A restructure at London South Bank University that is dividing staff into teaching and research tracks could become a “test bed” for the wider sector, staff claim.

Both SUSTech and SUAT are public universities, but Westlake University in Hangzhou was established in 2018 mainly through ...

The Glasgow School of Art says it “cannot take forward” the restoration of its iconic Mackintosh Building on its own, estimating the bill to be equivalent to five times its an ...

“Institutions have been told they should be focusing on things they do well in research and Research England is examining how ...

Universities Australia said placements came at a “real” cost. “Many students are forced to cut back or give up paid work while still covering rent, groceries, transport and other everyday expenses. No ...

The UK government has said it is “not currently persuaded” of the need to create a special administration regime for universities facing insolvency, also ruling out extra supp ...

Jacqui Smith has been re-appointed as skills minister in Andy Burnham’s new government, retaining a role that spans both the Department of Education (DfE) and the Department for ...

A strike ballot has been called at the University of Exeter as concern mounts over the impact of deep job cuts at the institution. Members of the University and College Union (UCU ...

Nine universities have committed to funding postgraduate places for students affected by a “visa brake” that blocked access to UK study. A new initiative launched by the chari ...

Responsibility for English higher education remains split across several government departments and ministers following the formation of Andy Burnham’s new administration, stoki ...

Financial pressures on English higher education are advancing far quicker than predicted, with the current system “unsustainable in any plausible funding model”, according to ...

Australian universities may need to appoint “internal ombudsmen” to referee campus disputes, after a bruising week of Royal ...