Luke Hall named education minister after Halfon resignation
Tory deputy chair expected to take on higher education brief
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Robert Halfon quits as higher education minister in UK government
Conservative to step down as MP at next general election
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UKRI investigation of Donelan claims cost taxpayers another £23K
Bill adds to £15,000 cost of damages paid by science secretary to professor over suggestion she had expressed sympathy for Hamas
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Manchester opposes Bolton’s ‘Greater Manchester’ name change
Universities in the same city region clash over proposed rebrand
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Michael Rosen attacks ‘unbearable’ Goldsmiths job cuts
Author among lecturers at under-fire institution to oppose plans that union says are ‘unprecedented in scale, intensity and speed’
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Colleges end race-based scholarships after affirmative action ban
Prodded by conservative activists and politicians, several public universities are interpreting Supreme Court admissions ruling to include a ban on minority-focused aid
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Pakistan wants Saudi Arabia to build migrant worker university
Project could aid Pakistani economy by boosting wages being sent back home, but Riyadh is yet to signal whether it will play ball
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Degree apprenticeships: ‘don’t ruin something world is adopting’
Report on ‘voices from the frontline’ aims to dispel degree apprenticeship misconceptions like that of middle-class takeover
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Australia set to pass new research sharing rules
Despite explicit exemption for fundamental research, Greens warn that new regime will stymie collaboration ‘outside Aukus bubble’
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UK science bodies back ‘sustained increase’ in research spending
Further government investment is needed to ensure UK is a ‘leading country in the G7 on R&D’, say universities, research charities and learned societies
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Close overseas partnerships that harm free speech, says OfS
Regulator outlines how institutions could respond to various scenarios as it prepares to exercise new duties
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PowerPoint overuse will be the death of student employability
If slides substitute for note-taking, students will not develop vital skills. Let’s not underestimate their ability to develop them, says Tobiasz Trawiński
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28 March 2024 digital edition
Handle with care: For Tasmania’s only university, the devil is in the detail
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Independent Scotland ‘would put free tuition in constitution’
Holyrood government doubles down on fee-free policy despite warnings of underinvestment
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South Korea agrees deal to join Horizon Europe
Association agreement will be signed later this year, European Commission says, with Korea joining framework programme in 2025