UCU in ‘difficult position’ over 2 per cent pay offer response
Members at union’s congress debate whether to hold another national ballot despite failure to reach threshold last year
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Hungary to rejoin Erasmus and ‘phase out’ university foundations
Ursula von der Leyen and Peter Magyar hail ‘great progress’ as leaders agree to unlock EU funds after Orbán defeat
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Aberdeen could cut 111 jobs as it seeks £10 million in savings
‘Decisive action’ is needed to address structural deficit despite recent cost-saving measures, says principalÂ
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‘Indefinite’ strike called at Goldsmiths after marking pay docked
Union tells staff to walk out after academics taking part in boycott told they will lose full pay
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University finally regains teacher training accreditation
Greenwich-accredited courses to resume in September after DfE backtracks on decisions made in ‘market review’
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End of égalité? France bids adieu to low fees for international students
New rules mandating higher tuition fees for non-EU students have sparked debate on whether France’s universities have abandoned their egalitarian principles and may soon charge far heftier fees for...
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Fluctuating overseas income fuelling ‘winner takes more’ divide
Select group of elite universities increase share of fee money as others lose out, leading experts to fear ‘two-tier’ sector is developing
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Asia ‘will train future academic workforce’ for the world
Western educators are mostly oblivious to a change of guard in higher education, authors of a new ‘mapping exercise’ warn
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Atec appointments ‘signal intent’ on joined-up tertiary system
First leader of sector steward ‘happy to look at fees’ while commission pursues costing analysis
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India’s elections will exacerbate fraught centre-state relations over HE
Beneath the uncompromising rhetoric, however, federal higher education policies are likely to be gradually implemented, says Eldho Mathews
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Direct international recruitment ‘more exposed to policy shocks’
UK universities urged to diversify recruitment methods after steep drops in master’s enrolments
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Self-censoring students ‘fear social ostracism and lower marks’
Immigration, transgender issues and race among the topics many students avoid talking about on campus, OfS survey suggests
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Milburn review: ‘schools pushing too many students to university’
One in 10 out-of-work young people have a degree, major review finds, as UK prime minister warns too many are missing out on ‘high quality alternatives’ to university