More transparent and democratic decision-making within UK universities could have helped institutions avoid the financial mistakes that are now resulting in mass redundancies, argue Nicholas Grant...
University Grants Commission's move to hand power to universities to judge journal quality faces resistance from research watchdogs
Students take years to recoup the tens of thousands of dollars they would have been paid if training was salaried, New Zealand study finds
UK universities must end use of year-long contracts that keep researchers in ‘perpetual limbo’, says union-led manifesto
Repeat of falls in enrolments seen during Republican’s first presidency will allow UK to ‘get its mojo back’ in 2025, British Council predicts
Students ‘left in limbo’ by Chichester’s decision to make pioneering black professor redundant
Proposal to merge maths and computer science at under-fire institution risks damaging one of its ‘crown jewels’, says open letter
Talent pipeline for the UK’s £100 billion creative arts industries is under threat as universities shutter loss-making arts degrees, says Ravensbourne vice-chancellor Andy Cook
Lecturers fear rising staff-student ratios will exacerbate ‘gulf’ between elite institutions and the rest, and create unmanageable workloads
City campuses have not delivered institutions an international education bonanza, but Federation hopes its new site will support a new model of cooperative education
‘Real challenges only now emerging,’ says John Cater in paper looking back over decades-long university career
Hopes quashed that things were improving for badly affected groups
Universities looking to lose nearly 300 roles between them as financial challenges take their toll
Subscribing to nearly everything published by journals is no longer feasible in these financially straitened times but librarians can provide creative workarounds to ensure journal access, says Liam...
Indian Institutes of Management need stronger PhD pipeline and ability to match international salaries, says sector leader