UK science ‘smashed‘ by US and China in priority areas Britain’s claims to ‘science superpower’ status look shaky as it is being outperformed by smaller nations on top-rated papers, says study lead By Jack Grove 30 March
Degree apprenticeships to get ?40 million funding boost Education secretary directs OfS to create ‘competitive degree apprenticeship development fund’ in England By Patrick Jack 30 March
OfS takes England’s quality role after QAA delisted England’s higher education regulator takes on quality scrutiny role after Quality Assurance Agency steps back By Jack Grove 30 March
Talk of humanities crisis ‘overblown’, UK sector leaders say Export-strength research and employer demand make a case for optimism in liberal arts subjects, Hepi report finds By Ben Upton 30 March
UUK chief: ‘lack of trust’ in sector’s relationship with OfS Vivienne Stern tells Lords inquiry that trust would increase if regulator was more resistant to political direction By Patrick Jack 29 March
OfS data reveal record inequality in UK completion rates Figures should ‘concern us all’, warns regulator By Patrick Jack 29 March
‘Root and branch review’ of funding needed, says Oxford v-c Irene Tracey warns that ‘everybody is suffering’ under the current model By Patrick Jack 28 March
Why are we allowing faculty ‘whips’ to do university managers’ dirty work? Senior faculty are trying to prove their worth by making the lives of others so unpleasant that they agree to leave. It is time to call them out, says Aymen Idris By Aymen Idris 28 March
Former Greenwich v-c David Maguire to lead UEA Veteran university president appointed to lead Norwich institution through ‘period of change’ By Jack Grove 27 March
A capital injection would protect the UK’s risky HE funding model In the absence of domestic fee hikes and full-cost grants, world-class facilities will help maintain international student flows, says Ian Walmsley By Ian Walmsley 27 March
Scrapping BTECs will narrow access to English universities T levels are an alternative to A levels, not to level 1-3 vocational courses. Students need both options, says Sam Parrett By Sam Parrett 26 March
European cross-border collaboration must be more bottom-up No policy initiative within research-intensive universities can be sustainable without researchers perceiving clear added value, says Sari Lindblom By Sari Lindblom 25 March
