Lib Dems: hold university funding review ‘in next parliament’
Party also commits to taking international students out of migration figures at manifesto launch
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Australia confirms institutional overseas enrolments caps plan
Caps being pursued ‘at universities’ request’ and will mirror treatment of domestic students, education minister says
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Sustainable finance is no substitute for net zero targets
More universities are adopting green financing. Their approaches must have verifiable outcomes and complement institutions’ overall strategies, says Anton Muscatelli
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UK pay talks reach crunch point as unions debate employer offer
Falling inflation and no strikes have taken the sting out of negotiations this year, but that hasn’t made reaching an agreement any easier
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Staff and students condemn ‘greedy’ 440 per cent parking fee hike
Petition says University of Plymouth proposal would increase monthly prices from £12.50 to £67.50
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Show more ambition on climate change, researchers urge UK parties
More than 400 climate change researchers put name to open letter ahead of general election
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LGB students’ exam premium could cast light on other minorities’ deficit
More nuanced data could help tease out why some disadvantaged students manage to buck the trend and overperform, says Nikolai Elkins
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Bid to cut grant administrative burden ‘may have opposite effect’
Shift to lump-sum funding model for key European Research Council awards could backfire, universities fear
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Students protest as Japanese universities mull tuition fee hikes
As policymakers reduce funding, institutions seen as having little choice but to start charging students more
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Academic repression in Israel ‘on steroids’ as Gaza war rages
Experience of Palestinian academics living in Israel like ‘being in the belly of the beast’ since 7 October, Brismes event hears
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‘There’s a silencing effect’: the attack on diversity in the US
Equity, diversity and inclusion staff in US higher education are losing their jobs in the wake of anti-EDI laws, but college leaders are mobilising, reports Rosa Ellis
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Hertfordshire allowed to recommence Bar training after suspension
Recruitment to vocational Bar course put on hold last year amid regulator’s concern over low pass rates
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Senators berate Australian National University over Gaza position
In rerun of US Congress hearing, Australian university executives reprimanded over both insensitivity to antisemitism and ‘complicity’ in Gaza slaughter
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Temporary employment rates twice as high in academia, study finds
Swedish report finds almost a third of research and teaching staff held fixed-term positions in 2022
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State school share of Cambridge student intake shrinks
First drop in proportion of admissions coming from maintained schools since 2014