Birkbeck ‘threatens to cut 140 jobs over falling student numbers’
Specialist provider of evening higher education classes planning sweeping cuts to departments, union claims
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Ministers release £484 million to mitigate Horizon ‘uncertainty’
Westminster government provides £30 million for ‘talent and stabilisation fund’ and pumps extra £100 million of quality-related support into English universities
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More UK graduates ending up in low-skilled work, HR body warns
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development calls for a rethink to skills policy, including apprenticeships, following new findings on graduate employment
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Rees-Mogg role raises questions on ‘laissez-faire’ R&D approach
Truss government and business secretary urged to affirm commitment to using research spending to drive innovation, particularly in regions
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Freeman and Halfon return as ministers as UK reshuffle continues
New UK prime minister Rishi Sunak brings back old faces in education and business departments
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Coursera becomes latest edtech firm to announce redundancies
One of the biggest original Mooc providers is ‘entering a new chapter’, its chief executive has told staff, amid a gloomier financial climate
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Government and business ‘letting Australia down’ on research
Go8 questions outsiders’ commitment to research, after advisory body raises doubts over education’s contribution to productivity
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Andrea Jenkyns’ exit from Department for Education confirmed
Sector awaiting third minister this year following departure of controversial MP
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Kit Malthouse departs as education secretary in Sunak’s reshuffle
Successor, when named by new PM Rishi Sunak, will become fifth education secretary to serve within four monthsÂ
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UCU branches back reopening negotiations before November strikes
Jo Grady sets out six-month-long strategy of ‘phased escalation’ after securing historic mandate for further action
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All university courses must teach foundational data skills
Data are transforming every aspect of employment. Every graduate, regardless of their discipline, must be prepared, says Keren Pakes
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University reputation in a rapidly changing world
Times Higher Education’s head of reputation outlines the current landscapeÂ
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Tokyo’s science goals put private campuses in ‘tricky position’
Government plan for half of all graduates to major in sciences by 2032 ‘difficult to realise’ for private, humanities-focused institutions, academics say
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The craft of reputation building and maintenance
Institutions must be more strategic about positioning themselves and their work when considering new markets and partnerships, says Tania Rhodes-Taylor
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Science minister’s ‘investment security’ brief raises concerns
Appointment may reflect shift towards a ‘harder-edged, more hawkish’ attitude towards research collaboration, say experts