Scottish assessment review called after death of Glasgow student
Policies and procedures at all universities to be investigated following ‘systemic’ issues that led to undergraduate wrongly being told he had failed course
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Nearly half of students concerned about their course closing
Cost-cutting measures impacting student experience, finds OfS polling, with increased class sizes and reduced access to facilities among issues raised
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‘Devastating’ cuts to UK physics and astronomy budgets condemned
Reduction in funding by Science and Technology Facilities Council would be ‘most drastic’ cut to curiosity-driven science ‘in a generation’ warn scientific leaders
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Monash agrees deal to deliver programmes in Cambodia
Venture reflects imperatives to boost offshore efforts and engage more with region
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Funder review rights ‘leave researchers in impossible position’
Mandatory edits of research findings a ‘blind spot’ in integrity debate, says scholar who experienced government agency ‘interference’
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‘Give PhD archive attention it deserves,’ British Library urged
Scholars criticise lack of progress on restoring repository of 600,000 PhD theses more than two years after it was felled by cyberattack
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Ex-offenders offered scholarships as new data shows impact of HE
Calls for more support for people with experience of prison to access higher education as experts warn programmes being hampered by staff shortages
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‘Curse’ of student loan debt trap ‘demoralising the nation’
Most low-performing English students will not repay loans, argues campaigner, who says more needs to be done to educate people about system
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Why are grievances on the rise in UK universities?
Formal complaints have shot up in recent years, albeit from a low base. But where some see the inevitable effects of redundancies, hybrid working and an overdue crackdown on poor conduct, others...
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Universities are becoming the future of British independent film
Universities can produce commercially viable projects while giving the industry the sustainability and freedom to take risks on new talent, says Chris Nunn
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UCU hit with more strikes after staff claim ‘victimisation’
Further walkouts planned as part of internal row that has seen six weeks of disruption in past year alone
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Cardiff and Essex post deficits after big spend on severance pay
Financially troubled institutions pushed further into the red, with Aberdeen, Robert Gordon and Sheffield Hallam also losing money
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University of Tokyo Hospital head quits after bribery arrests
Resignation follows series of scandals involving academics at the leading institution
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Lab safety overhaul could save NZ$3 billion, universities say
Rule changes seen as way of improving safety while avoiding billions of dollars being wasted on ‘unnecessary compliance costs’