No more ‘delays and interference’ in research grants, Labor vows
But new Australian education minister silent on sector’s calls for more spending on teaching and research
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English student number caps ‘set to use new outcomes measures’
Ministers expected to cap numbers based on OfS numerical baselines, including proportions of graduates going into ‘managerial or professional employment’
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Canada urged to drop English language tests for Nigerian students
As enrolments rebound after Covid, students from biggest African nation found to face tougher conditions on testing, financing, visas and admissions
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Could Neom U be Saudi Arabia’s next top university?
Experts predict institution in planned megacity could surpass KAUST with backing of all-powerful Mohammed bin Salman
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Jo Johnson: rise of China-Russia axis could hobble global science
‘DragonBear’ alliance may force Western universities to cancel research partnerships with China, says former science minister Lord Johnson
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The REF is driving the narrowing of UK social sciences
Analysis reveals that UK scholars tend to move to jobs that bring them into closer conformity with disciplinary standards, says Juan Pablo Pardo-Guerra
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Donelan named education secretary as Johnson fights to survive
Higher education minister promoted as Nadhim Zahawi moves to Treasury
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We’re employers as well as educators, universities tell Canberra
Australian sector pitches for a ‘reset’ as it gathers in the seat of government
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Egypt jails CEU student for three years over ‘false news’
Latest ruling against an international student arrested over research upon return to the country is decried as a ‘mockery of justice’ by rector
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Universities Superannuation Scheme governance review launched
Consultation opens into the terms, scope and structure of the review, which aims to identify ‘meaningful and implementable’ changes
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Fields success beyond EU ‘strengthens case to widen Horizon’
This year’s wins in ‘Nobel Prize of maths’ show bloc’s research programme must be open to UK and Switzerland, leaders say
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PhD’s ‘please don’t steal my work’ plea sparks national debate
Copenhagen doctoral candidate Maria Toft explains how her campaign has led to sector-wide calls for research reform in Denmark
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Weekend courses seek to give Chinese graduates employment edge
‘Micromajors’ grow in popularity as number of university leavers hits 10 million annually
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Minister using ‘bully pulpit’ for political gain, v-cs claim
Promotion of divisive ‘wedge issues’ enhances Donelan’s standing within Tory party by throwing ‘red meat’ to backbenchers, says sector leader
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English universities pledge to reverse grade inflation
First-of-its-kind commitment promises return to 2019 levels of first- and upper-second-class degrees