Non-academic v-cs ‘oversee biggest improvements in performance’
Universities urged to be ‘brave’ in hiring decisions despite ‘precarious’ times as study finds prioritising sector expertise doesn’t always pay off
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Nine in 10 British Academy postdocs get permanent academic jobs
Strong career outcomes of fellowship holders underlines importance of early career support, says academy
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University looks like ‘bad bet’ to teenagers in ‘cold spots’
Doncaster focus groups find widespread scepticism that cost of a degree will be outweighed by career benefits
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Unions’ focus ‘to remain on jobs’ despite ‘insulting’ pay offer
Threat of strike ballot still hanging over UK pay talks but expert says low offer will be greeted with ‘sullen resignation’
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‘You cannot strengthen a country’s future by weakening its universities’
The shock victory of Geert Wilders’ far-right party in the Netherlands’ 2023 election has led to reduced funding for higher education and research, curbs on international student numbers and concerns...
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Changes to AHRC doctoral funding are right and necessary
UKRI’s largest proportional spender on PhDs will ensure transparency, access and geographical equity via its new schemes, says Christopher Smith
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De Montfort University to cut 80 posts to save £8 million
Redundancies blamed on ‘unprecedented financial challenges’ including ‘rising costs, flat or declining income and uncertainty in student recruitment’
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Families want rapid change as suicide review says support lacking
Grief ‘compounded by a lack of transparency’, parents tell two-year investigation into student deaths at UK universities
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Imperial targets joint research projects with new India base
UK foreign secretary hails partnership as way of strengthening scientific ties between the two countries
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Scottish finances drop 92 per cent with nine institutions in red
Increased staff and other operating costs blamed for ‘significant deterioration’, with spending on restructuring ballooning
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Heavy AI use could wreck net zero goals, universities warned
Hidden environmental impact of roll-out of AI bots and assistants not well understood, experts warn, with much of it outsourced to big technology companies
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Overseas student attendance rules ‘skewing face-to-face classes’
Problems arise when citizenship rather than pedagogy determines delivery mode, critics say
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Course cancellations ‘inevitable’ after ‘body blow’ funding cuts
Surprise reduction in funding for specialist provision will spark ‘brand new financial crisis brewed entirely in Whitehall’, critics warn
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Cutting DEI from business school accreditation is not just semantics
The AACSB’s removal of ‘politically charged’ terms risks hampering efforts to create a more just society, say Martyna Śliwa and Ajnesh Prasad