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Staff-student relationships still permitted, despite guidance
English universities still resisting introducing bans on relationships say they risk putting students in a more vulnerable position
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‘Nuclear’ restructure at London South Bank seen as ‘test bed’
University claims its changes will protect academic jobs and strengthen teaching but striking staff say reforms pose an ‘existential’ threat
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Demand for higher education going backwards in ߣߣÊÓÆµ
Figures from multiple data sets suggest country will struggle to meet its accord target of 80 per cent tertiary participation
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China’s ‘start-up universities’ come of age
Success of small, specialist institutions in attracting students and top scholars shows there are ‘other ways to educate’
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UK devolution must extend to its authoritarian universities
Institutions whose managers are unaccountable to their staff can never be truly civic universities, says Krzysztof Nawratek Â
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Latchman made University of London v-c after leadership turmoil
Former Birkbeck leader handed role until 2028 after resignation of Wendy Thomson
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News Talks podcast: What impact will binning DSIT have on UK R&D?
With Andy Burnham’s new government announcing plans to scrap the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, we discuss what this could mean for UK research
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Glasgow School of Art ‘can’t afford’ £265m Mackintosh repairs
Institution appeals for donors to help turn burned-down building into creative district, as it says site no longer needed for day-to-day operations
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Extension of ߣߣÊÓÆµâ€™s placement payments a ‘huge relief’
But medical and veterinary students should not be left out, postgraduate body insists
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Scholarships offered to students affected by UK ‘visa brake’
Students blocked from UK education by new Home Office rules offered chance to study online or via transnational partnerships instead
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Universities ‘unloved’ by new government as No 10 confirms roles
Burnham government appointments signal focus on youth unemployment and skills as universities are left ‘without a home’, according to policy analysts