USS chief executive paid close to £1 million in first full year
Carol Young’s salary boosted by bonus and buy-out clause as fund gears up for 2026 valuation
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Staff fear protest crackdown after Goldsmiths antisemitism probe
Jewish academics claim they are not being listened to as institution devises response to inquiry
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The OfS’ approach will protect both the student interest and sector health
Increased fees will be hard to swallow but we are working hard to reduce the regulatory burden, says Susan Lapworth
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Global Talent Fund ‘formula’ questioned as heavy hitters miss out
Omission of UCL, Manchester and the Francis Crick Institute from international talent scheme ‘looks just plain odd’, claims researcher
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Research funder pivots to tackle UK’s ‘five biggest challenges’
Nuffield Foundation says it wants to generate ‘viable solutions to the key social questions facing the country’ under new strategic direction
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Gender gap present from start of academic careers, study finds
Address early career ‘glass door’ as well as promotion glass ceiling, policymakers urged
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‘It’s hard to imagine anyone wanting to come to America given the news’
US-based researchers have dominated the Nobel prizes, but more than one-third of them were born abroad, drawn by the US’ world-leading research ecosystem. But many Nobel laureates fear that Donald...
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UK HE’s financial crisis could put a block on future ‘growth corridors’
The Oxford-Cambridge Arc universities kept the faith, but the sector’s current focus is inevitably on shorter-term priorities, says Alistair Lomax
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Warwick mocked for ‘tone-deaf’ Vogue spread and ‘Beyond’ rebrand
Glossy magazine advertorial featuring university’s marketing chief draws ridicule from academics amid sector funding crisis
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Former Labour minister Chris Smith elected Cambridge chancellor
Peer who served as culture minister defeats broadcaster Sandi Toksvig and former BP chief executive John Browne
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‘High-intensity’ outreach boosts university progression by half
Students on free school meals who participated in activities such as campus visits 48 per cent more likely to go into higher education than those who didn’t
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More academics needed in politics, says congressman turned rector
Good lobbying skills coupled with ‘academic backbone’ the key to success in both sectors, according to leader of Colombia’s University of la Costa
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Franchise income worth £20 million at university axeing provision
Buckinghamshire New University ‘still wants to do franchising but not be reliant on it’, says Damien Page