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ViewBehan named interim OfS chair amid regulation shake-up

DfE confirms appointment, publishes report on English regulator and considers scrapping free speech act

ViewOfS approach ‘not protecting students’ in event of closures

Report on the implications of a university exiting the market finds shortcomings in current protections

ViewMinisters urged to foster Oxford-Cambridge ‘supercluster’

Oxford-Cambridge Supercluster Board chair urges Starmer government to reset relationship with innovation

ViewEnd ‘enduring bias’ towards HE in funding, says think tank

Report urges government to slash fees to £6,000 and redistribute resources to FE and apprenticeships

ViewPhillipson ‘sets record straight’ on international students

Education secretary moves to reassure sector on overseas recruitment

ViewWhat’s going on in the UK: 11-24 July

This week: calls for postgrad childcare support, UKRI funds top emerging talent, support for Ukraine...

ViewOpportunity profile: Sharing a sense of purpose

Alignment with the Nuffield Foundation’s priorities is vital for grant success

ViewDetermined to be different

Are thematic priorities worth the effort?

ViewWho will be the next OfS chair?

Names in the frame with government expected to announce interim chair for English regulator imminently

ViewOfS issues improvement notices at five universities

Universities required by English regulator to “improve or sustain performance” on student outcomes

ViewEducation secretary set to unveil new Office for Students chair

Bridget Phillipson emphasises importance of regulation and again rules out income boost for universities

ViewEducation secretary ‘at risk of complacency’ on HE funding

Bridget Phillipson’s initial comments on fees, public spending and international students draw mixed response

ViewPostgraduates ‘forgotten’ by Tory childcare policies

Paper calls for PhD and master’s students to be awarded grants and free childcare

ViewRevealed: The questions that will replace Ucas personal statements

UK university admissions body announces three new questions to come into use from next year

View‘Significant’ financial pressures stifling universities’ economic role

Case report warns that companies could leave the UK if higher education is not supported

ViewGreg Clark to lead Warwick innovation hub

Former business secretary and science minister will be first executive chair of Warwick Innovation District

ViewDisadvantaged graduates ‘face earnings gap even with degree’

Research suggests graduates from more deprived backgrounds earn less than better-off peers

ViewInvestigation finds evidence of international student favouritism

QAA identifies “broad equivalence” between international and domestic pathway courses, plus areas for “swift action”

ViewSheffield research centre jobs threat ‘hammer blow’ for nuclear

Consultation underway on restructuring of Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre

ViewDefence secretary questions campus army protests

John Healey highlights importance of graduate recruitment to the Armed Forces

ViewUCU rejects pay offer and builds ‘campaign for industrial action’

Employers describe union response to final offer as “serious disappointment”

ViewCall for ‘decisive shift in adult education to drive growth’

Former Bank of England chief economist argues for change in approach to mature student offer

ViewNSS results 2024: Students ‘not turning against higher education’

Annual survey shows rising levels of positivity among UK final year undergraduates

ViewWhat’s going on in the UK: 27 June to 10 July

This week: spinout help, Nature strikes end, foreign investment warning and more

ViewOpportunity profile: Looking ahead in vision research

Fight for Sight has refocused its Small Grants on early career researchers and patient benefit

ViewFive tips for getting published as a research manager

Arma 2024: opportunities abound and research office staff should feel confident to seize them

ViewNancy Rothwell on stepping down and speaking out

Retiring Manchester vice-chancellor embraces freedom to shape debate on future of universities and research

ViewJames Wharton resigns as OfS chair

Conservative peer exits English regulator soon after advent of Labour government

ViewHefcw confirms £20m drop in HE and research funding allocation

Welsh funding council sets out details of annual allocations for final time

View‘Lessons for UK’ from waning US demand for two-year degrees

Hepi analysis suggests UK and US systems are more diverged than might be thought