Research reforms ‘bigger than one budget’, lobbyists warn
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Iranian students ‘trapped’ as study plans derailed post-protests
Having witnessed widespread death and destruction during brutal regime crackdown, students struggling to adjust describe feeling abandoned by their universities
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Can new universities save left-behind towns and cities?
Fresh models of university outposts emerging in regions without access to higher education as financial crisis sees shuttering of traditional campuses
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After Davos, European research must adapt to the new world order
A globally open Horizon Europe could play a key role in realising Mark Carney’s vision of an alliance of middle powers, says Jan Palmowski
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ߣߣƵ rankings: 2026 schedule
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Fix negative views of universities to ease inequities, says v-c
Head of UK’s flagship distance learning institution warns online provision alone doesn’t guarantee equal access to higher education
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UKRI chief blames leaks as cuts ‘not well communicated’
Ian Chapman tells MPs that some funding streams will be back online ‘in weeks’ amid uncertainty over impact of research changes
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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