Marketised model ‘clearly coming to an end’, says ex-Greens leader
Natalie Bennett insists resurgent environmental party remains committed to free tuition, and building a system where universities are no longer ‘places of fear’
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Consult properly over restructures, ߣߣÊÓƵn universities told
Sham and shortcut consultations frowned on, as Canberra mulls more governance reforms
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Neglected ‘cash cow’ postgrads ‘need bespoke support’
‘Bad tendency to lift and shift’ undergraduate support on to postgraduate taught cohort, says leader of UK-wide study
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Turkey’s reversed university closure edict: cock-up or conspiracy?
Last month’s presidential decree demanding the closure of Istanbul’s liberal Bilgi University seemed to mirror the academic purges that followed 2016’s failed coup. But then it was cancelled. What...
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Hiring academics for departmental ‘fit’ is a disservice to disciplines
Recruiting whoever costs least, unsettles least and matches current operational needs most closely is self-defeating on many levels, says Peter Sutoris
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Women in Research charter to boost family leave and fight bullying
Government initiative aims to dismantle ‘systemic factors that slow progression and push too many women out of research’
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TPS employer contribution rate to drop below 20 per cent
Universities could save up to £900 million after years of sky-high paymentsÂ
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‘Complete breakdown in cash management’ at Dundee, accounts show
Long-awaited accounts reveal leaders departed crisis-hit institution with large payouts despite presiding over period where costs grew by almost half
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Buckingham appoints new v-c after leadership challenges
Cranfield deputy-vice-chancellor to become private institution’s first female leader after departure of James Tooley
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London’s care leavers four times more likely to progress to HE
Regional access disparities ‘challenge the assumption that low participation is inevitable’
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British medical students abroad launch legal case over NHS places
Students’ human rights breached by changes that mean those studying overseas are deprioritised for NHS training places, lawyers claim
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ߣߣÊÓƵ raises student and post-study work visa fees again
Temporary graduate visas up A$1,150 and most student visas up A$500 in latest surprise hikes
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UEL reported to health and safety watchdog over workload concerns
Staff file complaint about university for a second time, saying things have ‘got worse’ since previous investigation
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Stop ignoring African HE boom, universities urged
Sector cannot afford to keep ignoring the enormous opportunities in the world’s fastest-growing continent, international experts warn
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Nobelist urges Nottingham to rethink physics cuts
Former ANU vice-chancellor and physics laureate Brian Schmidt says loss of research expertise should only be ‘last resort’