Jacqui Smith returns to government as education minister
Former Labour home secretary expected to be handed responsibility for higher education and skills
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South African reshuffle fails to lift HE sector ‘pessimism’
Experts left underwhelmed by appointment of Nobuhle Nkabane and warn of significant challenges ahead
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Academic publishers must respond to reviewer fatigue
Institute of Physics Publishing is making innovative efforts to broaden the referee pool beyond the usual suspects, says Laura Feetham-Walker
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Name change demands over university namesake’s colonial legacy
La Trobe moniker celebrates a genocidal past, staff and students say
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We must not lose momentum in initiatives to support Ukrainian HE
Successful university twinning arrangements were set up remarkably quickly. They must not be allowed to peter out slowly, says Anthony Manning
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Sir Patrick Vallance joins Labour government as science minister
Covid-era chief scientific adviser backed party’s Great British Energy plan during the election campaign
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Incoming UK MPs drawn from ‘narrow’ university background
More than half of newly elected UK MPs attended Russell Group universities, up marginally from the previous election
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Phillipson and Kyle take key roles in new Labour government
New education and science secretaries confirmed during Sir Keir Starmer’s first day in office
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Summertime election ‘dampened turnout’ in university seats
While turnout fell in seats where large numbers of students live during term time, Labour was able to weather this, and may have benefited from their votes back at home
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Labour election victory leaves universities hoping for change
Party regains power in the UK after 14 years on the back of campaign promises to ‘secure the future’ of the sector
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Australia’s international student caps ‘will cost billions’
Big business and states join universities in opposing proposed limits
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English university shortfall on research costs nears £5 billion
Annual Transparent Approach to Costing data shows returns on international students fell again last year
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York faces backlash over move out of historic building
Departments to move out of Grade I-listed King’s Manor by September 2025
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Compulsory academic retirement should be put out to pasture
The likes of Cambridge can and should open up more permanent positions without resorting to age discrimination, says Wyn Evans
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UK branch campus in India announcement ‘weeks away’
British universities look set to follow their Australian counterparts in expanding into India