Disadvantaged students suffer as new subject ‘cold spots’ develop Shrinking humanities departments reducing options for those who wish to study close to home, finds British Academy Tom Williams 11月 20日
Scotland’s ‘perfect storm’ without funding to cover tax hike Universities need ?60 million boost from Holyrood budget to avoid further cuts to per-student funding, says IFS Juliette Rowsell 11月 19日
Legal wrangling leaves students in the dark over tuition fee rise Few universities confirm plans to charge full uplift to all undergraduates, with sector set to miss out on millions in extra revenue Tom Williams 11月 19日
Inheritance tax reform ‘killer’ for attracting top academics to UK Leading professor says he is likely to leave UK to avoid tax hit, and fears others may be reluctant to come in the first place Jack Grove 11月 19日
Northumbria shutters degrees one month after ‘no closures’ pledge Union says withdrawal of some business degrees ‘raises serious questions’ but university insists it is separate to wider restructure Juliette Rowsell 11月 18日
UWTSD faces backlash over moving courses from Lampeter campus Students and alumni fight to save campus dating back to 1822, which was a standalone college of the University of Wales until 2010 Juliette Rowsell 11月 18日
University promises ?5,000 cost-of-living grant to new students Any new home undergraduate enrolling on a course at University College Birmingham will be eligible for the allowance Tom Williams 11月 18日
Labour urged to outline free speech act future as criticism grows Ministers may have ‘little appetite’ to revisit contentious legislation, but is just letting it lie a viable option? Tom Williams 11月 18日
UK short of specialist careers advisers for PhD students Lack of expertise may make it impossible for universities to meet minimum standards set by research funders Jack Grove 11月 15日
Three-quarters of providers heading for deficit despite fee rise Lower than anticipated student recruitment worsening financial situation for more institutions, according to OfS analysis Tom Williams 11月 15日
Data confirms 16 per cent drop in UK student visa applications Home Office statistics reveal just 1,300 dependants submitted visa applications in October – the lowest monthly total since at least January 2022 Patrick Jack 11月 14日
Gender gap on first-class degrees ‘baked into Oxbridge system’ Tutorial system monopolised by ‘domineering’ male students and focus on final-year examinations seen as disadvantaging women Patrick Jack 11月 14日
