Nottingham posts £85 million deficit as value of campus plummets
For-sale city-centre site not worth as much as thought, says university, after accounts reveal scale of financial challenge
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Nearly half of British public want some student debt cancelled
Poll shows support for eliminating some or all of the money graduates owe the government, as calls grow for reform of the loan system
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University severs ties with former chancellor over Epstein links
Queen’s University Belfast to drop name of US senator George Mitchell from its peace centre, and remove bust from campus
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More ‘tough decisions’ on science spending to come – UKRI head
Further funding cuts will be announced in coming months after STFC savings and research council funding pauses, warns Ian Chapman
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Supporting staff mental health ‘requires culture shift’
Mental health policies need to be more than just a ‘tick-box’ exercise or risk falling flat, university HR leaders say
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Journal impact factors still exert ‘undue influence’
‘Lack of alternatives’ blamed as majority of researchers admit they rely on journal prestige metrics to make decisions on grants and hiring
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Universities try to woo Reform as party gains ground
Serious lobbying efforts under way, with right-wing party expected to be more sympathetic to elite universities than rest of the sector
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Trump turns to ‘new weapons’ after unsuccessful compact deal
President reportedly rethinking offer to universities as he ‘seeks distractions’ from tensions at home and abroad
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Are UK universities still engines of social mobility?
King’s vice-chancellor Shitij Kapur made waves last month when he said that a degree is no longer a passport to professional success. But was it ever? Could it ever be? And what does it mean for...
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A lower fee for EU students would help fund Scottish HE sustainably
The downturn in overseas student numbers shows the folly of relying on a small number of volatile markets, say George Pavlakos and Estelle Zinsstag
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Just 12 per cent of public aware of LLE a year off launch
New polling finds policy intended to foster lifelong learning and reskilling in England still suffering from very low levels of engagement
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Kazakhstan bets on AI in attempt to upend academic hierarchies
After filling the map with overseas campuses, central Asian country targets research links and technological innovation
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ERA must avoid extra rules and red tape, universities warn
Borderless market for research across the EU seen as ‘major opportunity’ but key groups fear ‘overly restrictive measures’
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