Grants ‘should be part of wider new deal’ for low-income students
Low value of support on offer not enough to move the dial on university access, critics fear
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Are banking covenants the big bad wolf of UK higher education?
Dark tales abound of various UK universities being at risk of breaching agreements with their banks. But what exactly are covenants? Why have they come to play such a prominent role in the...
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Iran’s war on independent learning has gone digital – and international
The targeting of a Netherlands-based online Persian university represents a state grappling with limits on its control of knowledge circulation, says Roohola Ramezani
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DSIT’s AI and technology obsession overplayed – Kendall
Tech reskilling and digital democracy plans no distraction from furthering government’s research ambitions, says science secretary
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Latin America University Rankings 2026: results announced
South American giant holds on to number one spot and continues to dominate table, despite concerns over Bolsonaro’s legacy
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Prison work camp planned for rural ߣߣÊÓƵn campus
Charles Darwin University facility will train inmates in agricultural skills and environmental maintenance to give them the ‘best chance to avoid reoffending’
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Accord chair O’Kane named next Queensland chancellor
Serial reviewer and interim higher education steward to head governing body of sunshine state’s sandstone university
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External transformation funds could propel change, says SFC chair
Limits of current model mean trying something different can be challenging, according to Cara Aitchison, as government discussions start on future university funding
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Manchester pays new v-c Ivison £150,000 more than Rothwell
Institution’s annual accounts show big increase in executive pay after departure of leader known for declining wage rises
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Civic engagement a ‘licence to practise’ for universities
New initiative launched to strengthen the role of universities in their towns, cities and regions
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Subsidised canteens are a must to address student food insecurity
Many students in ߣߣÊÓƵ struggle to afford enough food, and expensive campus outlets are not helping, say Jane Dyson and four colleagues
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Scholar forced to apologise after speaking out on Hong Kong fire
Academic says he will ‘exercise greater caution’ in future after media interview in which he criticised use of bamboo for scaffolding in major projects
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ANU promises no structural change to music school after criticism
Reprieve for decades-old institution reflects outpouring of community concern and improvement in university’s financial position
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Essex to close Southend campus and cut 400 jobs
University says it has been forced into making ‘decisions we could have never previously imagined’ after steep drop in international student numbers