Universities eye ‘block teaching’ as way of attracting more students but staff at places that have made the switch warn it is having the opposite effect
Students given wrong question and others left without supporting documents, but institution denies impact of voluntary severance programme was to blame
Once praised as key workers, low-salaried university employees dedicated to student safety are increasingly seen as redundancy fodder, says security guard George Bass
University tuition fee freezes seen as key barrier to expansion of domestic IT and engineering workforce, restricting Labour’s goal of meeting skills gaps
Former professor, who saw off challenge from far right, urged to prioritise changes to education and research despite country’s stark financial problems