Irish universities win equal status in senate franchise extension
Poll this week marks final time that graduates of only two universities have been able to vote for dedicated senatorial candidates
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Johnson fears OfS register pause will block university mergers
Former universities minister attacks ‘embarrassing’ regulator decision, claiming it will worsen sector’s financial woes
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Redraw ‘core model’ to avoid ‘repeated restructurings’ – Husbands
Former vice-chancellor says universities needs change in leadership culture to foster greater collaboration
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Cutting unfunded research ‘hits Newcastle Russell Group standing’
Questions raised about institution’s reputation as it seeks to reduce proportion of self-funded research in bid to plug £20 million black hole
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Goldacre warns Labour against ‘monolithic’ national data library
Scientists urge UK to adopt network approach for landmark project bringing public data together
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Georgian scholars fear reforms will entrench government control
University reform commission announced by Georgian prime minister likely means of tightening political control, scholars warn
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Public funding rebuke leaves universities looking for small wins
Indexed fees and some movement on student maintenance seen as key goals for coming spending review, with economic climate reducing chances of more systemic reform
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Would Canada’s Conservatives improve on Trudeau’s tainted legacy?
The outgoing prime minister was widely welcomed by researchers as something of a knight in shining armour after Stephen Harper’s ‘anti-science’ administration. But his international student caps have...
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UKRI’s collective leadership helps UK research transcend zero-sum thinking
The number of staff in roles serving the whole of UKRI is not evidence of centralisation, top-down control or added bureaucracy, says Ottoline Leyser
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PhD candidates divided on whether they’re students or employees
While majority do see themselves as staff, discipline and stage of PhD likely to influence how candidates perceive their role, researchers say
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Norway leans in further to student debt forgiveness initiatives
Latest scheme designed to encourage graduates to live and work in less populated regions of the country
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More jobs going as Kent seeks to save another £19.5 million
University opens voluntary severance scheme after struggling on domestic and international recruitment, after cutting jobs and courses last year
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Oxford condemns Gaza activists’ Radcliffe Camera occupation
Bodleian Libraries closed to visitors after latest protest action
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‘Lawless’ Australian universities face new Senate inquiry
Proposed governance probe seen as setback for a sector struggling with social licence
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China hopes for increased cross-border scientific collaboration
New strategy encourages partnerships between Chinese and foreign universities as US institutions shutter joint projects