Start-ups ‘will quit UK if campuses not funded to support them’
Vice-chancellors fear ‘incubator economy’ where innovative firms only scale up overseas
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‘Minister for men’ mooted as 500,000 boys miss out on university
Government told it can ‘no longer ignore’ growing gender educational attainment gap
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Dutch universities in ‘relay strike’ protests against budget cuts
Ten university cities expected to participate in strikes ahead of April Senate vote on budget
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Bored by defensive academic writing conventions? Then swing your bat
While not everyone has a flair for it, popular writing can boost audience, income and professional enjoyment. But no silly titles please, says Lincoln Allison
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The UK fails students by not facing up to diminishing graduate returns
Averages aren’t enough. We need to know when HE expansion causes the marginal premium to disappear. It was probably long ago, says Paul Wiltshire
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‘Widespread loss’ of sex data in gender question confusion
‘Default target’ of sex questions should be sex at birth, with ‘male’ and ‘female’ the possible answers, says government-commissioned review
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Insolvency ‘a real possibility’ for Dundee despite bailout
Institution would have run out of money by end of June without additional Holyrood support, leaders tell MSPs
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EU’s global strategy ‘hurt by underinvestment in research’
University umbrella groups call on EU Global Gateway initiative to boost funding for international research collaborations
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International ranking 2025: Hong Kong extends its lead
China’s neighbours benefit in list of the world’s most international universities, as giant expands its network
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Crick scientist-turned-Labour MP on supporting academic mothers
Tropical disease researcher and parliamentarian Lauren Sullivan talks about difficulties of returning to the lab after a career break, juggling family, science and politics, and why Dundee’s life...
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Foreign interference laws ‘no protection from Trump edicts’
Rules designed for adversaries do not help against friends, expert warns, as US grills Australian researchers on DEI, ‘environmental justice’, ‘gender ideology’ and China links
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Job fears grow as Research England models £100 million QR cut
Loss of almost 8 per cent of mainstream quality-related funding feared amid concerns that Spring Statement will deepen sector funding crisis
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The European Commission must back down over its research funding plans
Ministers and MEPs are right to insist that FP10 should focus on much more than just immediate economic priorities, says Jan Palmowski
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UCU: v-cs ‘exploiting’ funding crisis to make ‘vampiric’ job cuts
Union members hold Parliament rally urging ministers to bail out sector