Union clashes with managers on turnout as USS strikes resume UCU claims ‘huge’ support but employers’ association reports ‘low levels’ of disruption Chris Havergal 2月 14日
Post-qualification admissions plan ‘abandoned’ in England Sector sources suggest PQA plan dropped after Williamson exit, although others think alternative changes still under consideration John Morgan 2月 11日
University of Iceland ‘addicted to slot machine income’ Institution faces mounting pressure internally and externally to keeping Vegas-style betting machines switched off for good Ben Upton 2月 11日
Italy’s lettori divided on ?36 million plan to end epic dispute Mistreated foreign lecturers welcome ‘endgame’ of marathon dispute but some say strings attached to a proposed deal are unacceptable Jack Grove 2月 11日
Buckingham yet to file accounts for last two years Private university’s last financial statement was for 2018, despite English regulators requirement for all institutions to file annually John Morgan 2月 11日
Extra ?20 million to offset UK overseas research cuts Impact of cuts to in-flight research mitigated by additional money but future budgets for aid-funded projects still uncertain, says UK science funder Jack Grove 2月 10日
Ministers ‘tightening financial screws’ on English sector IFS briefing says high inflation seemingly being used ‘as a cover’ to claw back taxpayer costs of higher education system Simon Baker 2月 10日
Union clashes with managers over pay deductions ahead of?strike Universities legally entitled to make deductions, but UCU attacks ‘unfair and unprofessional response’ Chris Havergal 2月 10日
Indian Institutes of Technology set to open UK?branches University of Birmingham chancellor ‘very open’ to partnership Pola Lem 2月 10日
Top German universities fear exclusion from innovation funding All types of institution must be welcome if new funder is to achieve its true potential, sector groups say Ben Upton 2月 9日
New London engineering school ‘will dare to be different’ TEDI-London will strive not to conform to teaching orthodoxies despite pressures from founders and regulators, says its dean Jack Grove 2月 9日
