‘More work to be done’ as UKRI handed flat cash budget
Total of £8.8 billion given to UK’s main research funder a real-terms cut but likely to be viewed favourably amid Whitehall spending reductions
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After 350 years, US learners and employers need a higher ed redesign
Trump’s attacks are not the only problem: falling enrolment and birth rates are forcing colleges to be more things to more people, says Kathleen deLaski
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International recruitment more than halves at some universities
Latest figures reveal damage to student numbers from dependants ban, with one university seeing enrolments fall by almost 80 per cent
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No student should graduate without being taught AI, leaders told
Universities let students down if they fail to prepare them for the future workplace, LSE conference hears
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Rising costs will outstrip funding, European universities fear
‘Financial resilience’ strategies needed as survey finds vast majority of institutions expecting staff and capital expenditure to increase in next five years
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Black researcher support group welcomed by key UK funders
New consortium will seek to ‘supercharge’ efforts to address lack of black researchers in UK academia
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All universities should be assessing closure risks, says OfS
Institutions ‘not always aware of the scale of the challenges involved’, regulator warns, as financial crisis exacerbates likelihood of bankruptcies
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Japan University Rankings 2025: table information
The definitions behind the key statistics on the Japan rankings table
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Japan University Rankings 2025: outbound students on the rise
Sending students abroad has become a priority for policymakers, but can they convince Japan’s youth?
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UK sector not ‘crying wolf’ over funding crisis, says Mapstone
‘Transactional’ approach to funding reform unlikely to lead to ‘radical’ changes, according to Universities UK president
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So you’ve been laid off. What now?
Thousands of academics and professional services staff are losing their jobs across the UK. What are their chances of finding another position, either in higher education or elsewhere? Tom Williams...
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Neil O’Brien: ‘Are we making the best use of HE? I’m not sure’
Shadow skills minister calls for end to post-study work visa and denounces changes to apprenticeship funding as he settles in to new role
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Confucius Institute closures flag Canberra ‘double standards’
No word on whether US research partnerships must be registered for possible veto, after American authorities suspend contracts on ideological grounds
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London teachers more likely to expect pupils to go to university
Three-quarters of teachers in the capital predict at least half their class will go into higher education, according to new polling