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Students in ‘quality’ jobs have higher chance of academic success
Incentivise universities to facilitate ‘meaningful’ part-time work by offering rebates on fee levy, says study
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‘Radical’ action needed as half of providers still face deficits
New modelling suggests one in six English higher education institutions will have less than 30 days’ liquidity in 2025-26
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Remote learners help drive PGT satisfaction levels to record high
Improvements in perceptions of course quality seen across student groups and disciplines despite disrupted year for UK HE
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Is it time for the UK to expel the boarding school model of HE?
The provision of accommodation, recreation and even welfare services remains a central part of the UK university model even in an era of massification. But as cost pressures eat into both students’...
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Australia must join Horizon Europe
The global collaboration enabled by associating to the world’s largest research funding programme is critical to national impact, says Cecilia Hewlett
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Men far more likely than women to author retracted papers
Disparity reflects broader under-representation of women in senior roles rather than increased likelihood men will make mistakes, researcher says
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Equity ‘should be shared responsibility, not a competition’
Universities urged to collaborate on areas such as the language they use in admissions to ensure accessibility for non-traditional students
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Global education ‘not aligned with real needs’ – OECD chief
Students struggling to find good jobs while employers say they cannot address skills shortages, Andreas Schleicher highlights
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Levy criticism ‘makes me want to run screaming’, says Smith
No one has come up with a better way of convincing the Treasury to bring back maintenance grants, skills minister tells social mobility event
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Former Darpa official named new Aria chief executive
Appointment of Kathleen Fisher to lead UK ‘high-risk, high-reward’ funding body will raise questions on shift towards defence research
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First dip in Australian higher education attainment since 2016
Even though minor downswing could be no more than ‘statistical noise’, governance inquisitor chides sector for ‘stunning’ lack of curiosity
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Dodgy behaviour ‘still rife’ in international education
Assistant minister doubles down on integrity measures, saying those who doubt the government’s determination ‘have rocks in their heads’
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Is Canada still in the ‘big four’ overseas student recruiters?
End of ‘boom times’ for Canadian institutions could prompt them to be more adventurous, with ‘riskier’ recruitment and more branch campuses likely, say experts