India’s elections will exacerbate fraught centre-state relations over HE
Beneath the uncompromising rhetoric, however, federal higher education policies are likely to be gradually implemented, says Eldho Mathews
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Direct international recruitment ‘more exposed to policy shocks’
UK universities urged to diversify recruitment methods after steep drops in master’s enrolments
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Self-censoring students ‘fear social ostracism and lower marks’
Immigration, transgender issues and race among the topics many students avoid talking about on campus, OfS survey suggests
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Milburn review: ‘schools pushing too many students to university’
One in 10 out-of-work young people have a degree, major review finds, as UK prime minister warns too many are missing out on ‘high quality alternatives’ to university
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Tertiary education a net loser from New Zealand fee-free reversal
Country’s budget shifts more costs on to students, with money saved from signature policy diverted to other priorities
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£500 million boost to help modernise university estates
National Wealth Fund and Lloyds pledge to back environmental projects that tackle challenges universities face in retrofitting campuses
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Some universities ‘face losing quarter of students’ in next decade
‘Perfectly good’ institutions ‘may fail’ without curbs on recruitment being reintroduced, report argues, ahead of expected dip in youth population
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Franchising crackdown ‘should target rapidly expanding providers’
‘Catch-all’ responses risk driving out high-quality provision, report warns
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R&D tax incentive tweaks ‘will benefit ߣߣÊÓƵn universities’
Changes fall short of comprehensive overhaul prescribed in landmark innovation report but are welcomed anyway
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ERC funding settings are creating a bubble of unsustainable careers
The availability of ERC grants falls off a cliff in your 40s, and in most countries there are few comparable alternatives, says Cristina Muñoz PinedoÂ
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UK research funding bounces back after return to Horizon Europe
Findings strengthen case that UK should agree early access to next framework programme as soon as possible, say v-cs
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Jo Grady calls for ‘emergency’ HE funding review
UCU leader tells annual congress that sector faces threats like never before and issues cannot be fixed under current model
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News Talks podcast: Are mergers the answer to UK HE’s woes?
With King’s College London and Cranfield University planning to join forces, we discuss whether mergers are a sensible way forward for UK universities beset by financial challenges
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Sussex’s plans to cut 200 jobs ‘causing strain and uncertainty’
Union fears remaining staff will face even heavier workloads as 500 jobs have already been lost over past two years