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ߣߣƵn medical research being ‘short-changed’
Fund underspent even as its value rises, as government curbs payouts and grant success rates head south
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‘Investment speed, not equity’ holding back UK spin-outs
Blaming institutional equity demands for the lack of university spin-out success is misguided, says UKRI review
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Trans research ‘at risk’ if data collection guidance adopted
Response to Sullivan Review argues recommendations could hit quality of findings and impinge on academic freedom
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Hike in budget for Indian higher education ‘masks wider issues’
Finance minister outlines real-terms funding increase and new ‘university township’ model, but scholars remain sceptical
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Sussex calls OfS fine ‘irrational’ as High Court case begins
University argues regulator’s record fine was ‘unfair’, in case being closely watched across the sector
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AI is not a peer, so it can’t do peer review
If we still believe that science is a vocation grounded in argument, curiosity and care, we can’t delegate judgement to machines, says Akhil Bhardwaj
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Nottingham posts £85 million deficit as value of campus plummets
For-sale city-centre site not worth as much as thought, says university, after accounts reveal scale of financial challenge
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Nearly half of British public want some student debt cancelled
Poll shows support for eliminating some or all of the money graduates owe the government, as calls grow for reform of the loan system
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University severs ties with former chancellor over Epstein links
Queen’s University Belfast to drop name of US senator George Mitchell from its peace centre, and remove bust from campus
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More ‘tough decisions’ on science spending to come – UKRI head
Further funding cuts will be announced in coming months after STFC savings and research council funding pauses, warns Ian Chapman
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Universities try to woo Reform as party gains ground
Serious lobbying efforts under way, with right-wing party expected to be more sympathetic to elite universities than rest of the sector
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Trump turns to ‘new weapons’ after unsuccessful compact deal
President reportedly rethinking offer to universities as he ‘seeks distractions’ from tensions at home and abroad
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Supporting staff mental health ‘requires culture shift’
Mental health policies need to be more than just a ‘tick-box’ exercise or risk falling flat, university HR leaders say