‘On-the-job training’ on offer at campus opening retirement home
Canberra’s ‘intergenerational community’ will help educate the young, house the elderly and ease loneliness for both, advocates say
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Queen Elizabeth Prizes ‘offer inspiring snapshot’ of sector
Nineteen higher and further education institutions announced as recipients of newly renamed UK honour
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Times Higher Education Awards Arab World 2025: winners announced
University of Anbar takes home prize for Leadership and Management Team of the Year for work rebuilding its war-torn campus
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Seven ‘large providers’ at risk of going under in the next year
Skills minister says no higher education institutions are at imminent risk of collapse this year but OfS confirms more than 20 providers are being closely monitored
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‘Academic excellence no longer enough’, Arab universities told
Institutions in the Middle East should establish an innovation hub to help young people develop their own companies, THE summit hears
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Public backs 6 per cent levy on international student fees
YouGov survey finds 57 per cent of adults support a proposed tax on tuition fees paid by overseas students, even as universities warn of serious financial consequences
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Should US college presidents be ‘cheerleaders-in-chief’?
Washington University in St Louis chancellor warns that universities need to be more self-critical when engaging with politicians
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Welsh v-cs expect review of student funding flows into England
Plaid Cymru has pledged to probe Seren Academy programme and clamp down on student grants being used outside of Wales
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‘Worrying pattern’ of early deaths among Chinese scientists
Beijing’s drive for technological self-reliance blamed for high-pressure academic environment as data suggest more academics are struggling to cope
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Manchester universities unite to offer joint alumni discount
Joint offer builds on existing regional partnerships as higher education institutions lean on collaboration to solve funding crisis
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Australia’s blue research skies are clouding over
Last month, the Australian Academy of Science condemned the country’s ongoing review of research for ignoring a long-term funding decline that has left basic research at ‘breaking point’. Was that a...
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The procession of university language closures will trip up UK diplomacy
The government needs to signal its demand for elite foreign language skills before more universities leave provision to inferior alternatives, says Ian Proud
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Kendall: Haldane not breached by research spending direction
Science secretary defends decision to dedicate nearly a fifth of UKRI budget to policy priorities
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Imperial staff to strike again over pay and parental leave
The UCU said employees at the London institution refuse to accept a ‘real-terms pay cut’ while management spends elsewhere
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Maintenance grant plans reach 10 per cent of students, says IFS
Providing a £4,000 grant for low-income students on priority courses could cost about £500 million, compared with £2.6 billion to restore former system