REF 2029: volume measures to avoid ‘census cliff edge’ confirmed
Details provide more clarity on which research staff will need to enter the next Research Excellence Framework
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Universities’ expert input is needed far beyond government departments
Policy institutes’ lack of strategic variation risks overheating the competition for airtime with national policymakers, says Diana Beech
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Advance HE chief executive Alison Johns to retire
Founding head of UK super-agency calls time on 34-year career in higher education
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More Korean private universities set to abandon fee freeze
While public universities concede to government demands, their private counterparts look less likely to back down
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Hillman: don’t apologise for raising tuition fees, celebrate them
Hepi director argues that England’s funding system is ‘not broken’ but just needs to catch up with inflation – and that ministers should get behind it
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Thousands back call to save Sheffield East Asian studies degrees
Petition opposes merging of Japanese, Chinese and Korean into combined programme amid fears of ‘significant’ staff cuts
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Will the rise and rise of policy institutes crack the impact ceiling?
Ten years ago, just a handful of UK universities had policy institutes. Now, amid the drive for impact, they are ever more common. But are they really the golden ticket to policymakers’ parlours? Are...
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The UK should not give up on contextual admissions
Scaled and standardised, lowering entry requirements for disadvantaged applicants can contribute to a fairer society, says Jon Datta
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Phillipson plans wholesale changes to ‘make free speech act work’
Right to sue universities over free speech complaints among the elements of act to be removed by education secretary
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US universities offer ‘integrated majors’ to boost enrolments
Combining subjects with computer science seen as way of increasing the attractiveness of courses not linked to jobs
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Government ‘to implement’ England’s campus free speech act
‘Statutory tort’ allowing for universities to be sued over alleged free speech breaches likely to be removed when legislation is reintroduced later this month, according to reports
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Adelaide University seeks founding v-c as Høj and Lloyd plan exit
Newly merged mega-university set to open in January 2026 but neither of its current leaders will be at the helm
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Students feel ‘spammed’ by ‘overload’ of university emails
Institutional communications branded ‘inconsistent, inauthentic, and rather annoying’ by study participants
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Germany faces questions over publishing agreement with MDPI
Landmark deal should raise questions about publisher’s practices on peer review, citations and special issues, say research sleuths
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UK universities face mounting cash flow problems
Analysis of 113 institutional accounts reveals almost a third have posted a deficit, and one in four reported a negative cash flow