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Loss of DSIT opens door to ‘fundamental policy redesign’
Decision to close department signals Burnham government wants ‘fresh start’ on science funding, says ex-ministerial adviser
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Higher-tariff university applications up 60 per cent since 2012
Balance in applications that existed before £9,000 fees has ‘completely disappeared’, according to new analysis
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New approaches needed to tackle antisemitism, universities told
Front foot action preferable to the compliance burden bound to follow the next round of bruising headlines, as sector awaits Royal Commission’s report
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Strike threat at Exeter as thousands back petition against cuts
Celebrities join calls for Devon university to change course, as union ballots members over industrial action
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More than half of Burnham’s first Cabinet Oxbridge-educated
New ministers overwhelmingly attended Russell Group institutions, with only two non-graduates among number
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DSIT’s demise need not be a disaster
Whitehall rearrangements are disruptive, but what matters more than departmental arrangements is the people in charge, says Nick Hillman
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Job-ready Graduates fee hikes for humanities courses ‘fixable’
Course costs can be wound back without undue pain to students, universities or the government, under policy prescription
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South Africa immigration rows ‘discouraging foreign academics’
Universities warned that rising anti-migrant sentiment could harm internationalisation goals
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Staff feel ‘in the dark’ as Kent-Greenwich merger nears
With two universities set to become one entity next month, unions say there are still too many unknowns about how the new institution will operate
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A science PhD can be completed within 18 months
Supervisors should involve doctoral students with conducting, writing up and publishing experiments straight away, says Adrian Furnham
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Lucy Powell named education secretary as science department axed
Manchester Central MP takes education brief as Jonathan Reynolds given business and science role
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Patrick Vallance and Liz Kendall leave DSIT roles in reshuffle
Former Covid-era chief scientific adviser and his boss confirm departures amid rumours their department is being disbanded
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Entrance test controversy triggers massive protests in New Delhi
Students call for wider reform of India’s education system as new youth-led movement gathers support