UK universities report ongoing deficits after ‘difficult year’
Cambridge, Queen’s University Belfast and Leicester record shortfalls for the second year in a row as latest accounts highlight sector-wide financial challenges
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International student levy ‘could topple mid-tier universities’
Institutions that charge moderate fees and can’t pass costs on to students likely to be greatest victims of new tax, while some believe policy will help weed out lower-quality players
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Stronger links between TNE and research would boost innovation
An Australian ministerial delegation’s visit to India is the perfect opportunity to highlight the research potential of branch campuses, says Paul Harris
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DSIT’s AI and technology obsession overplayed – Kendall
Tech reskilling and digital democracy plans no distraction from furthering government’s research ambitions, says science secretary
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Grants ‘should be part of wider new deal’ for low-income students
Low value of support on offer not enough to move the dial on university access, critics fear
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Indonesia turns to China to meet training needs in key sectors
New scholarship programme will keep 1,000 government-funded students in Asia in further sign of the ‘rise of China in science’
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UCU strike ballot fails after 60 per cent of members don’t vote
UK’s biggest academic union unable to pursue national industrial action over pay and job cuts after it fails to meet minimum turnout threshold
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Proposed EU competitiveness fund needs ‘substantial revision’
University groups unite to fight for amendments to EU’s proposals for Horizon Europe successor, warning that it must remain independent
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Arab University Rankings 2026: results announced
Even with boosts in investment and research, can ‘Vision 2030’ really propel universities into the global elite?
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Queen Elizabeth Prizes ‘offer inspiring snapshot’ of sector
Nineteen higher and further education institutions announced as recipients of newly renamed UK honour
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New grants worth £1,000 as fees set to pass £10K in two years
Fee caps for next two academic years confirmed by government post-budget, as students fear extra support will ‘barely scratch the surface’
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Kendall: Haldane not breached by research spending direction
Science secretary defends decision to dedicate nearly a fifth of UKRI budget to policy priorities
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Maintenance grant plans reach 10 per cent of students, says IFS
Providing a £4,000 grant for low-income students on priority courses could cost about £500 million, compared with £2.6 billion to restore former system
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Post-16 plan ‘not recipe for Russell Group domination’ – Vallance
Science minister dismisses as ‘bizarre’ fears that government push for ‘teaching-only’ specialists will further concentrate research activity in small number of institutions
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Australia’s blue research skies are clouding over
Last month, the Australian Academy of Science condemned the country’s ongoing review of research for ignoring a long-term funding decline that has left basic research at ‘breaking point’. Was that a...