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Founder of support group urges more consistent approach to handling bereavement at universities because staff can feel ‘awkward’ talking about death

Scottish National Party minister says financial challenges go ‘beyond party political boundaries’ as official talks set to begin

Short-term placements a chance to rebuild EU links and campus diversity but could also ‘reshape demand in ways that challenge current financial models’

Europop tracks based on chapters from Metaverse book have attracted thousands of fans, with one calling them ‘almost poetic’

Lack of financial expertise at board level nearly toppled famed drama school, says leader who picked up the pieces

Financial penalties loom for institutions that fail to crack down on issue as government commits to ‘report card’ system

Review of formula used to allocate £2 billion QR funding could downgrade or withdraw money for ‘internationally excellent’ research, some fear

Investigation by Health and Safety Executive found institution ‘does not have appropriate arrangements in place’ to manage burnout among staff

Long-delayed proposal would merge seven state-run colleges into a new public university

No evidence that people with a doctorate experience ‘significant wage penalties’, finds committee’s review of key visa route

New targeted model will see funder split budget across four “buckets”, with money for curiosity-driven work remaining broadly flat

Confirmed deal to cost UK £570 million in first year, with ministers targeting 100,000 participants including apprentices and adult learners

‘Significantly improved’ agreement with world’s biggest scholarly publisher averts new year shutdown

Australian science lobbyists pin hopes on research and development review, saying ‘one-off’ mini-budget funding boost will not compensate for years of decline

Thousands of mistakenly awarded citations left uncorrected highlight the perils of leaving profile curation to academics, say critics

Facing a £12 million deficit and a beloved but underutilised rural campus, former barrister who led murder cases says she took lessons from legal career when attempting to modernise an institution with Victorian-age origins

Senator warns universities have ‘few levers’ to pull when things go badly – citing ‘havoc’ at the Australian National University under former vice-chancellor

Westminster government reportedly agrees reassociation to Europe’s flagship student exchange programme five years after departing under Brexit

Newcastle and Bradford also in the red as UK universities continue to publish their annual accounts

Spain, Italy, Germany and France rivalling traditional destinations such as Australia and Canada as recruitment patterns shift

More than 9,000 results revoked after Pearson found students had been getting others to pass tests for them

Collaboration between British and Chinese scholars has increased over the past decade in the wake of the UK’s departure from the European Union

Universities defend decision to award some vice-chancellors larger bonuses than last year, with one private institution giving boss over £100K

The University of Southern California launches module dedicated to Korean musician G-Dragon as academics report rising interest in non-Western cultures among students

Union members back industrial action in early 2026 as row over pensions continues while Essex employees also launch ballot

English regulator warns multiple unnamed universities may have breached consumer protection legislation

Reconceive disagreement as an opportunity to engage rather than a problem to be solved or sidestepped, experts urge, following terrorist tragedy on iconic beach

Former administration’s tuition fee reforms undermining Albanese government mission to promote equitable enrolments

Institutions warn delays after reopening of English sector registrations are jeopardising their financial sustainability

Times Higher Education journalists name the change-makers at the heart of the sector’s biggest debates over the past 12 months

Universities ‘afraid to be trans inclusive’ after Supreme Court ruling and OfS Sussex fine, leaving staff fearing ‘hostile environment’

Cambridge, Queen’s University Belfast and Leicester record shortfalls for the second year in a row as latest accounts highlight sector-wide financial challenges

Universities can decide on publishing deals after terms agreed with Elsevier, Springer Nature, Wiley and Taylor & Francis