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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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
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AI peer review needs to be peer-reviewed
Can AI match the insights of human referees? We don’t know. So before implementation, let’s run the experiment, says Sheldon H. Jacobson
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Goldsmiths vice-chancellor Frances Corner to step down in 2026
Frances Corner, the first woman to lead Goldsmiths, will leave her role as vice-chancellor after period of job cuts and restructuring
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Staff at Imperial College London vote for strike action
University employees back industrial action after rejecting two per cent pay award
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Some Gazan students ‘may be left behind’ as UK begins evacuation
Scholarship students begin to receive information about transfer to UK but timelines remain uncertain
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University of Exeter to open joint campus in China
Russell Group institution will offer five courses in partnership with Zhejiang University of Technology
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