UCL staff feel ‘betrayed’ over professional services shake-up
Research behemoth’s plans to better coordinate staff at faculty level met with fierce opposition, amid fears of pay cuts and demotions
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Digital resilience saved our university from Sudan’s brutal civil war
When Mashreq’s campus was shattered and then occupied by soldiers, we were forced to strip education down to its essentials, says Gihad Ibrahim
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Private sector style mergers ‘don’t work in higher education’
New incentives needed to encourage collaboration and specialisation among providers, conference hears
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Australian sector ‘steward’ to tackle ‘missing bits’ of accord
As government finalises legislation for forthcoming commission, architect expands its to-do list
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Arizona State University to launch new London outpost
US giant’s capital city campus expected to attract American students to the UK, with graduates offered automatic master’s places in the US
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Interdisciplinary Science Rankings 2026: results announced
MIT tops list for second consecutive year, but experts fear US universities will deem future interdisciplinary research projects too risky
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Students in ‘quality’ jobs have higher chance of academic success
Incentivise universities to facilitate ‘meaningful’ part-time work by offering rebates on fee levy, says study
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‘Radical’ action needed as half of providers still face deficits
New modelling suggests one in six English higher education institutions will have less than 30 days’ liquidity in 2025-26
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Remote learners help drive PGT satisfaction levels to record high
Improvements in perceptions of course quality seen across student groups and disciplines despite disrupted year for UK HE
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Is it time for the UK to expel the boarding school model of HE?
The provision of accommodation, recreation and even welfare services remains a central part of the UK university model even in an era of massification. But as cost pressures eat into both students’...
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Australia must join Horizon Europe
The global collaboration enabled by associating to the world’s largest research funding programme is critical to national impact, says Cecilia Hewlett
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Men far more likely than women to author retracted papers
Disparity reflects broader under-representation of women in senior roles rather than increased likelihood men will make mistakes, researcher says
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Equity ‘should be shared responsibility, not a competition’
Universities urged to collaborate on areas such as the language they use in admissions to ensure accessibility for non-traditional students