Reform ‘broken’ medical student support funding, urges BMA Survey finds NHS bursary is not sufficient to cover living costs, with many trainee medics forced to cut back or take on additional work Juliette Rowsell 2月 4日
Sector fears ‘attack’ on European Research Council autonomy European Commission-published Competitiveness Compass raises fears of political interference Emily Dixon 2月 4日
More cash-strapped universities spare returning students fee rise Legal and regulatory issues push some English institutions into taking financial hit of not increasing fees Tom Williams 2月 4日
Union says 270 jobs to go as Queen’s seeks voluntary redundancies Russell Group member says number of roles going yet to be determined, with compulsory departures not on agenda Chris Havergal 2月 3日
Consider exempting STEM students from dependants ban, UK told Peers urge rethink as they brand UK’s high visa and healthcare costs ‘act of national self-harm’ Patrick Jack 2月 3日
Plan S dumps journal cost comparison tool after publisher boycott Lack of cooperation from publishers blamed for failure of transparency service that many hoped could drive down prices Jack Grove 2月 3日
Serbia protests ‘about protecting present and future’, students say Prompted by deadly train station collapse, thousands of students are calling for government accountability Emily Dixon 2月 3日
‘Positive signals’ for UK international recruitment in September Early data from UniQuest shows a 38 per cent increase in firm acceptances for autumn intake Patrick Jack 2月 3日
Striking over pay amid the UK’s financial crisis is misguided at best The work of lobbying policymakers to make HE a higher priority is undermined by the endless pantomime of UCU’s internal politics, says Dyfrig Jones Dyfrig Jones 2月 3日
French scholars decry ‘appalling’ cuts to ‘starving’ universities Draft 2025 budget could be devastating for research, universities and students, academics warn Emily Dixon 2月 2日
University of Dundee staff vote to strike amid financial crisis Union says that managers of stricken institution must “think again about cutting jobs and the use of compulsory redundancies” Juliette Rowsell 1月 31日
Early Elsevier exits set tone for UK publishing costs showdown Librarians and negotiators insist embattled sector’s finances and technological innovations will help to achieve long-sought reductions in publisher costs Jack Grove 1月 31日
