Luke Hall named education minister after Halfon resignation Tory deputy chair expected to take on higher education brief Chris Havergal 3月 26日
Robert Halfon quits as higher education minister in UK government Conservative to step down as MP at next general election Chris Havergal 3月 26日
UKRI investigation of Donelan claims cost taxpayers another £23K Bill adds to £15,000 cost of damages paid by science secretary to professor over suggestion she had expressed sympathy for Hamas Patrick Jack 3月 26日
Manchester opposes Bolton’s ‘Greater Manchester’ name change Universities in the same city region clash over proposed rebrand Tom Williams 3月 26日
Michael Rosen attacks ‘unbearable’ Goldsmiths job cuts Author among lecturers at under-fire institution to oppose plans that union says are ‘unprecedented in scale, intensity and speed’ Tom Williams 3月 26日
Degree apprenticeships: ‘don’t ruin something world is adopting’ Report on ‘voices from the frontline’ aims to dispel degree apprenticeship misconceptions like that of middle-class takeover John Morgan 3月 26日
UK science bodies back ‘sustained increase’ in research spending Further government investment is needed to ensure UK is a ‘leading country in the G7 on R&D’, say universities, research charities and learned societies Jack Grove 3月 26日
Close overseas partnerships that harm free speech, says OfS Regulator outlines how institutions could respond to various scenarios as it prepares to exercise new duties Tom Williams 3月 26日
Independent Scotland ‘would put free tuition in constitution’ Holyrood government doubles down on fee-free policy despite warnings of underinvestment Patrick Jack 3月 25日
Oxford accused of bid to ‘stitch up’ chancellor election New vetting committee for candidates is reminiscent of ‘eastern-bloc style managed democracy’, says Conservative MP Jack Grove 3月 25日
Post-92 contract ‘at risk’ in wave of university cost-cutting Union branches accuse institutions of planning to breach agreement that protects research time and promotion prospects Tom Williams 3月 25日
Sector pushes back against Norway local language learning rule Sector leaders warn that PhD students and academics could go elsewhere if requirement to gain proficiency in Norwegian goes ahead Emily Dixon 3月 24日