UCU launches DfE legal challenge over in-person teaching
Scottish government looks at ‘staggered’ return of students after Christmas
PG research students: £8m funding for projects to tackle racial disparity
University of Derby named number one for widening participation
Over 350,000 more university places needed in England by 2035
Government must make international research collaboration easier after Brexit, UUK urges
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UCU launches DfE legal challenge over in-person teaching
Over 350,000 more university places needed in England by 2035
Professor Rebecca Bunting appointed VC of the University of Bedfordshire
Nottingham University begins releasing daily Covid updates
Interview: Chris Skidmore, former universities minister
Government to blame for Covid crisis in UK universities, says UCU
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There is no doubt that 2020 has been a turbulent year for higher education. Universities…
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Nottingham Trent University Work is under way on a £15m state-of-the-art healthcare training facility at…
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The Office for Students and Research England has launched an £8m funding competition for projects…
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Universities must be “equipped to mitigate risks” associated with internationalisation, Universities UK (UUK) cautioned as…
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Government must make international research collaboration easier after Brexit, UUK urges
REF review must motivate ‘diverse, creative and risk-taking work’ – Solloway
Universities must ‘mitigate risks’ of internationalisation, UUK warns
Universities not transparent about risk of international partnerships to academic freedom, experts warn
Government ‘must act now’ on European student recruitment – UUK
Points-based immigration system: what’s in store for universities?
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Attracting students to a university is always a competitive business, but throw a global pandemic…
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Office for Students ‘actively monitoring’ quality of online teaching
Williamson promises ‘wave’ of new Institutes of Technology
Quarter of students dissatisfied with universities’ digital teaching, Jisc survey suggests
Swansea University improves collaboration and enhances life-saving product development
UCL to offer staff and students Covid tests when term resumes
IDNS tops the listing for Audio-Visual on UK’s largest HE purchasing framework
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