UK research’s islands of excellence need flood defences

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Will the funding crisis confine UK research to elite universities?

At a time of increasing financial constraint, jobs are being shed even in UK departments that ride high in the Research Excellence Framework, while time allocations for research are being cut. Can a loss-making activity like research survive outside traditional institutions, asks Jack Grove

By Jack Grove

15 August

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Research time at risk as nine in 10 post-92 universities cut jobs

A quarter of modern institutions looking to shed upwards of 50 roles, with agreements on teaching loads and promotion also under threat, UCU survey finds

By Tom Williams

9 April

A derelict pottery in Stoke-on-Trent, symbolising the need for regional regeneration

English regional devolution could enhance opportunities for HE

Labour’s planned decentralisation of power will strengthen universities’ standing and ability to contribute to local prosperity, says Diana Beech

By Diana Beech

12 August

Are the UK’s former polytechnics the solution to levelling up?

Three decades after the abolition of the binary divide between universities and polytechnics, some commentators still lament the supposed loss of locally focused vocational education. But even as the political winds buffet them, do post-92s offer the solution to the UK’s skills problem? John Morgan reports

By John Morgan

17 March

UK research’s islands of excellence need flood defences

As a loss-maker, research is under pressure as fears of insolvency rise. But universities must do all they can to shore up a key element of their impact

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UK research’s islands of excellence need flood defences

As a loss-maker, research is under pressure as fears of insolvency rise. But universities must do all they can to shore up a key element of their impact

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English regional devolution could enhance opportunities for HE

Are the UK’s former polytechnics the solution to levelling up?

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