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Academics from US hoping to escape funding freezes and ideological impositions are being actively recruitedLaced with terms such as “censorship” and “political interference”, the Belgium-based jobs advert was far from typical. The promise of academic f…
Poll finds up to 48% of voters believe Scottish students who can afford it should pay, with 29% opposedScottish voters are divided over Scotland’s policy of free tuition for Scottish studentsas the crisis over university finances intensified.A poll com…
Bridget Phillipson instructs Public Sector Fraud Authority to look into whether millions of pounds falsely claimedFraud experts will investigate the university loans system amid concerns that students are falsely claiming millions of pounds without int…
Government’s lead on academic freedom cautions of significant danger to integrity if expression is restrictedUniversities in England should rearrange classrooms and use the Chatham House rule to help students overcome their fears of discussing controve…
Despite winning a landmark legal battle, academic Alice Jolly believes it won’t benefit othersAn academic who won a landmark court battle last year against Oxford University for employing her and her colleague on “sham” gig economy contracts has critic…
MP for Bolton West says whistleblowers have sent allegations detailing the ‘systematic misuse of public funds’Police are investigating “serious allegations” at the University of Greater Manchester, including of financial misconduct, racism and bullying…
University announces new BA, after survey found most 14- to 18-year-olds want more rigorous climate change educationThe University of Sussex will introduce what it says is the UK’s first undergraduate degree focused on climate justice.The BA course, ca…
Vice-chancellor says large-scale savings are needed but union says university should instead use its wealthThe University of Edinburgh is facing a £140m black hole that demands radical actions including job cuts, according to its vice-chancellor, as it…
Survey of 1,000 students shows ‘explosive increase’ in use of generative AI in particular over past 12 monthsBritish universities have been warned to “stress-test” all assessments after new research revealed “almost all” undergraduates are using genera…
Research reveals UK institutions educated 50 world leaders in post in 2022, despite job cuts, course closures and a fall in foreign studentsUniversities in the UK, many of which are in the grip of a financial crisis, “educate more national leaders than…