French innovation funder edges closer after ministerial backing
Finance minister backs task force’s call for ‘new breakthrough innovation entity’ to work with German equivalent
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Deakin calls off restructure and apologises for ‘unsettling’ staff
Interim leader drops plans to lose 150 jobs amid reports that announcement of process ‘blindsided’ university’s council
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UK to close Turing exchange scheme when it rejoins Erasmus+
Post-Brexit programme established by Boris Johnson’s government shuttered after supporting 200,000 participants
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Academic-industry PhD students ‘face conflicting priorities’
Gaps in understanding between universities and their external partners leave students in a ‘vulnerable position’, report finds
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UK research collaboration ‘hampered by poor transport links’
Faster rail services between major UK research hubs and stronger incentives to work together could deliver innovation benefits, says report
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More Nottingham-style cyberattacks a ‘case of when, not if’
Experts warn of increasing threat to systems used by universities at crunch points in the academic year after hundreds of thousands of student records compromised
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Social class ‘key’ to diversity efforts as white students shun HE
Charity says access agenda has stalled, as less than one in five disadvantaged white British pupils progress into university
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AI ‘double-edged sword’ increases anxiety among students
Rampant technology considered both essential knowledge and an employability threat, survey finds
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Sustainability Impact Ratings 2026: a network built on evidence, driven by purpose
The Sustainability Impact Network is a community of more than 1,600 universities from 116 countries dedicated to improving and amplifying the role that universities play in the global race for...
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China’s jobs crunch is eroding the value of UK master’s degrees
One-year degrees may be cost-effective, but pre-existing doubts about their quality are now becoming a barrier to employment, says Grace Chau
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If the UK’s universities wither, so will its creative industries
By neglecting to adequately fund university teaching, the UK government is undermining its own growth ambitions for the creative sector, say Goldsmiths’ interim vice-chancellor David Oswell and,...
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Students without English GCSE ‘to be locked out of loans’
DfE reportedly considering introducing minimum entry standard, potentially blocking tens of thousands of applicants from accessing student finance
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Two-week research grant approval ‘key to supporting innovation’
Rapid turnaround of grants and early termination of misfiring projects show how funders can adapt processes to support work in new fields, says executive at Germany’s disruptive research funder