Value-for-money ratings for university degrees hit 13-year high
Steep rise in UK students’ happiness with programmes despite job cuts, fee rises and negativity over student loans
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Government to cut university teaching grant by £100 million
Coming reduction in funding for high-cost subjects and access programmes ‘extraordinarily frustrating’, says Universities UK leader
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Can Hong Kong make an academic pearl of China’s Greater Bay Area?
The manufacturing powerhouses of Guangdong sit just across the border from Hong Kong, but the region has traditionally lacked the academic prowess that the former British colony has in abundance. A...
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Are days of degrees with no work experience numbered?
Encouraging students to take part in employment opportunities essential, leaders say, but Manchester could find new commitment hard work
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Universities brace for another cut in government teaching grants
Falling UK government investment in teaching must be considered as part of review of student loan system, MPs told
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India’s elections will exacerbate fraught centre-state relations over HE
Beneath the uncompromising rhetoric, however, federal higher education policies are likely to be gradually implemented, says Eldho Mathews
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Striking University of Nottingham staff demand cuts U-turn
UCU general secretary tells Times Higher Education that university risks being changed ‘beyond recognition’ if 600 job losses go ahead
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Has TNE become the future of internationalisation?
With visa restrictions in the traditional ‘Big Four’ host nations, and source countries seeking to build their domestic capacity in an uncertain world, transnational education is regarded by many as...
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Sheffield’s renowned chemistry department at risk in latest cuts
Plans to cut staff numbers in department that has produced four Nobel prizewinners will harm university’s research reputation, warns UCU
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The UK’s master’s loan system is broken for all but the rich
Students currently need to find at least £10,000 from somewhere else to cover the cost of living. This is beyond the reach of most, says Alexis Gkantiragas
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Record international enrolments at New Zealand universities
Higher education claims an ever-increasing share as country numbers grow beyond pre-Covid figures
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First universities to offer LLE short courses announced
Under half of Universities UK members sign up to take part in scheme that intends to foster more flexible, lifelong study
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Quality assurance ‘toughest challenge’ for universities overseas
Specialist who worked at heart of government during transnational education boom discusses the underrated value of education exports, the complex nature of quality assurance and the impact of...
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Research infrastructure staff should be on the same terms as academics
Modern research infrastructure runs on specialist expertise, but Australia’s job classification framework hasn’t caught up. The result is a major injustice – and a threat to recruitment and retention...
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Further teaching grant cuts ‘would undermine tuition fee rise’
Ministers urged to protect budget for ‘strategic priorities’ as government funding cuts over past decade place higher burden on graduates