The humanities must continue to evolve to best protect their future
If our subjects are to stay alive and relevant, we must engage more strongly with the factors that give them a place in society, says Marion Thain
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PhD fees only cover 20 per cent of costs at some UK universities
Average losses on doctoral training of over 50 per cent seen as ‘underestimate’, with gaps plugged by overseas student fees and quality-related funding
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NHS innovation centre floated as UKRI backs Labour’s missions
Board minutes show research council leaders assessing options including ‘NHS Catapult’ as they seek to meet government priorities
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Dundee cuts to take ‘wrecking ball’ to research and local economy
Staff and politicians fear ‘nothing is safe’ at Scottish university looking to cut more than 600 jobs
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AI search summaries cannibalise academic publishers’ web traffic
Rise of robot-written summaries should push publishers to articulate value and impact of research more clearly, argues Oxford University Press director
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UK higher education unions seek ‘ambitious’ 7 per cent pay rise
Inflation-busting rise demanded despite thousands of job cuts across sector, and as University and College Union’s own staff vote to strike again
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‘Fundamental change’ needed at English regulator, Peck told
New chair with long history in higher education welcomed by universities but Office for Students told it still has work to do to address long-running grievances
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A rare sighting on university campuses: the science minister
Lack of campus visits by Patrick Vallance does not reflect his extensive communication with higher education sector, says science department
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UCU drops ballot for pay strikes, putting focus on job cuts
Industrial action threatened for start of 2025-26 academic year if universities do not take action to minimise redundancies
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Birmingham City union threatens strike action over restructure
Vice-chancellor reportedly wrote to staff encouraging them to leave if they did not support university’s new strategy
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The crisis in UK higher education is a national security issue
The UK cannot enter an era of heightened geopolitical instability without high levels of social resilence, say Katharine Wright and Megan Armstrong
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Fix arts degree underfunding to turbocharge UK’s creative economy
Talent pipeline for the UK’s £100 billion creative arts industries is under threat as universities shutter loss-making arts degrees, says Ravensbourne vice-chancellor Andy Cook
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Japan asks: how do you shrink a higher education sector fairly?
Government commission advocates for intervention in downsizing of higher education sector to avoid regional disparity
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Staff voice can bring proper scrutiny of UK higher education meltdown
More transparent and democratic decision-making within UK universities could have helped institutions avoid the financial mistakes that are now resulting in mass redundancies, argue Nicholas Grant...
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Ukrainian governance reforms aim to boost universities’ autonomy
Moves to appoint supervisory boards made up of business and public sector representatives seen as ‘logical step’ in sector development