‘Incompetent’ former Dundee v-c urged to return £150,000 pay-off
Iain Gillespie admits not knowing his former institution breached banking arrangements until reading about it in damning report
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‘Gruesome’ workloads ‘undermine academics’ health’
Excess work hours ‘consistently’ correlate with ‘moderate to severe’ anxiety and depression, Australian survey finds
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Relax ‘state control’ of teaching courses to ‘rebuild profession’
Labour urged to undo changes to university-based teacher education to hand back control to experts
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Research universities form new mission group to ‘grow visibility’
Ten institutions including some members of the now-defunct 1994 Group join together in attempt to find ‘collective voice’ away from the Russell Group
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Ottoline Leyser: ‘We are destroying the diversity in our university system’
As she ends her five years as chief executive of UKRI, the plant scientist warns that forcing all institutions and researchers to pursue a single definition of research excellence is impoverishing...
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Internationalisation must remain a cornerstone of HE – but fairer
Universities in the Global North must treat those in the Global South as equals, sharing resources, leadership, authorship and IP, says Manuel Barcia
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Lack of ‘policy stability’ fuelling Welsh funding crisis – v-cs
Past few years have felt like ‘tumbling around in a washing machine at times’, university leader tells MPs
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Be prepared to pay back transformation funds, universities warned
Dundee bailout could set precedent for government intervention but new pots of money could come with strings attached, event hears
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First graduate access strategy aims to diversify Oxford PhDs
Leading university to review admissions policies and scholarships as part of institution-wide focus on postgraduate participation
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Greater Manchester’s franchised courses ‘breached OfS conditions’
University’s oversight processes failed to spot issues with computer courses offered by college partner, finds regulator
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Beyond saving: some students ‘too disengaged’ to avoid debt
Reminding students they could save money by withdrawing early makes no difference, Australian study finds
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Expand talent search beyond Russell Group, employers told
Hiring candidates who didn’t attend elite institutions seen as way of creating diverse workforces as ‘competitive’ labour market reduces employment opportunities
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China’s rise as a study hub calls for an internationalisation rethink
Western countries should reflect on whether their approach is privileging certain forms of knowledge, language and mobility, says Cheryl Yu