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Universities ‘overlooked’ in UK’s wartime readiness planning
Government told to incorporate higher education institutions into emergency planning frameworks as the UK attempts to bolster its defences
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Student number limits for bronze providers under TEF changes
Revamped version of quality benchmark scheme will force more higher education providers to participate and punish those with lower ratings
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Drop in number of privately educated vice-chancellors
Sutton Trust research finds university leaders more representative of the general population than other professions including judges and diplomats
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Is it time for the UK to reconsider post-qualification admissions – again?
PQA has been repeatedly rejected in recent decades, but with this year seeing another record number of students placed via the clearing system, is it being adopted by default? And would a wholesale...
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As cross-subsidisation falters, the UK must rethink research funding
Universities can’t be expected to absorb escalating financial risk forever. Funders must share the burden, says Stephanie Smith
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Diverging English requirements ‘a risk to institutional brand’
Entry scores for overseas students increasingly disparate, as immigration authorities approve more tests
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Hong Kong lifts cap on non-local students to 50 per cent
Policymakers allow universities to accept more international students as island seeks to capitalise on US crackdown
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US entering a ‘neo-academic Cold War’, scholar warns
Berkeley academic claims higher education is being used as a weapon to bolster geopolitical rivalries, rather than a force for cooperation
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Scholars eligible for grants straight after PhD under ERC rules
Researchers will be able to apply for starting grant directly after PhD, while eligibility windows for grants will overlap, European Research Council says
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South Asian students ‘in constant fear’ amid racist attacks
Students in Ireland call for practical protection measures after string of violent assaults that left some requiring surgery
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Reforming university finance reports ‘could help explain cuts’
Institutional finances warrant their own review, accounting expert says, amid contested claims about the necessity for redundancies
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Students’ monthly shortfall hits £500 as parents contribute less
Almost half of students say they have considered dropping out because of money issues as maintenance loan threshold remains frozen
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Failure to reach strike vote threshold ‘would undermine unions’
Turnout required to move ahead with industrial action ‘very hard’ to achieve, say academics