Specialise or else: Australian review targets focused research
Registration requirements and compact negotiations would be reformed to funnel universities into ‘focus areas’, under panel’s draft proposals
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Trump funding shift pits minority-serving institutions against each other
Manufactured scarcity will undermine MSIs’ solidarity and risks reopening opportunity gaps in minority communities, says Marybeth Gasman
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Oxford Business College to sue Phillipson over funding block
Institution at centre of franchising debate says it has lost all its students since courses de-designated
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KEF 2025: Russell Group shines on research spin-out investment
Results of the fifth annual Knowledge Exchange Framework show research-intensive institutions performed most strongly on intellectual property and commercialisation
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UK ‘would lose 135,000 domestic places’ if fee levy introduced
New modelling estimates that controversial proposals could wipe about £2.2 billion from the UK economy in just five years
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Running a university in Papua New Guinea? ‘It’s not for everyone’
Expat Ian Findlay says his fourth retirement will be his last. Before that, his task is to ‘transform’ the breeding ground of Papuan prime ministers
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Keep funding high-level apprentices in priority areas, MPs urge
Education committee says exemption to defunding plans for healthcare courses should be extended to include ‘growth-driving’ industries
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Use REF pause to review non-portability of outputs, urge scholars
Breaking the link between researchers and their outputs harms academic mobility and disciplinary excellence, argue professors
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‘Confusing’ UK visa system ‘draining institutions’ resources’
Removing fees not enough to make system accessible to talented would-be applicants, says research group
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Iran’s ‘fair’ university entrance exam is exacerbating inequality
Poorer students are shut out of the vast industry that has grown up around Konkur preparation, says Roohola Ramezani
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World University Rankings 2026: methodology
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings measure research-intensive universities across all their core missions. Here, we explain how we arrive at the results for the global rankings
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New higher education minister for Scotland
Ben Macpherson returns to government in mini reshuffle triggered by Jamie Hepburn’s resignation
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Academics ‘marking students down’ when they suspect AI use
Divergent attitudes towards the use of AI in assessments risks weakening the credibility of academic certifications and driving mistrust between students and teachers