Greater Manchester suspends v-c over ‘serious allegations’
Bentley-driving vice-chancellor George Holmes put on leave after PwC investigation into university payments

Bentley-driving vice-chancellor George Holmes put on leave after PwC investigation into university payments

Growing cooperation between institutions to address area’s skills needs a ‘blueprint for rest of UK’, politicians say

Former Universities UK chief takes over higher education super-agency to oversee ‘next phase of development’

Despite widespread misgivings about productivity gains, digital transformations are considered a safer bet than campus investment, survey suggests


Renewed interest in expanding abroad could prove lucrative but is not immune to scrutiny from the White House, scholars say

Government proposal to take a cut of English universities’ overseas income to pay for higher education dismissed as ‘finger in the air’ policymaking

The levy may feel like another strain on resources, but if spent on wider access it could be seen as a justified redistribution of wealth, says Diana Beech

Academic and professional services posts to go, with university blaming ‘unprecedented financial challenges’

Multiannual funding programme will ‘retain spirit’ of much-applauded previous scheme, considered ‘step-change’ in Irish research investment

Labour proposes graduate visa reduction, new fee levy and stricter compliance rules in long-awaited policy document

Two-year visa will cover alumni at other high-ranking institutions, as study highlights challenges related to ‘ridiculously expensive’ route

Universities praise continuity of reappointments in era of reform, as post-election reshuffle ushers in new assistant ministry in international education

New levy on income from international students proposed as government outlines wide-ranging changes to immigration system
