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Students ‘becoming anonymous’ to academics as teaching load soars Growing class sizes and expanding workloads blamed as students doubt those teaching them know who they are

Half of UK students say that only three or fewer academics know their names and have some idea of their progress. Is this something to be concerned about - and is it a sign of job cuts, growing class sizes, etc? @julietterowsell.bsky.social investigates www.timeshighereducation.com/news/student...

Very sorry to (belatedly) hear former Cambridge mayor John Hipkin has died. I spent many years covering @camcitco.bsky.social meetings and some were newsier than others, but whenever John started speaking, I started taking notes. He was great value, and hugely committed to residents and the city.

Scottish Highers: more young people heading to university Pass rate in Scottish Higher exams nudges up but overall application rate dips slightly owing to decline in older learners

Universities and colleges have accepted a record number of Scottish young people, but the overall application rate has dipped slightly owing to a fall in the number of older students www.timeshighereducation.com/news/scottis... via @twilliamsthe.bsky.social

‘We can’t ask to turn the clock back. The resources just aren’t there’ As he begins his stint as Universities UK president, Malcolm Press tells Helen Packer that the sector’s demands of government need to be realistic about the constrained state of public finances and th...

New @universities-uk.bsky.social president Malcolm Press tells @helenpacker.bsky.social that HEIs need to 'take control of [their] evolution' and offer something in return if they want more support from government www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/we-can...

‘Old habits returning’ as travel emissions rise by a quarter Low carbon behaviours adopted during pandemic ‘not being maintained’, experts fear, as business flights push up environmental impact of institutions

UK universities warned not to return to old habits after carbon emissions from business travel grew by nearly a quarter last year - 90% came from air travel www.timeshighereducation.com/news/old-hab... via @patrickjack.bsky.social

Investors keen on takeovers as universities turn to private funds Co-branded campuses and partial mergers expected to become more common in face of higher borrowing costs

After Brightstar Capital took a 50% stake in Arden University, could private finance help more UK higher education institutions? @helenpacker.bsky.social investigates www.timeshighereducation.com/news/investo...

Australia to increase international student intake Educators hail ‘stability and certainty’, as government stresses ‘sustainable growth’ mantra

Australia to allow international student enrolments to increase by 9% next year, with universities permitted to boost intake if they improve 'engagement' with south-east Asia or build more student housing www.timeshighereducation.com/news/austral...

USS chief executive paid close to £1 million in first full year Carol Young’s salary boosted by bonus and buy-out clause as fund gears up for 2026 valuation

Chief executive of Universities Superannuation Scheme paid a cool £937K for her first full year in office, annual report reveals www.timeshighereducation.com/news/uss-chi... via @twilliamsthe.bsky.social

Staff fear protest crackdown after Goldsmiths antisemitism probe Jewish academics claim they are not being listened to as institution devises response to inquiry

Jewish staff at Goldsmiths claim they are being “frozen” out of its response to an inquiry into antisemitism, amid fears that it will be used to “constrain” protests and freedom of speech www.timeshighereducation.com/news/staff-f... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social

Three-quarters of UK providers reduce carbon emissions Total emissions drop to lowest ever level after ‘renewed effort’ from institutions despite financial strain

Three-quarters of UK universities reduced their carbon emissions last year as the total volume of CO2 produced fell by the equivalent of flying around the world over 3,500 times www.timeshighereducation.com/news/three-q... via @patrickjack.bsky.social

‘It’s hard to imagine anyone wanting to come to America given the news’ US-based researchers have dominated the Nobel prizes, but more than one-third of them were born abroad, drawn by the US’ world-leading research ecosystem. But many Nobel laureates fear that Donald Tru...

US-based researchers have dominated the Nobel prizes, but more than one-third of them were born abroad, drawn by the US’ world-leading research ecosystem. But many #Nobel laureates fear that Trump’s assault on that ecosystem will choke off the flow of future prizes
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Global Talent Fund ‘formula’ questioned as heavy hitters miss out Omission of UCL, Manchester and the Francis Crick Institute from international talent scheme ‘looks just plain odd’, claims researcher

Omission of leading research universities (and total absence of institutions in the north of England) from UK's Global Talent Fund causes a stir www.timeshighereducation.com/news/global-... via @jgro-the.bsky.social

Research funder pivots to tackle UK’s ‘five biggest challenges’ Nuffield Foundation says it wants to generate ‘viable solutions to the key social questions facing the country’ under new strategic direction

The @nuffieldfoundation.org is shifting its focus to tackle what it calls the UK’s five biggest social and economic challenges, backed by £150m investment www.timeshighereducation.com/news/researc... via @patrickjack.bsky.social

Warwick mocked for ‘tone-deaf’ Vogue spread and rebrand campaign Glossy magazine advertorial featuring university’s marketing chief draws ridicule from academics and prompts questions over branding costs and priorities

University of Warwick under fire after senior executive appeared in a glossy Vogue advertorial promoting the institution’s new branding strategy, with academics calling it “tone-deaf” and a “self-inflicted embarrassment” www.timeshighereducation.com/news/warwick... via @tashmosheim.bsky.social

Former Labour minister Chris Smith elected Cambridge chancellor Peer who served as culture minister defeats broadcaster Sandy Toksvig and former BP chief executive John Browne

Story: former Labour culture minister Chris Smith elected as the next chancellor of @cam.ac.uk www.timeshighereducation.com/news/former-... via @twilliamsthe.bsky.social

Breaking: former Labour Cabinet minister Chris Smith (outgoing master of @pembroke1347.bsky.social) elected as next chancellor of @cam.ac.uk. More soon @timeshighered.bsky.social

‘High intensity’ outreach boosts university progression by half Students on free school meals who participated in activities like campus visits 48 per cent more likely to go into higher education than those who didn't

Disadvantaged school students who participate in UK’s national university outreach scheme more likely to progress onto higher education than their peers who take part in isolated initiatives, research finds www.timeshighereducation.com/news/high-in... via @helenpacker.bsky.social

Franchise income worth £20 million at university axeing provision Buckinghamshire New University ‘still wants to do franchising but not be reliant on it’, says Damien Page

New v-c of university which was biggest franchise partner in the UK admits it had 'far too many' franchise students and confirms plans to dramatically scale back activity despite £20m value www.timeshighereducation.com/news/franchi... via @helenpacker.bsky.social

A "funny" result of the British Library hacking is that their amplified IT security has blocked the several emails I've sent since April. A staff member and I worked it out last week and I had to resend them from a private email with my 🐓 surname blanked out. Hmm.

UKRI needs targets on start-ups and private R&D spending, say MPs Setting UK’s main research funder clearly defined objectives can bolster the case for R&I investment, finds Public Accounts Committee

UKRI should set itself targets for attracting industry funding for scientific research and encouraging science-based spin-outs, says Public Accounts Committee www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ukri-ne... via @jgro-the.bsky.social

Visa rules ‘obstructing’ Gazan students from UK universities UCU’s Jo Grady urges Home Office to ‘do everything it can’ to ensure students with offers to study in the UK are able to do so

UK govt should be “going out of its way” to ensure Palestinian students can take up places to study in the country’s universities instead of “obstructing” them, says @ucu.org.uk www.timeshighereducation.com/news/visa-ru... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social

Universities set to be forced to publish franchising income Office for Students (OfS) proposes to create new condition of registration as some partnerships ‘still being mismanaged’

Universities will have to publish how much they earn from franchise partnerships under new plans from the English regulator, which has warned that some institutions are still mismanaging these arrangements www.timeshighereducation.com/news/univers... via @helenpacker.bsky.social

New Academy President urges Prime Minister to strengthen and champion UK’s world-leading universities as higher education crisis deepens In her first act as the new President of The British Academy, Professor Susan J Smith FBA has written to the Prime Minister to warn that cuts and contractions are damaging the UK’s higher education sy...

In her first act as the new President of The British Academy, Professor Susan J Smith FBA has today written to the Prime Minister to warn that cuts and contractions are damaging the UK’s higher education system www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/new-aca...

UK university job cuts put at 20,000 after full impact ‘hidden’ Number of roles affected could be almost double previous estimates when voluntary schemes and hiring freezes factored in, say researchers

Number of job cuts that have been made in UK higher education could be much higher than previously thought, with more than 20,000 roles potentially affected, say @beccaeharrison.bsky.social @davidharvie.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/news/uk-univ... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social

University apologises for offensive language in prospectus emails Cyberattack led to Queen Mary spamming members of the public, calling them rude names

Queen Mary University of London apologises after cyberattack led to it sending emails calling recipients ‘stupid cocksuckers’ www.timeshighereducation.com/news/univers... via @patrickjack.bsky.social

Surrey drops plans to employ new staff via subsidiary firm University says it will have to ‘carefully assess’ financial impact of not implementing changes, as union hails ‘huge victory’

Plans to employ all new professional services staff at the University of Surrey through a subsidiary firm have been put on hold after a backlash from campus unions www.timeshighereducation.com/news/surrey-... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social

‘Hidden impact’ of menstruation ‘disadvantages students’ Universities urged to address structural issues caused by menstrual health as study reveals only 15 per cent have policies in place

Impact of menstruation on students’ learning, well-being and access to higher education is “underestimated and under-supported”, says @hepi-news.bsky.social report www.timeshighereducation.com/news/hidden-...

‘Student-led’ AHRC PhD places ‘to fall by at least 60 per cent’ Internal modelling released under Freedom of Information enquiry reveals extent of PhD scholarship cuts, with academics fearing impact could be greater still

Number of student-initiated PhD scholarships funded by Arts and Humanities Research Council set to fall by 60% when new doctoral training arrangements come into effect next year www.timeshighereducation.com/news/student... via @jgro-the.bsky.social

Police execute search warrants at seven addresses as they investigate allegations of fraud and bribery at the University of Greater Manchester - two months after suspension of v-c George Holmes www.timeshighereducation.com/news/police-...

OfS feared five providers ‘at risk of closure’, report reveals Several student protection directions active in last financial year, with 71 institutions subjected to formal monitoring

Around one in six institutions on Office for Students register subjected to “formal monitoring” over their finances last year, while five had “student protection direction” imposed because of “material risk of closure” www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ofs-fea... via @twilliamsthe.bsky.social