Third of UK students say they might drop out due to money worries Apparent turnaround in nation’s finances has done little to alleviate financial pressure on students, according to new poll Tom Williams 5月 2日
Labour ‘snookered’ by Tory moves against graduate visa – Johnson Former universities minister attacks ‘sheer incoherence and self-destructiveness’ of deterring international students from coming to UK Patrick Jack 5月 1日
Dependant restrictions push UK student visa numbers down Number of family members allowed to enter UK down 80 per cent after tightening of rules Chris Havergal 5月 1日
Cross-border Irish university ‘merits serious discussion’ Royal Irish Academy calls for fresh push to develop higher education in north-west of island Patrick Jack 5月 1日
Daniel Susskind: UK should look to Google for R&D lessons Bringing the UK’s research budget closer to Alphabet’s spending levels is vital for fixing sluggish economic growth, says economist Jack Grove 5月 1日
Foreign branch campuses could make Greece a global hub of excellence New legislation opens the way for quality-focused branches to drive up standards across a traditionally public HE sector, says Ianis Matsoukas Ianis Matsoukas 4月 30日
Professor created ‘culture of fear’ at Dutch university Investigation finds research careers create ‘perverse incentives’ that cause academics to ‘lose sight of boundaries’ Emily Dixon 4月 29日
Restrict overseas recruitment to elite universities, says report Radical restructuring of higher education would see lower-tariff institutions focus only on vocational courses, under plans outlined by right-wing thinktank Tom Williams 4月 29日
Coventry University eyeing Kazakhstan branch campus Proposed Astana outpost responds to country’s call for greater internationalisation of its higher education system Patrick Jack 4月 29日
Post-Cass, promoting accurate data should never be seen as partisan My government-commissioned review is seeking examples of barriers to research on sex and gender faced by UK-based individuals, says Alice Sullivan Alice Sullivan 4月 29日
R&D spending target must be ‘priority’ for Europe, Macron says Research and education ‘absolutely decisive’ in turbulent times, French president says in Sorbonne speech Emily Dixon 4月 26日
Students occupy Warwick piazza over university’s ‘Israel ties’ Action to coincide with open day comes after widespread unrest on US campuses Patrick Jack 4月 26日