Maintenance grants only for priority courses ‘deeply concerning’
Using financial incentives to influence student choice risk undermining Labour’s widening access goals, critics fear
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Academic freedom defence not helping in ‘war on tenure’
Long-term employment contract better explained as form of worker protection, says author of new book
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Labour promises new maintenance grants ‘funded by fee levy’
Means-tested support only to be offered to those studying courses aligned to party’s priority areas
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Is Australia’s latest research review a threat to university autonomy?
The panel’s overriding concern is to ensure that research is used productively. But observers worry that pushing universities to specialise in centrally determined ‘focus areas’ risks inadvertently...
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Fee levy economic impact ‘hits hardest in Labour constituencies’
Cost to UK economy of £1.8 billion a year once ‘gross value added’ by international students factored in, new analysis shows
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Keep funding high-level apprentices in priority areas, MPs urge
Education committee says exemption to defunding plans for healthcare courses should be extended to include ‘growth-driving’ industries
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Vietnam’s plan to create world-class universities ‘a tall order’
Government ambition to quickly develop up to five elite institutions could end up taking decades, warn experts
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Where now for the REF?
The Research Excellence Framework has been postponed for three months ‘to take stock and ensure alignment with the UK government’s priorities and vision for higher education’. But how radical should...
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Union passes motion of no confidence in Bangor v-c over cuts
Staff criticise vice-chancellor’s failure to protect jobs despite additional government funding
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Online growth can save struggling US universities
Demographic and political headwinds are threatening the future of many colleges. But, done right, online education can be their saviour, says Sumit Karn
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Hong Kong lifts cap on non-local students to 50 per cent
Policymakers allow universities to accept more international students as island seeks to capitalise on US crackdown
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University of Exeter to open joint campus in China
Russell Group institution will offer five courses in partnership with Zhejiang University of Technology
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Anton Muscatelli: ‘I was quite happy being an academic’
The retirement of arguably the UK’s most politically adept university leader leaves big boots to fill. The Glasgow principal talks to Jack Grove about 40 years of sectoral evolution, his thoughts on...
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The excessive demands on research offices threaten quality and impact
Research support staff are crying out for a more supportive funding and regulatory environment, says Ross McLennanÂ
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Universities ‘ready’ to fill skills gaps as key industries expand
Quango estimates ‘priority’ occupations will need an additional 900,000 workers by end of decade, with universities likely to meet much of the demand