After bumpy start, ASU-backed university network picks up pace
Cintana targets growing Indian market as presence grows among private universities and education investors
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Hat-trick of seven-figure deficits as HE finance crisis spreads
Losses at Queen’s, Heriot-Watt and UWS, along with Ulster, underline UK-wide nature of funding challenges
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Is UK academia too changed to enjoy David Lodge’s campus novels?
With his witty tales of lovelorn globetrotting academics at the University of Rummidge a far cry from campus life today, Jack Grove assesses the master comic novelist’s work and relevance
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David Lodge: an appreciation
The celebrated campus novelist and former University of Birmingham literature professor has died. Christopher Bigsby recounts the life of ‘a serious man who wrote comic novels’
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German innovation agency to fund spin-out focused PhDs
Support for 150 ‘venture science doctorates’ by 2029 aims to increase number of spin-outs developed by early career researchers in Germany
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Universities put free speech work ‘on hold’ after law pause
Campaigners claim work institutions had begun in anticipation of law change now all but abandoned
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Will 2025 be better after UK higher education’s annus horribilis?
2024 saw swathes of jobs cuts amid concerns about universities going bankrupt. So is the sector now in a better position to weather the adverse financial climate? Are even worse storms ahead? Or will...
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Better recognition and support of HE in FE offers immense rewards
By working together, England’s FE colleges and universities can create a seamless skills pipeline that benefits everyone, says David Warnes
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‘Potential’ to share more research on ‘underused’ YouTube
Researchers say traditional metrics for academic success and career progression ignore activities such as creating and maintaining a YouTube channel
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‘Brighter’ outlook for UK international student recruitment
Signs of rebound in January intake for UK universities, with Nepal and Kenya developing as key markets
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Growing graduate turnout gap risks fuelling populism, warns study
Divide between number of graduates and non-graduates voting in 2024 election double what it was in 2019
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IT help desk a ‘model’ for how universities can share services
Out-of-hours support run out of Northumbria University now works with a third of the sector
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Universities failing academics targeted by online abuse – paper
Research found that 74 per cent of academics had experienced online harms as a result of sharing research publicly
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DPhil student turned union head eyes Oxford postgraduate access
Oxford student union president Addi Haran Diman is highlighting the difficulties faced by postgraduate researchers after completing a DPhil at 22
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Open science is a spectrum and we must push for greater inclusivity
As more of the research process is exposed, the readiness and resources of researchers and their institutions must be considered, says Tim Errington