UK R&D spend ¡®should match countries that invest the most¡¯ New research, endorsed by former prime minister Tony Blair, says UK needs to increase budget by a quarter to tackle ¡®incoherent¡¯ system By Patrick Jack 4 June
Student vote ¡®could be boosted¡¯ by UK¡¯s summer general election Contrary to claims that holding vote out of term time will silence them, student voters may end up having more influence in rare July poll By Tom Williams 4 June
Hallam faces strikes as Goldsmiths boycotted over cuts Universities latest to see industrial disputes ramped up over plans to lose hundreds of jobs By Patrick Jack 3 June
UKRI panel chair resigns over handling of Donelan accusations Kamna Patel accuses Research England of ¡®indulging¡¯ science secretary¡¯s ¡®malevolent¡¯ attack over Gaza comments By Patrick Jack 3 June
Value of domestic students almost halves at some UK universities Institutions see steep drops in proportion of fee income paid by UK students amid continued expansion into international markets By Patrick Jack 3 June
¡®Rip-off¡¯ degrees rhetoric ignores awkward facts about apprenticeships The UK needs a skills strategy that values the full variety of training and education pathways and reflects regional needs, says Neal Juster By Neal Juster 1 June
Degree-awarding powers confirmed for Dyson Institute Inventor¡¯s Wiltshire-based training centre is first to go through new Office for Students process By Chris Havergal 31 May
Two-thirds of Cambridge researchers on temporary contracts Scale of research precarity at top UK university and its effect on staff laid out in new report By Jack Grove 31 May
Dutch research funding cuts will ¡®reverse years of progress¡¯ Incoming right-wing government plans to reduce spending by €1 billion, just as efforts to reduce precarity and overwork were starting to have an effect By Emily Dixon 31 May
Slashing HE courses will not help the next UK government boost growth Undermining universities offering degrees to fund apprenticeships is poor policy. Here are some better ones, says Paul Baines By Paul Baines 31 May
Will UK Labour¡¯s research policy be tame or transformational? Labour¡¯s official science slate is dull but radical moves to reform research funding and engage industry could be close, experts believe By Jack Grove 30 May
Finland¡¯s fee hike for non-European students ¡®paradoxical¡¯ Government proposes full-cost tuition plus application fees for non-EU applicants, while aiming for international recruitment increase By Emily Dixon 30 May
