Half of students don’t finish online degrees in eight years
Large providers struggle to ensure learners complete programmes, raising questions about whether more oversight is needed
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UCLA closes campus as devastating wildfires ravage Los Angeles
University of Southern California stays open but cancels new student convocation
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Bar graduates from enrolling on apprenticeships, urges thinktank
Social Market Foundation estimates more than £430 million was spent last year on funding apprenticeships for people who already hold degrees
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Tuition fee rise opposition ‘softened’ by maintenance loan boost
English students oppose increase in tuition fees but uplift in maintenance support makes move more ‘palatable’, finds Hepi survey
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Will France’s latest amalgamated university model find a soul?
‘Experimental public establishments’ such as PSL and Paris-Saclay have suffered growing pains of late, but hopes remain high that France may finally have found a way for its complex web of...
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For better health post-retirement, academics should take up a hobby
The all-consuming nature of their work means that academics risk a loss of connection and even identity when their careers end, says John Tregoning
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‘Unfair’ research culture funding ‘will worsen REF inequalities’
Research England chair warned that universities in devolved nations disadvantaged by lack of dedicated research culture funding
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Theological college wins university status after regulator battle
Country’s 44th university wins ruling against Teqsa as religious-based institutions shake up long-static regulatory landscape
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Ministers ‘face university funding headache’ at spending review
Changes in fiscal rules make hoped-for increases in direct funding grants for English higher education less likely, IFS report finds
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Glasgow and Study Group join universities on visa ‘action plans’
Student visa sponsors face increasing scrutiny from UK authorities
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Elite colleges in Trump ‘cross hairs’ launch lobbying push
Ivy Leaguers ramp up Capitol Hill activity ahead of presidential inauguration
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2025 is the year to deliver meaningful improvements to research culture
Claims that efforts are tokenistic must be countered with bold actions to retain buy-in, make progress and maintain momentum, says Cat Davies
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Most £9,000-plus fees graduates think degrees ‘were poor value’
High approval ratings for university teaching and overall usefulness of degrees, but mixed ratings on value and earnings premium, YouGov poll finds
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Bristol Old Vic shutters ‘unsustainable’ undergraduate courses
Alma mater of Daniel Day-Lewis, Patrick Stewart and Olivia Colman says ‘new approach’ will focus on ‘intensive postgraduate courses’
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Post-92s ‘may quit collective pay bargaining without TPS opt-out’
Northumbria leaders say modern universities will be forced to rein in pay rises if they are compelled to offer expensive Teachers’ Pension Scheme to academics