Their own awarding powers could see UK technical institutes lead the world
Current over-regulation is stifling innovation in a sector that has the potential to become just as renowned as UK higher education, says Alex Proudfoot
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Manifestos duck tough choices on English sector funding, says IFS
Failure to raise fees or increase direct funding will see resources per domestic student fall to their lowest level since 2005, report warns
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‘Unprecedented’ £30 billion rise in English student loan balances
Institute for Fiscal Studies says big rise in interest accrued on student loans is direct result of high nominal interest rates
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‘Seismic shifts’ seen in Canadian enrolments as cap hits Indians
Number of study visas issued halves after introduction of annual limit, with Indian issuances down 85 per cent
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US pushed to protect student-athletes from sexual abuse
As collegiate sports grow more professionalised and women gain more fans, federal audit suggests that persistent oversights still leave large gender gap in safety
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Universities may face managed decline under domestic student caps
As Australia mulls ‘hard’ caps on domestic as well as international students, expert warns of unintended consequences
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Australian exit from Horizon Europe talks a ‘missed opportunity’
Canberra quietly scrapped plans to join world’s biggest research collaboration scheme in mid-2023
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Scholars blast NYU Abu Dhabi ‘crackdown’ on Palestinian support
University says students and staff are not “immune” from local laws but academics say institution should do more to protect learners
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Australian commission ‘risks becoming too-hard basket’
Proposed body must have ‘mundane’ expertise and avoid being the ‘long grass of policy’, new group says
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Experts sceptical about Polish research assessment proposals
While idea of shifting from bibliometrics to peer review welcomed, questions over trust and funding loom large
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We should lament the demise of philosophy departments
Rigorously and open-mindedly exploring ‘what if’ questions is more necessary than ever in a troubled world, say Brian Ball and Patrycja Kaszynska
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Most PhD students with hidden disabilities ‘unhappy with support’
Postgraduate researchers with non-visible disabilties often struggle to access proper employee-type support, says University and College Union report
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Nearly 2,500 students and staff caught up in global attacks on HE
More than 750 students and staff killed, injured or abducted in two years, says report