With the continent’s youth population set to soar, many observers worry that its overstretched universities will be unable to cope, with consequences for the whole world. So what is the solution?...
Analysis of ‘true economic value’ of sector says staff are essentially subsidising a broken system
Leading professor proposes charter to protect free exchange of knowledge
Latest edition of major annual UK survey suggests university leavers’ outlook lagged behind employment market recovery
IFS says continued use of out-of-date inflation predictions to set living cost loans makes ‘no sense at all’
Unesco report suggests large share of funding goes towards scholarships in relatively wealthy nations
Variable data in benchmarking tool suggest inflationary pressures yet to have full impact
But overall data on reclassification of staff does not show obvious impact on results
Ucas also forecasts continued dominance of China among overseas applicants
Increased use of ‘team science’ may have been a major factor in latest REF scores, say experts, but this may be no bad thing
Experts debate whether erosion of dominance will prompt redrawing of funding criteria
UCU ramps up criticism after announcements on cost-cutting programmes
Russell Group head says window for association is ‘closing fast’ as political row rolls on
Although major players still dominate on research power, some large – and small – regional institutions have made their mark
Academics urge action to avoid losing pandemic-era gains, also suggesting making emissions a key factor in project evaluations