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Exclusions from government funding pots exacerbating a challenging financial climate for creative institutions, which say talent pipeline for Labour’s priority sector at risk of being jeopardised

Meeting public expectations demands careful design of statutory and regulatory arrangements, not rhetorical commitment, says Emma Roberts

Controversial political scientist to represent right-wing party in Gorton and Denton by-election, after leaving university post to become GB News presenter

Sheffield, Lancaster and Surrey confirm they are walking away from proposed three-year deal with world’s largest academic publisher

UK universities’ recruitment from India, China and Nigeria falls after policy changes, with student numbers now well below peak of a few years ago

Plaid Cymru’s education spokesperson discusses plan to reverse decline in student numbers as nationalist party targets victory in upcoming elections

International partners step up offers of help as editors battle power cuts, brain drain and ongoing uncertainties of conflict to keep research publishing alive

University to adopt tests used by other leading institutions, spelling end to complex system of internally administered exams

Labour’s push for more research specialisation fits south coast institution’s growing focus on pensioner health, say professors

Scholars hail ‘halcyon period’ of engagement after success of events which help researchers meet the public ‘on their terms’

Union wins industrial action ballot over move to freeze pay for those who refuse Teachers’ Pension Scheme switch

Enrolments up as universities find ways to connect with country’s huge diaspora, but deputy minister fears many students and academics who have been out of the country for so long unlikely to ever return