA finds
Minor infractions being labelled as a breach of standards, potentially harming future careers
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Ucas launches budget calculator amid cost-of-living concerns
New tool allows prospective students to compare transport, food and accommodation costs in more than 100 cities and towns across the UK
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University teaching spaces ‘only used 20 per cent of the time’
Institutions could mothball buildings at less busy times of year to cut exorbitant energy costs, estate expert suggests