Auditors gave Buckingham ‘uncertain’ verdict on 2019 finances Private university recorded ?17 million deficit in 2019 and a potential ?119,000 fine for late filing of accounts, as Crewe campus left problems John Morgan 6月 6日
University processes must change, say Natasha Abrahart’s parents Helping students is not just about securing more counsellors and money for mental health support, according to bereaved family Tom Williams 6月 6日
Medical schools beyond the ‘elite’: shaking up and levelling up Modern universities’ medical schools seen as key for access, NHS and levelling up neglected regions in England, with calls for expansion to go further John Morgan 6月 6日
Degree courses at further education colleges will drive UK levelling up By helping colleges deliver degrees, the OU will be fulfilling its founding mission, say Nadhim Zahawi, Tim Blackman and David Hughes Nadhim Zahawi 6月 5日
UK astronomers fear bit-part role in European space mission Cambridge scientist who forfeited EU research funding says industry will suffer badly from loss of influence Jack Grove 6月 4日
New French minister urged to look beyond research elite Former Paris-Saclay president Sylvie Retailleau must prove she can be a minister for all universities, say sector leaders Ben Upton 6月 3日
Queen’s Birthday Honours: damehood for outgoing Oxford v-c St Andrews principal and former UCL president also honoured alongside retiring Research England head Chris Havergal 6月 1日
UK could quit Horizon Europe talks this month, v-cs warn Universities UK says ministers are ‘on the precipice’ of walking away from negotiations and backing domestic alternative instead Jack Grove 6月 1日
How war studies has been transformed by the Ukraine conflict Twitter has allowed war scholars and the public to hear from a diverse range of experts and created star academics but some are wary about where the tidal wave of commentary may lead Jack Grove 6月 1日
Danish ‘paradigm shift’ on China ‘should not create hostility’ Experts say getting into line with more vigilant Western approach must not mean ‘blind action that destroys cooperation’ Ben Upton 6月 1日
Strike threat at university mothballing 138 courses UCU accuses Wolverhampton vice-chancellor of ‘hiding in a bunker’ instead of discussing plans Tom Williams 5月 31日
Extra ?1.1 billion annually for UKRI under three-year budget Unprecedented three-year settlement for UK research body sets out increases for PhD funding and quality-related institutional grants Jack Grove 5月 31日
