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Articles by Tom Williams
Solutions on higher education funding in England already known, says former secretary of state
Academics should emphasis role research can play in tackling other voter priorities going into next year’s election, says campaign group
Institution faces first legal test of its EJRA policy as it grapples with fallout from Oxford tribunal
Fee forgiveness or more generous student loans could be used to ensure an area’s skills needs are met, argues MillionPlus
With UK sector in increasing dire financial straits, universities are turning to experienced hands to steady the ship, but is short-termism really what institutions need?
Javier Milei promised to get rid of the country’s major science funder during chaotic election campaign, but will he follow through with his promises?
Technology can free up space in roles dominated by administration but will only result in more of the same without change in direction, researchers say
Institutions focused on applied research and employer-informed curricula could be vital part of more coherent post-16 system, says LSBU chief
Mexican president Andrés Manuel López-Obrador has expanded university access but is accused of ideological attacks on institutions, overly zealous corruption clampdowns and a misguided power grab over research policy. Ahead of next year’s election, Tom Williams assesses the mood in Mexico City
Institutions without ratings at a disadvantage during crucial recruitment period as many wrongly assume appeals are due to their being designated ‘requires improvement’
Union members declare no confidence in vice-chancellor over proposed plan that would see closure of departments
University says current cohorts will be the last, blaming declining student numbers
Ministers’ communications with their scientific advisers have been revealed, shining a light on how such relationships work, but will wide-ranging exercise change how research informs policy in the future?
Institution blames inflation and rising pay and pension contributions
With one dispute won but another floundering, some believe lack of strikes could actually benefit UK’s main academic union in latest talks with employers, but others are preparing to try to unseat the general secretary in an election that promises to be a ‘referendum on last five years’
Shitij Kapur fears country’s world-leading universities face ‘triangle of sadness’ as problems with student debt, university finances and staff discontent pile up
Susan Lapworth tells business school deans that regulator has learned lessons from first investigations into quality of their provision
Funding emerges as biggest challenge to helping staff and students set up businesses, as community outreach work ‘nosedives’
Changes to visas and foundation years likely to hit income, deans fear, with big repercussions for parent universities
Economic psychology professor discusses his first book, A Theory of Everyone, lessons learnt from a peripatetic childhood and how a need to ‘manage risks’ as an undergraduate inspired his multidisciplinary approach
Technology’s disruption of traditional career paths should push universities into focusing on ‘human skills’ students need to succeed, say Demos and University of London
Union misses 50 per cent threshold for first time since holding sector-wide votes, leaving future of dispute in the balance
Employers and members likely to save considerable sums sooner than expected as changes sped up due to improving finances
Charges and prohibitions introduced by the likes of X and TikTok are limiting academics’ ability to use sites to gain valuable insights into human behaviour
