The UK is opening express lanes to lure the world’s best minds
The government’s £54 million scheme will bring top researchers’ thinking to life, often spinning out into innovative new businesses, says Patrick Vallance
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Closure of UEA mental health courses ‘deeply concerning’
University says NHS and apprenticeship changes make programmes ‘no longer viable’ but union calls move a ‘dereliction of civic responsibility’
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Regional education partnerships ‘should embed credit recognition’
Single voice needed to coordinate work on local skills needs, argues new report, which says credit transfer easier to do at regional level
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Golden triangle shines as UK names Global Talent Fund recipients
Universities and institutes to receive funding to pay to relocate 60 to 80 researchers, with five of 12 winners hailing from Greater South East region
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University collaboration is better than competition to boost UK innovation
Cambridge and Manchester’s blueprint will build on existing assets and address real constraints to deliver results quickly, say Deborah Prentice and Duncan Ivison
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Sally Mapstone: Labour’s short-termism ‘bad for universities’
Government yet to articulate its vision for the sector after a year in power as political threats – rather than long-term thinking – shape its agenda, says outgoing UUK president
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‘Watered-down’ LLE sets tone for Labour’s approach to HE reform
More cautious lifelong learning policy ‘inevitable’, say experts, as ministers emphasise phased transition to new system
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UK study visa applications dip after post-study work rights cut
Data for 2025 falls behind 2024 numbers for first time just ahead of make-or-break recruitment windowÂ
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LLE to prioritise degree modules aligned with skills needs
Coming new English student finance system offers flexible study options for subjects that support Labour’s industrial strategy
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Will defence research throw a lifeline to UK universities?
Institutions may be forced to choose between extra research funding and placating students unless narrative around military work changes
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Emran Mian named as next DSIT permanent secretary
Former director general for higher education becomes top-ranking civil servant at department that allocates £13.9 billion R&D funding
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Research universities form new mission group to ‘grow visibility’
Ten institutions including some members of the now-defunct 1994 Group join together in attempt to find ‘collective voice’ away from the Russell Group
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Will ResearchPlus avoid pitfalls that brought down 1994 Group?
Group attempts to capitalise on new era of university collaboration – and show collective worth to government – but will it end up as a ‘pale imitation’ of Russell Group?
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UK finally unveils £54 million global talent scheme
Much-anticipated package for recruiting foreign researchers follows similar moves by France and the European Union to snap up US scientists
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Ottoline Leyser: ‘We are destroying the diversity in our university system’
As she ends her five years as chief executive of UKRI, the plant scientist warns that forcing all institutions and researchers to pursue a single definition of research excellence is impoverishing...