Skills qualifications ‘suffering from lack of public trust’
Offering microcredentials can help universities better prepare students for work, claims edtech firm leader, but degrees still ‘primary currency’
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The UK’s expansion of medical training is on life support
With the NHS desperate for more capacity, increasing the number of doctors entering the system seems an obvious remedy. But with the system lacking the resources to boost training places or offer...
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Merging R&I with other EU departments would be a disaster
Only a dedicated directorate-general stands a chance of keeping Horizon Europe separate from the competitiveness agenda, says Jan Palmowski
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Universities unable to investigate misconduct of top staff – Bik
Renowned research sleuth says Stanford University president scandal underlines need for external inquiries when senior staff are accused
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States ‘hostile’ to abortion see fewer female medical school applicants
Overall rise in women applying to study to become doctors in the USÂ but slower growth in areas with bans or restrictions
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OfS investigating Global Banking School and Oxford Brookes
Regulator will scrutinise whether partnership was properly managed and if students received a ‘high-quality’ education
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ResearchPlus names Johnny Rich inaugural director
Sector stalwart picked to lead new UK grouping in next stage of development
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Braisby joins Edge Hill to replace v-c who left after nine months
Second interim spell for former Buckinghamshire New leader who joins Omskirk-based institution at time of flux
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New disability committees to be given say over funding
People with disabilities to comprise majority of committees that govern use of disability grants
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‘Careers are going up in flames’: inside Nottingham’s cuts crisis
With hundreds of jobs on the line and dozens of courses at risk, staff living through one of the biggest university restructuring projects of recent years fear they are shouldering the blame for...
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UK university spin-out activity ‘growing beyond golden triangle’
Tripling in spin-out growth since 2020, with university equity stakes reaching lowest level in a decade, according to new report
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Sydney’s female-only recruitment ‘drew better applications’
Dedicated round ‘made me more comfortable being ambitious’, says Cambridge engineer – one of 600 applicants from more than 40 countries
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Grand challenges fail in predictable ways. Here’s what we’ve learned
Genuine cross-disciplinary working requires dedicated leaders willing to spend political capital, absorb failure publicly, and try again, says Geraint Rees
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Corruption watchdog launches probe into University of Wollongong
Institution’s relationship with two consultancy firms under scrutiny, with governance appointments also being investigated