Deficits likely as overseas students ‘loss-making’ under levy
Middle-tier universities on ‘wafer-thin margins’ face starkest financial challenges from government proposal, policy analysts suggest
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Teesside severs ties as Prague partner ‘fails to pay staff wages’
North-east university to open new base in Czech capital to ensure students can finish studies after affiliated provider runs into financial difficulties
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Asylum claims from study visa holders drop from record high
Fall largely due to decline in number of study visas issued in the UK overall, and is unlikely to satisfy concerned politicians
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Dark side of Indian academia hidden by Instagram fairytales
Videos of glamorous scholars sipping coffee portray a lifestyle far removed from the toxic culture of overwork faced by academics, says Rituparna Patgiri
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‘Serious concern’ as elite universities dominate UK clearing
Some institutions report?‘steep decline’ in activity since results day as intakes lag below expectations
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Students from lower-income countries ‘priced out’ by non-EU fees
Finland’s decision to charge students changed composition of intakes, with those who did come increasing workloads to avoid extra costs, study finds
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New regulations confirmed ahead of OfS register reopening
Incoming conditions require institutions hoping to access student loan funding to be upfront about course changes and compensation processes
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‘Missed opportunity’ as harassment disclosure drive lacks support
Calls for regulator action as no universities voluntarily sign up to scheme that aims to prevent ‘passing the perpetrator’
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Michael Spence: ‘We’re not saving the world. We’re doing teaching and research’
UK universities have no need to oversell their benefits to individuals or societies, but they do need to demonstrate an ability to foster both free speech and civil disagreement – while carefully...
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UCU members vote in support of pursuing strikes over pay offer
Majority of those participating in consultative ballot say they would take part in industrial action after being offered 1.4 per cent rise by employers
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Skills recognition ‘could help achieve accord target’
Recognition of prior learning is feasible at scale if done systematically and could generate new business for universities, experts say
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ANU calls time on forced redundancies after reaching ‘milestone’
Union demands ‘pause’ on ‘all job cut plans’ as management says it has achieved 60 per cent of savings target