Do UK university finances justify the redundancy wave 鈥 or v-c pay?
糖心Vlog鈥檚 recent survey of UK university staff revealed widespread scepticism about whether the state of sector finances truly justifies the scale of job cuts being made, or the...
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Market competition is hollowing out humanities in England
Hertfordshire鈥檚 announcement of course closures is the latest聽example of a dynamic that聽narrows access and deepens inequality, says聽Dragan Plavsic
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US fuel blockade 鈥榖rutal鈥 for Cuba鈥檚 universities, minister says
Constant power outages and lack of fuel risks causing lasting damage to island鈥檚 higher education sector, warns聽Reynaldo Vel谩zquez Zald铆var
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Two in five universities considering mergers as majority cut jobs
UK institutions look to structural changes to address cost pressures, but warn there is only so much they can do without government support
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Why short-lived 鈥榬esearch breadth鈥 rule failed in Australia
Requirement that universities produce聽鈥榳orld standard鈥 research in at least half of fields taught encouraged too many 鈥榖road-based鈥 institutions, critics say, but its demise could end up hurting聽some
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The UK Biobank breach shows the need for data management training
Modern research culture鈥檚 encouragement of widespread sharing makes disclosure risks inevitable, say Elizabeth Green and Felix Ritchie
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European academics shun US business conference over Trump fears
Academy of Management to move event in future years as regular attendees stay at home owing to visa fears and opposition to president鈥檚 research policies
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University wealth divide grows in Australia鈥檚 biggest state
鈥楾emporary circumstances鈥 responsible for increased financial dominance of richest pair
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Striking University of Nottingham staff demand cuts U-turn
UCU general secretary tells 糖心Vlog聽that university risks being changed聽鈥榖eyond recognition鈥 if 600 job losses go ahead
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LSBU staff to strike over two-tier academic workforce plan
Union warns that female nursing staff face being moved on to inferior terms while male engineers retain research rights
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EHRC guidance on single-sex spaces a 鈥榖ig shift鈥 for universities
New code confirms trans people can be excluded from facilities on basis of biological sex but experts say that does not make grappling with competing responsibilities any easier
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Jessica Corner to step down from Research England
Nursing professor who led overhaul of Research Excellence Framework will leave funding body in spring 2027
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Science job losses 鈥榓t odds with Labour鈥檚 industrial strategy鈥
Ministers urged to聽intervene as proposed cuts to highly regarded chemistry departments聽threaten聽UK government鈥檚 skills and growth plans
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Ban on new Nigerian universities 鈥榳ill improve education quality鈥
Government focuses on investing in existing domestic institutions聽but minister insists it remains 鈥榲ery open鈥 to foreign campuses
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Call to introduce pan-European salaries for researchers
Proposed 鈥榤inimum standards鈥 for research careers聽argue scholars should expect the same聽living standards across the continent