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Researchers face ‘staggering’ visa costs and bureaucracy
Visa fees among the highest in the world are “just one” immigration barrier that Universities UK (UUK) says frustrates the…
16th May 2022
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Govt reveals list of level 3 courses set to have funding withdrawn
The government has published the provisional list of level 3 courses that will have funding withdrawn in favour of the…
16th May 2022
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Sweeney ‘confident’ sufficient funding to ‘recognise success in the REF’
Following the release of the Research Excellence Framework 2021, the executive chair of Research England said he is “confident” there…
13th May 2022
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OfS: ‘Nearly six in ten first-class degrees last year are unexplained’
The Office for Students (OfS) has raised concerns that a “decade of unexplained grade inflation” is a “real credibility issue”…
12th May 2022
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Welsh education providers call for joined-up post-16 mental health support
A group of education providers in Wales has published a set of post-16 mental health policy recommendations to better protect…
12th May 2022
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REF 2021: more than 40% of submissions given highest classification
The results of the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 have been published, offering a seven-year snapshot of research achievements across…
12th May 2022
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Lifelong learning entitlement should be 50% bigger, says commission
The Lifelong Education Commission, chaired by former universities minister Chris Skidmore, has suggested changes to the government’s lifelong learning entitlement…
11th May 2022
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Academic air travel unjust and unsustainable – report
A new report is urging the academic community not to return to pre-Covid levels of air travel. Flying had increasingly…
11th May 2022
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Queen’s speech confirms plans for Higher Education Bill within the year
At the state opening of parliament, the government used the Queen’s speech to restate its plans to introduce minimum eligibility…
10th May 2022
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Finance, legal, HR
Employers make final pay offer for 2022-23
The Universities and Colleges Employers Association (Ucea) has said universities would give staff on the lowest salary bands the highest…
10th May 2022
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