Worsening finances push English HE into ‘future nobody planned’
With financial pressures intensifying and income sources drying up, new report argues for more differentiated sector to avert worst-case scenario

With financial pressures intensifying and income sources drying up, new report argues for more differentiated sector to avert worst-case scenario

Minor infractions being labelled as a breach of standards, potentially harming future careers

New tool allows prospective students to compare transport, food and accommodation costs in more than 100 cities and towns across the UK

Institutions could mothball buildings at less busy times of year to cut exorbitant energy costs, estate expert suggests

Artificial intelligence is already having a huge impact on research, and the technology is advancing so quickly that some suggest it could soon be capable of directing its own research programmes....

Concerns about quality and price will not go away any time soon, but neither will student demand, says Pushkar

Ministers reject calls to legislate to clarify process for university going bust, despite admitting arrangements are unclear

Lobbyists welcome streamlining and greater spread of competitive funding, but say opportunities for novice researchers will come at a cost for their established peers

Labour peer to continue in position amid Cabinet shake-up, working with new education secretary Lucy Powell


Decision to close department signals Burnham government wants ‘fresh start’ on science funding, says ex-ministerial adviser

Balance in applications that existed before £9,000 fees has ‘completely disappeared’, according to new analysis

Front foot action preferable to the compliance burden bound to follow the next round of bruising headlines, as sector awaits Royal Commission’s report

Celebrities join calls for Devon university to change course, as union ballots members over industrial action