Revise and resubmit: consultants ordered to redo merger report
Government demands changes after internet sleuths identify errors, as analyses of past mergers cast doubt on benefits

Government demands changes after internet sleuths identify errors, as analyses of past mergers cast doubt on benefits


Academics turn to private sector as research into machine learning fuels massive growth in computational needs

Korean speakers given preferential visa treatment, in move experts say shows ‘recalibration’ of internationalisation goals

Providers awarded ‘requires improvement’ rating to have cohorts reduced by 10 per cent a year as new OfS chief executives get tough on poor-quality provision

Refreshed system intended to address the ‘small’ proportion of ‘bad courses’ the Office for Students believes are ‘tarnishing the reputation’ of the HE sector

What may just seem sensible policy tweaks can spark awkward questions from Asian parents. And lost trust is hard to regain, says Mukesh Dhamala

Number of people wanting to leave institution far outweighs expectations, signalling lack of confidence in future direction, says UCU

Free speech tsar says senior leaders taking a stance on certain issues could be seen as position of institution as a whole

Science minister sets out plan to create ‘internationally significant clusters’ with new innovation fund as concerns mount over cuts at existing facilities


New study charts how government has used political appointments to take greater control of its higher education sector

UKRI should do more to recover public money invested in research that leads to spin-out companies, Public Accounts Committee says

R&D funding boosts and student loan repayment cuts floated as major and minor parties joust over tertiary education policy