Athena SWAN is a facilitator of genderwashing
Even successful applications lack specificity and ambition, ignoring universities’ own data about where problems and strengths lie, says Pat O’Connor
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Use budget to increase fees and grants, ministers told
UUK calls on government to hit pause on fee levy plans amid fears chancellor will progress policy next month
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Call funding review post-election, Welsh v-cs tell parties
Universities’ manifesto ahead of 2026 Senedd poll also wants independent commission on participation
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Two-thirds of providers below OfS franchising thresholds
Regulator says universities should only enter partnerships when they are satisfied that teaching and support standards will be maintained
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‘Sampling’ of foreign students’ English skills mooted by Canberra
Potential language reforms part of a bigger ‘social licence’ project, assistant minister tells conference
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Australia to change student visa processing rules again
Government ‘will not back off’ from managing size and shape of onshore international enrolments, assistant minister warns
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Multiple possibilities now the norm for student globetrotters
Most prospective students have at least three countries in the frame, survey finds
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Committees and IT departments have captured the university
Teaching missions would be easier to fulfil if academics did not have to seek so many permissions to do their jobs, says Akhil Bhardwaj
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Large employers hire more apprentices as graduate jobs cut back
Number of applications for every role reaches highest level in two decades, according to annual survey
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Radenka Maric: foreign academics won’t give up on American dream
Bosnian-born president of University of Connecticut says her unusual academic career shows how US promotes outsiders like no other country
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Shorter UK graduate visa to be introduced in January 2027
Six-month cut in amount of time people can stay post-study has been fiercely opposed by universities
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Ellison invests a further £890 million in Oxford science campus
Tech tycoon agrees to fund big expansion of site now being overseen by former University of Michigan president Santa Ono
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UK university spin-outs raise record £3.4 billion in investments
Success of two health spin-outs from UCL and Cambridge helps drive value of deals higher in 2024
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Half of new student accommodation built in just three UK cities
Developers focus on ‘premium locations’ as pockets of underoccupancy emerge elsewhere
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New Zealand creates single research funder to ‘simplify’ system
Universities cautiously welcome changes intended to cut down on bureaucracy, but are wary of narrowing focus