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Tom Williams is news editor. He joined Times Higher Education in March 2022 as a reporter covering teaching and employment issues. He was previously a news reporter at Metro.co.uk and worked as a journalist for the Oxford Mail and BBC Radio Oxford. Tom holds a BA in politics from the University of Nottingham and an MA in journalism and media studies from the University of Sussex.
Articles by Tom Williams
Increased staff and other operating costs blamed for ‘significant deterioration’, with spending on restructuring ballooning
Ministers to seek to ensure money used to support high-cost subjects better aligns with priorities for growth
New levy on income from international students proposed as government outlines wide-ranging changes to immigration system
‘Third way’ approach to international students would see country strengthen educational offer but also send more of its own citizens abroad
Scottish university looks to save further £5.5 million to bring down its deficit, a year after languages cuts
Those admitted to elite UK universities with lower entry requirements still performed well academically, analysis suggests
Researchers seen as having ‘untapped potential’ to meet companies’ most pressing skills challenges
More than 60 per cent increase in income over past two decades masks ‘stagnation’ in collaboration below high-performing institutions, report finds
Block grant funding model found to hand country edge over other research systems, but only if value of funding isn’t further eroded
English universities encouraged to adopt more consistent approach that is easier to navigate after criticism from inequality watchdog
Education secretary Bridget Phillipson takes action over concerns about attendance and recruitment at Oxford Business College
UK sector faces ‘critical moment’, says institution’s vice-chancellor as she announces plans to ‘resize’ the university
Alan Langlands to chair taskforce set up to look at teaching and research offer of stricken institution
Institutions ‘not always aware of the scale of the challenges involved’, regulator warns, as financial crisis exacerbates likelihood of bankruptcies
Thousands of academics and professional services staff are losing their jobs across the UK. What are their chances of finding another position, either in higher education or elsewhere? Tom Williams talks to several people who have been forced to find out, while Alexandra Wilson recounts her own story
Shadow skills minister calls for end to post-study work visa and denounces changes to apprenticeship funding as he settles in to new role
South coast institution latest to cut back on staff costs ahead of coming national insurance rise
North-east university aims to educate 7,000 students in city after spending £10 million on revamp
Vice-chancellor calls regulator’s investigation ‘Kafkaesque’ as probe into departure of Kathleen Stock finally concludes
Expensive pension schemes among issues highlighted as institutions look for ways out of current turmoil
UCU urges management to rule out compulsory redundancies as it stages walkout at institution hit by several waves of restructuring
Institutions reduce shares in companies after review highlights holding large amounts of equity can supress growth
Alex Salmond’s famous anti-fees pledge remains cast in stone. But with the debacle at Dundee lending credence to the view that Scottish universities are in an even deeper financial hole than their English counterparts, some suggest it is time for students to help haul them out. Tom Williams reports
Institutions still waiting for a budget to be set for financial year amid Javier Milei’s unprecedented austerity drive
