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ViewUniversity of Dundee principal resigns

The University of Dundee’s vice-chancellor has stepped down following his suspension last month

ViewDrop in early applications from EU students

UCAS data reveal dip in applicants from the European Union but a rise among other...

ViewRammell to quit vice-chancellor and mission group roles

Former higher education minister leaves in search of ’new opportunities’ in consulting

ViewGender bias laid bare in analysis of chemistry publications

Royal Society of Chemistry plans changes to publication processes to empower female authors

ViewHigh levels of anxiety found among postgraduate researchers

AdvanceHE survey reveals high anxiety matched by high levels of satisfaction in research experience

ViewCoventry University staff prepare to strike over appraisals

Five days of strikes planned at Coventry University

ViewCross-border university in Derry pitched by campaigners

Plans unveiled for a university that spans Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland

ViewNumber of students studying UK higher education abroad falls

UUKi report shows first-ever decline in total number of transnational students

ViewStrikes planned at 60 universities

The University and College Union has agreed eight days of strike action will start later...

ViewREF panels still ‘don’t reflect black and minority ethnic academics’

An analysis by UK funding bodies reveals patchy progress on panel membership for the next...

ViewResearchers spend 52 hours a year formatting papers

Study claims to show hidden cost of formatting work for publication for first time

ViewBlack students ‘being failed’ by universities on mental health

The gap in continuation rates is widest for black students with a mental health condition

ViewUniversity of Oxford to launch refugee student scholarship

Oxford is to offer a fee waiver to asylum seekers

ViewOfS to intervene if union strikes disrupt students’ studies

Regulator steps in as the University and College Union considers its next move on industrial...

ViewStrike results show reduced mandate over pensions dispute

Strike ballots show ‘patchy’ turnout and reduced vote for pension strike compared to 2018

ViewStaff at Coventry University back strike action over appraisals

Union members at Coventry University have voted to take strike action over an appraisals system.

ViewStrike and pay ballot results out

Union members at 41 universities have backed strike action over their pensions.

ViewDundee suspends its principal

University of Dundee confirms suspension of its vice-chancellor

ViewBirmingham apologies to staff for payroll delays

The Russell Group university has admitted that some staff members were not paid on time

ViewFirst phase of NCOP shows ‘positive results’, says regulator

Research finds outreach programme has been successful so far but recommends improvements

ViewQuarter of students say they have considered quitting course

AdvanceHE's student survey reveals scale of students' doubts over university place and the positive effect...

ViewUnconditional offers ‘not working’ for students

OfS warns universities again over damage caused by such offers

ViewEconomist queries wisdom of 50 per cent student target

Head of the Institute for Fiscal Studies takes aim at ever-increasing university participation rates

ViewOfS condemns ‘poor quality’ applications to join its register

England's regulator slams ‘deficiency of understanding’ in universities’ registration applications

ViewBeating the odds

How to get the measure of dispiriting success rates

ViewSafe and cybersecure

The EPSRC’s latest industrial strategy tie-in targets computer scientists

ViewUniversities warned over exam imposters

Social media study sheds light on scale of ‘contract cheating’

ViewThe face of social science

European politics professor Anand Menon on Brexit, speaking truth to power, and unlikely fame

ViewCambridge urged to up pace on fossil fuel divestment

The university has set out the next steps towards its 2020 divestment report

ViewScholars urge universities and UKRI to act on climate change

Open letter calls for new programmes to address ‘climate emergency’