Ireland: help for student support and multi-campus institutions New funding stream should give a boost to those pursuing innovative projects Matthew Reisz 8月 1日
More medicine places in clearing as providers battle for students Shrinking pool of applicants puts students in the driving seat Anna McKie 8月 1日
Only most research-intensive UK universities ‘cover full costs’ New analysis on the full economic costs of research and teaching by ‘peer group’ raises concerns about long-term sustainability of some institutions Simon Baker 8月 1日
Brexit: four big stumbling blocks for HE after the White Paper In light of the UK government’s recent statements on the future relationship with the EU, what do policy experts see as the key areas of Brexit uncertainty to be addressed for higher education? John Morgan 7月 31日
Coventry announces plans to open Polish branch campus University set to offer English-taught degrees in Wrocław from next year Ellie Bothwell 7月 30日
Germany focuses on quality after hitting foreign student target Country faces dilemmas over language of instruction and how to tackle dropout rate David Matthews 7月 30日
Higher education ‘turned upside-down’ by Polish reforms Limitations on powers of new university councils are ‘mostly cosmetic’, academics say Matthew Reisz 7月 30日
REF submission rules ‘could increase burden’ on departments New rules for staff eligibility designed to make compliance easier are in fact more complicated than before, academics warn Rachael Pells 7月 30日
Study raises concerns over assessment methods in UK universities New paper says both teaching-intensive and research-intensive universities need to re-examine the way they assess students Anna McKie 7月 28日
UK leaning heavily on EU academics for ERC grant success Almost half of ERC grants awarded to UK institutions for 2018 won by EU nationals, as UK sees overall decline in successful bids Rachael Pells 7月 27日
National Student Survey 2018: big names take hit as boycott fades Most universities omitted after the boycott are back in for this year’s NSS, although Cambridge and Oxford still fail to feature Anna McKie 7月 27日
Thousands back professor fired for missing grant income targets Jim Newell’s dismissal by Salford ‘speaks volumes’ about extent of sector marketisation, campaigners say Anna McKie 7月 27日