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West London institution will become 18th member
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UUK International calls for action from new government as Home Office figures paint grim picture
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Institutions from across UK selected to test people, culture and environment section of assessment exercise
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Scottish institution uses more energy and emits more carbon than any other UK university
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A rundown of the 32 recommendations made in government-commissioned review of English regulator
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Government-commissioned report calls for bolder action from English regulator
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Education secretary Bridget Phillipson ‘considering options’ including scrapping controversial legislation
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DfE confirms appointment, publishes report on English regulator and considers scrapping free speech act
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Report on the implications of a university exiting the market finds shortcomings in current protections
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Oxford-Cambridge Supercluster Board chair urges Starmer government to reset relationship with innovation
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Report urges government to slash fees to £6,000 and redistribute resources to FE and apprenticeships
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Education secretary moves to reassure sector on overseas recruitment
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This week: calls for postgrad childcare support, UKRI funds top emerging talent, support for Ukraine...
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Alignment with the Nuffield Foundation’s priorities is vital for grant success
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Are thematic priorities worth the effort?
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Names in the frame with government expected to announce interim chair for English regulator imminently
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Universities required by English regulator to “improve or sustain performance” on student outcomes
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Bridget Phillipson emphasises importance of regulation and again rules out income boost for universities
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Bridget Phillipson’s initial comments on fees, public spending and international students draw mixed response
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Paper calls for PhD and master’s students to be awarded grants and free childcare
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UK university admissions body announces three new questions to come into use from next year
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Case report warns that companies could leave the UK if higher education is not supported
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Former business secretary and science minister will be first executive chair of Warwick Innovation District
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Research suggests graduates from more deprived backgrounds earn less than better-off peers
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QAA identifies “broad equivalence” between international and domestic pathway courses, plus areas for “swift action”
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Consultation underway on restructuring of Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre
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John Healey highlights importance of graduate recruitment to the Armed Forces
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Employers describe union response to final offer as “serious disappointment”
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Former Bank of England chief economist argues for change in approach to mature student offer
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Annual survey shows rising levels of positivity among UK final year undergraduates
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This week: spinout help, Nature strikes end, foreign investment warning and more
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Fight for Sight has refocused its Small Grants on early career researchers and patient benefit
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Arma 2024: opportunities abound and research office staff should feel confident to seize them
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Retiring Manchester vice-chancellor embraces freedom to shape debate on future of universities and research
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Conservative peer exits English regulator soon after advent of Labour government
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Welsh funding council sets out details of annual allocations for final time
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Hepi analysis suggests UK and US systems are more diverged than might be thought