Graduate programmes face a federal reckoning

‘Gruesome’ workloads ‘undermine academics’ health’

Excess work hours ‘consistently’ correlate with ‘moderate to severe’ anxiety and depression, Australian survey finds

Relax ‘state control’ of teaching courses to ‘rebuild profession’

Labour urged to undo changes to university-based teacher education to hand back control to experts

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

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...

Internationalisation must remain a cornerstone of HE – but fairer

Universities in the Global North must treat those in the Global South as equals, sharing resources, leadership, authorship and IP, says Manuel Barcia

Lack of ‘policy stability’ fuelling Welsh funding crisis – v-cs

Past few years have felt like ‘tumbling around in a washing machine at times’, university leader tells MPs

Be prepared to pay back transformation funds, universities warned

Dundee bailout could set precedent for government intervention but new pots of money could come with strings attached, event hears

First graduate access strategy aims to diversify Oxford PhDs

Leading university to review admissions policies and scholarships as part of institution-wide focus on postgraduate participation

Greater Manchester’s franchised courses ‘breached OfS conditions’

University’s oversight processes failed to spot issues with computer courses offered by college partner, finds regulator

Technical programmes move to Labor department stokes concern

Beyond saving: some students ‘too disengaged’ to avoid debt

Reminding students they could save money by withdrawing early makes no difference, Australian study finds

Expand talent search beyond Russell Group, employers told

Hiring candidates who didn’t attend elite institutions seen as way of creating diverse workforces as ‘competitive’ labour market reduces employment opportunities

China’s rise as a study hub calls for an internationalisation rethink

Western countries should reflect on whether their approach is privileging certain forms of knowledge, language and mobility, says Cheryl Yu

Dundee given £40 million bailout following ‘unprecedented’ crisis

Money for ailing institution via Scottish Funding Council comes on top of the £22 million previously made available