University funding and finances
Murdoch flags ‘a number of change proposals’ to address ‘disproportionate’ impact of international education changes
Belgian liberal MEP says the UK should not consider participation as merely a ‘one-year experiment’ as Brussels debates what future scheme should look like
Government demands changes after internet sleuths identify errors, as analyses of past mergers cast doubt on benefits
Documents ‘altered, reused or repurposed’ to make them appear legitimate, immigration officials say
Exams going unmarked and temporary lecturers causing friction 130 days into industrial action but Joanna Newman believes she can end crisis loop at famed arts institution
Union threatens potential strikes, saying scale of cuts will inevitably lead to job losses
Professors claim their pay cheques have decreased by more than 30 per cent, as public education workers embark on a historic march through Buenos Aires
Cutting research funding risks undermining Europe’s ability to compete with China and US, sector leaders warn
While consultant’s report suggests benefits will massively outweigh costs, staff have joined administrators in vowing to ‘vehemently fight’ the proposal
Party’s higher education spokesperson calls for all university students to have at least English and maths GCSEs
Public universities raise fees by an average of 17 per cent, which observers fear could put off students from lower-income countries
Universities welcome budget measures to ease burden on students, but say financial problems left ‘essentially untouched’
UCU calls on institutions to rethink restructuring plans as industrial action affects large swathes of sector
Students left underoccupied and ‘kicking their heels’ at university, according to former Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman
BCU leader tells Conservative conference that high-ranking universities ought not to be treated as a ‘template for the rest’
Languages and music departments to close despite strikes and protests but university insists it has addressed staff concerns in revised plans
Canberra accused of ‘policy whack-a-mole’ as it details latest rule changes to an industry already in ‘dire straits’
Worse is predicted in coming years, and hopes of an eventual reversal may be driven by excessive optimism about international enrolments, funding council warns
Jane Harrington describes her institution’s merger with Kent as ‘incredibly hard work’ and warns struggling institutions would need support to do the same
With France’s universities under mounting pressure, academics are organising from the ground up to rethink the system
But university says one in five degrees going had no students on them, and researcher argues Gaelic studies can be foregrounded in broader programmes
Polling suggests sector is public’s lowest priority for education investment
Education minister Cefin Campbell admits review will not remove the need for tough decisions on how to support both students and universities
Machine-learning model predicts that applications from Hong Kong, China and EU will continue to fall over coming years
Mary Curnock Cook tells sector to reflect on how digital provision has transformed journalism amid a ‘nightmare scenario’ facing higher education
Passage of legislation appears assured after Greens ‘secured’ government’s agreement to a dozen amendments
Martin Lewis hopes autumn budget will address controversial threshold freeze, as MPs try to force total system review
The National Student Ombudsman will also introduce penalties for late payment and ‘enforcement action’ on refuseniks, minister says
‘None’ of universities’ arguments about the economic values of overseas students ‘make it into the public domain’, says Jamie Arrowsmith
Australian universities will struggle to provide the information policymakers need to replace the unpopular fee regime, conference hears
Teaching union leading day-long industrial action as disagreement rumbles on over blocked funding for higher education
Opposition calls on Labor to reconsider over-enrolment caps with bill facing rocky passage through Senate
University told to show it can balance new commercial pressures with retaining its academic ethos to prove new model is ‘credible’
Estates teams already facing large backlog of maintenance issues will struggle to retrofit campuses to cope with rising temperatures, experts say
Bristol v-c and new chair of Russell Group discusses rogue agents, what minimum entry standards could look like and whether the sector can continue to present a united front
Higher education dominates post-Covid recovery, as vocational enrolments remain suppressed
Paris-based higher education group eyeing more UK investment says it won’t rule out any category of institution
Just a quarter of those earning average UK salary 10 years after repayments kick in predicted to pay off their Plan 2 loans in full
Public institution to become autonomous company within wider private education group
Long-delayed financial statement shows institution cut staff expenditure and brought in more grants to offset recruitment woes
Any concessions made by new prime minister likely to be fiercely opposed by universities fearful of losing millions of pounds in income
No signs Flávio Bolsonaro would depart from jailed father’s anti-science legacy, experts say, but Lula has also struggled to relieve pressure on higher education
New £500 million development built on site once compared to a war zone gears up for autumn launch
Recovery rate of research improves slightly in latest Trac figures, but remains well below historic highs
A distressed institution is unlikely to have the cash, management bandwidth and capacity to absorb disruption required by a merger, says David Lloyd
Labour, Conservative, Lib Dem and Green politicians urge new chancellor to make system more ‘supportive of aspiration’
Proposed penalties most disadvantageous to the universities already struggling with volatile enrolments, submissions say
Eagerly anticipated higher education review set to focus on student support funding, dismantling Seren and ‘bold reforms’, but recommendations must be ‘fiscally neutral’
Top university told it must clamp down on salaries and spending to manage ‘downside risks’ of government international education policies
Serial deficits plague universities that have failed to recover their pre-pandemic international revenue, analysis finds
Most universities still treat Ukraine as a marginal topic even as need for specialists with deep knowledge of the country rises
University for the Creative Arts loses more than half its funding after support for creative subjects reduced to zero
‘Historic’ agreement will see Royal College of Art support Norwich University of the Arts with its undergraduate provision
One study wants a flat fee and another backs income-based tiers – but neither supports the status quo
With financial pressures intensifying and income sources drying up, new report argues for more differentiated sector to avert worst-case scenario
Institutions could mothball buildings at less busy times of year to cut exorbitant energy costs, estate expert suggests
Ministers reject calls to legislate to clarify process for university going bust, despite admitting arrangements are unclear
With two universities set to become one entity next month, unions say there are still too many unknowns about how the new institution will operate
Critics fear ‘act of self-harm’ as Dundee becomes latest to consider shutting public exhibition space
Union members to stage prolonged walkout after university announced it is looking to cut 200 more jobs
