UK science ‘smashed‘ by US and China in priority areas Britain’s claims to ‘science superpower’ status look shaky as it is being outperformed by smaller nations on top-rated papers, says study lead Jack Grove 3月 30日
Degree apprenticeships to get ?40 million funding boost Education secretary directs OfS to create ‘competitive degree apprenticeship development fund’ in England Patrick Jack 3月 30日
OfS takes England’s quality role after QAA delisted England’s higher education regulator takes on quality scrutiny role after Quality Assurance Agency steps back Jack Grove 3月 30日
Talk of humanities crisis ‘overblown’, UK sector leaders say Export-strength research and employer demand make a case for optimism in liberal arts subjects, Hepi report finds Ben Upton 3月 30日
UUK chief: ‘lack of trust’ in sector’s relationship with OfS Vivienne Stern tells Lords inquiry that trust would increase if regulator was more resistant to political direction Patrick Jack 3月 29日
OfS data reveal record inequality in UK completion rates Figures should ‘concern us all’, warns regulator Patrick Jack 3月 29日
‘Root and branch review’ of funding needed, says Oxford v-c Irene Tracey warns that ‘everybody is suffering’ under the current model Patrick Jack 3月 28日
Why are we allowing faculty ‘whips’ to do university managers’ dirty work? Senior faculty are trying to prove their worth by making the lives of others so unpleasant that they agree to leave. It is time to call them out, says Aymen Idris Aymen Idris 3月 28日
Former Greenwich v-c David Maguire to lead UEA Veteran university president appointed to lead Norwich institution through ‘period of change’ Jack Grove 3月 27日
A capital injection would protect the UK’s risky HE funding model In the absence of domestic fee hikes and full-cost grants, world-class facilities will help maintain international student flows, says Ian Walmsley Ian Walmsley 3月 27日
Scrapping BTECs will narrow access to English universities T levels are an alternative to A levels, not to level 1-3 vocational courses. Students need both options, says Sam Parrett Sam Parrett 3月 26日
European cross-border collaboration must be more bottom-up No policy initiative within research-intensive universities can be sustainable without researchers perceiving clear added value, says Sari Lindblom Sari Lindblom 3月 25日
