Ministers ‘face university funding headache’ at spending review
Changes in fiscal rules make hoped-for increases in direct funding grants for English higher education less likely, IFS report finds
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Glasgow and Study Group join universities on visa ‘action plans’
Student visa sponsors face increasing scrutiny from UK authorities
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Elite colleges in Trump ‘cross hairs’ launch lobbying push
Ivy Leaguers ramp up Capitol Hill activity ahead of presidential inauguration
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2025 is the year to deliver meaningful improvements to research culture
Claims that efforts are tokenistic must be countered with bold actions to retain buy-in, make progress and maintain momentum, says Cat Davies
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Most £9,000-plus fees graduates think degrees ‘were poor value’
High approval ratings for university teaching and overall usefulness of degrees, but mixed ratings on value and earnings premium, YouGov poll finds
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Bristol Old Vic shutters ‘unsustainable’ undergraduate courses
Alma mater of Daniel Day-Lewis, Patrick Stewart and Olivia Colman says ‘new approach’ will focus on ‘intensive postgraduate courses’
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Post-92s ‘may quit collective pay bargaining without TPS opt-out’
Northumbria leaders say modern universities will be forced to rein in pay rises if they are compelled to offer expensive Teachers’ Pension Scheme to academics
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After bumpy start, ASU-backed university network picks up pace
Cintana targets growing Indian market as presence grows among private universities and education investors
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Hat-trick of seven-figure deficits as HE finance crisis spreads
Losses at Queen’s, Heriot-Watt and UWS, along with Ulster, underline UK-wide nature of funding challenges
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Is UK academia too changed to enjoy David Lodge’s campus novels?
With his witty tales of lovelorn globetrotting academics at the University of Rummidge a far cry from campus life today, Jack Grove assesses the master comic novelist’s work and relevance
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David Lodge: an appreciation
The celebrated campus novelist and former University of Birmingham literature professor has died. Christopher Bigsby recounts the life of ‘a serious man who wrote comic novels’
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German innovation agency to fund spin-out focused PhDs
Support for 150 ‘venture science doctorates’ by 2029 aims to increase number of spin-outs developed by early career researchers in Germany
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Universities put free speech work ‘on hold’ after law pause
Campaigners claim work institutions had begun in anticipation of law change now all but abandoned
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Will 2025 be better after UK higher education’s annus horribilis?
2024 saw swathes of jobs cuts amid concerns about universities going bankrupt. So is the sector now in a better position to weather the adverse financial climate? Are even worse storms ahead? Or will...
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Better recognition and support of HE in FE offers immense rewards
By working together, England’s FE colleges and universities can create a seamless skills pipeline that benefits everyone, says David Warnes