Hundreds of science jobs cut as STFC unveils austerity plan
Major research centres will be scaled back as Science and Technology Facilities Committee outlines plans to cut spending by £162 million
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Proportion of free school meal pupils attending university drops
Overall higher education participation rate falls but remains higher than pre-pandemic levels
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Victoria University to open India campus in August
Victoria and Flinders announce new campuses as footprint of Australian universities in India continues to grow
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‘No one is happy’ as research funding centralised in Bangladesh
Scholars raise concerns about academic freedom and fairness after funding decisions taken away from universities
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Fall in international student numbers ‘cost UK £2.9 billion’
Latest cost-benefit analysis finds overseas enrolments generate nearly 10 times more money for UK than they take away
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Cuts to creative courses ‘undermining government’s own strategy’
Arts institutions warn creative education is becoming increasingly hard to deliver as government slashes funding from September onwards
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Professional doctorate courses may close as UK intakes stall
Some universities may step back from offering industry-focused qualifications amid doctoral funding pressures, explains new study
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The REF is eroding research integrity in UK accounting and finance
Author inflation is global but is being exacerbated in the UK by an exercise that fails to take account of individual contribution, says Chen Su
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Will billionaire tech donors move fast and fix things in research?
Huge amounts of money are being pumped into breakthrough research endeavours that blur the line between philanthropy and investment, such as the Arc Institute, Episteme and the Ellison Institute of...
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News Talks podcast: What could Burnham as PM mean for UK HE?
We discuss what the next three years could hold for UK universities under an Andy Burnham premiership
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Global cooperation needed to tackle ‘disease’ of fake degrees
New technologies making academic fraud ever more common and sophisticated
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‘Cold spot’ fears over Nottingham language cuts
Plans to close courses would have national impact, politicians write in letter urging university to reconsider
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Three arrested in University of Greater Manchester fraud probe
Police say students impacted because ‘money that should’ve been invested in their education was instead allegedly used for personal gain’
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Onwurah: ‘doctoring’ of STFC minutes raises governance concerns
Altered minutes surrounding reasons for cuts to physics funding should be investigated, says science committee chair
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NSS 2026: positivity scores up across the board despite pressures
Students more positive about teaching and free speech but some institutions still perform poorly on course management