Truss plans ‘mean more research money’ for ‘golden triangle’
Labour conference hears that levelling up is now ‘dead’ for Tories, meaning alternative vision for regional innovation needed
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Australia wrestles with shortage of placements for students
Retaining Covid innovations seen as possible solution to dealing with backlog
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UK university staff get £1,000 bonuses over cost of living
Unions say one-off handouts will do little to deter members’ appetite to strike for better pay deals
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Brazilian academics hopeful but realistic as Bolsonaro nears end
Universities face long road to recovery even if Lula is victorious, say sector leaders
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University offers free breakfasts for students
University of the West of Scotland says twice-weekly meals are a response to cost-of-living crisis
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The UK’s broken PGR support system must be fixed
The cost-of-living crisis is bringing to a head the inadequacy of current funding and support for doctoral students, says Ellie Munro
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Chinese universities must respond to rising graduate unemployment
The economic downturn is beyond their control, but degree programmes could be better tailored to industrial need, says Wu Keming
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Students need practical help, not principles, in the cost-of-living crisis
Covid-19 illustrated how universities are not always good at taking responsibility for the practicalities of their policy statements, says Zahir IraniÂ
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Role of universities overlooked in UK’s new ‘growth plan’
Disappointment as ‘mini budget’ contains no new commitments on research funding or support for students
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UK considers next steps as Horizon Europe deadlock continues
Westminster refers to alternatives rather than arbitration, after unproductive Brussels meeting triggered by legal action
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US mounts dramatic pivot to ‘place-based industrial policy’
Land of the free market outpaces UK’s muted ‘levelling up’ with funding to leverage power of universities in struggling regions
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Shift research towards industry collaboration, urges Aston v-c
Aleks Subic suggests UK universities need to be ‘an active collaborator’ with government, rather than going on the defensive
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Branch campuses ‘not the way forward’ for New Zealand
Island nation looks instead to start university partnerships and boost mobility to reinvigorate its education exports
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Decolonising the music curriculum should be an adagio movement
Careful thought is required before Western art music is condemned and cast out, says James Olsen
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Universities can help the UK flourish – but only with joined-up support
Research support must be realistic, the cost of educating UK students must be properly met, and overseas students remain welcome, says Ian Walmsley