Private universities give India’s young people a second chance
Concerns about quality and price will not go away any time soon, but neither will student demand, says Pushkar
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Could an AI ever win a Nobel prize?
Artificial intelligence is already having a huge impact on research, and the technology is advancing so quickly that some suggest it could soon be capable of directing its own research programmes....
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No case for insolvency regime for universities, government says
Ministers reject calls to legislate to clarify process for university going bust, despite admitting arrangements are unclear
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More grants for ECRs in Australian Research Council overhaul
Lobbyists welcome streamlining and greater spread of competitive funding, but say opportunities for novice researchers will come at a cost for their established peers
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Jacqui Smith retains skills minister role in Burnham government
Labour peer to continue in position amid Cabinet shake-up, working with new education secretary Lucy Powell
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Loss of DSIT opens door to ‘fundamental policy redesign’
Decision to close department signals Burnham government wants ‘fresh start’ on science funding, says ex-ministerial adviser
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Higher-tariff university applications up 60 per cent since 2012
Balance in applications that existed before £9,000 fees has ‘completely disappeared’, according to new analysis
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New approaches needed to tackle antisemitism, universities told
Front foot action preferable to the compliance burden bound to follow the next round of bruising headlines, as sector awaits Royal Commission’s report
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Strike threat at Exeter as thousands back petition against cuts
Celebrities join calls for Devon university to change course, as union ballots members over industrial action
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More than half of Burnham’s first Cabinet Oxbridge-educated
New ministers overwhelmingly attended Russell Group institutions, with only two non-graduates among number
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DSIT’s demise need not be a disaster
Whitehall rearrangements are disruptive, but what matters more than departmental arrangements is the people in charge, says Nick Hillman
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Job-ready Graduates fee hikes for humanities courses ‘fixable’
Course costs can be wound back without undue pain to students, universities or the government, under policy prescription
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South Africa immigration rows ‘discouraging foreign academics’
Universities warned that rising anti-migrant sentiment could harm internationalisation goals