Lifelong loans will fail to boost enrolments, says Birkbeck v-c
Returning leader says UK instead needs ‘major rethink’ of funding model and how it supports low-income and mature students
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The identity deficit is the cause of engineering’s broken female pipeline
Educators need to do more to help students reassess the meaning they attach to labels such as “female engineer”, says Elena Liquete
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Value of Thames Water investment ‘minimal’, admits USS
University pension scheme effectively writes off stake in ailing company that was worth £956 million two years ago
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UK university explores options in South Korea’s forgotten hub
Despite bold ambitions, Incheon Global Campus has been largely shunned by international universities and ignored by politicians – could the next decade see its revival?
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Brunel University to join University of London
Institution based in the west of the capital will join the federation to pursue ‘new opportunities for collaboration’
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Underfunding ‘serious threat’ to European universities
Almost half of institutions say insufficient funding is biggest obstacle to better teaching and learning
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Building the block: Australian university launches how-to academy
First comprehensive research university to fully switch to block teaching believes it is destined to become ‘more mainstream’
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Does Labour still want more people to go to university?
The party behind the UK’s 50 per cent target is back in power but, while it still pledges commitment to equality of opportunity, it’s not clear what role – if any – universities will play in...
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How Labour can harness the power of HE in its first 100 days
Providing skills, creating opportunity and training the teachers and nurses the UK needs: modern universities stand ready to deliver, says Rachel Hewitt
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Trump assassination posts test boundaries of academic freedom
Many scholars were criticised for their comments after the Pennsylvania shooting but should those involved be losing their jobs?
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India cuts higher education budget as focus turns to skills
Scholars express concern as the University Grants Commission has its budget slashed by 61 per cent
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Australian caps show ‘declining rule of law in higher education’
State governments, policy experts and law council present united front against federal proposal
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OfS’ new free speech duties questioned as Labour plans reforms
Universities ‘not ready’ for imminent launch of complaints scheme, says legal expert
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Harris presidency could bring loan forgiveness and access focus
Candidate with a record of pushing for affordability in higher education nears White House run as Republicans go in other direction with J. D. Vance
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Konstantin Novoselov: graphene’s future is still bright
Nobel prizewinner reflects on the early hype over graphene, why Brexit damaged British science, and how geopolitics is harming research