The odds are stacked against the UK’s small and specialist providers Challenger institutions offer innovation and dynamism, but ignorance and monopolistic behaviour is holding them back, says Edward Venning Edward Venning 4月 27日
Willetts: free speech bill ‘could protect extreme views’ Legislation aiming to eradicate ‘cancel culture’ will be used across political spectrum, not only by Conservatives, former minister predicts Tom Williams 4月 26日
Scotland’s universities at risk due to funding cuts, SNP warned New leadership of Scottish government told to make sustainable higher education funding a priority after years of stagnation Tom Williams 4月 26日
Last Kingdom academic helps Netflix get its facts right University of Winchester historian Ryan Lavelle reflects on nearly a decade advising on streaming giant’s blockbuster Vikings series Jack Grove 4月 26日
English HE’s global reputation harmed by quality concerns – QAA Universities’ lack of compliance with European standards raises suspicions in foreign governments that hamper expansion plans, warns agency’s chief executive Tom Williams 4月 25日
Dutch universities to be handed international student controls Institutions will be able to limit or expand recruitment depending on local circumstances, with more centralised management also possible Ben Upton 4月 25日
Shaky finances of 30 providers being monitored by OfS Regulator will not ‘prop up’ any institution found to be at risk of going under as greater funding pressures start to bite Patrick Jack 4月 25日
UKRI’s diversity strategy ‘doesn’t mention race’ Document disappoints campaigners with lack of detail or targets after major funder promised overhaul during Black Lives Matter protests Jack Grove 4月 25日
25 years on: universities’ role in Northern Ireland peace process With the country’s schools often still divided along religious lines, its universities have helped bring people together, says academic Patrick Jack 4月 24日
Our investment template could turn the UK into a spin-out superpower Commercialising research is daunting. Academic founders can’t and shouldn’t be expected to do this alone, say Diarmuid O’Brien and Maina Bhaman Diarmuid O’Brien 4月 24日
Czech academics quit low-paid university jobs to work in schools Disciplinary pay gaps prompt large protests by arts and humanities scholars Ben Upton 4月 23日
