University of Wollongong chancellor resigns as corruption probe over award of consultancy contracts continues www.timeshighereducation.com/news/wollong... A first piece for @timeshighered.bsky.social by @rosalindskillen.bsky.social

Staff at University of Lincoln fear they could lose their jobs as early as next month after the institution announced dozens of redundancies across academic departments www.timeshighereducation.com/news/nothing... via @twilliamsthe.bsky.social

‘We urge the Government to prioritise this issue. Should this situation continue unchecked, the damage to the health of higher education, research and innovation will be profound and have long-lasting consequences.’ www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/stateme...

Nobel laureate Richard J. Roberts brands plans to cut jobs in his old chemistry school at the University of Sheffield "completely insane" www.timeshighereducation.com/news/univers... via @jgro-the.bsky.social

English universities are calling on Andy Burnham to reverse the incoming international student levy, reports @helenpacker.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/news/univers...

Three Scottish higher education institutions are planning to work more closely together in a “strategic alliance”, but have insisted that there are no plans to merge www.timeshighereducation.com/news/scottis... via @helenpacker.bsky.social

Growth in revenue from UK education exports has slowed, with declining university enrolments blamed for the sluggish performance www.timeshighereducation.com/news/declini... via @georgialouluck.bsky.social

After months of gaslighting from my university, which thinks medieval things of little interest in an English Literature degree, it's validating/ extremely annoying to be 49,319th in the queue for tickets to see the Bayeux Tapestry.

New TPS employer contribution rate: 17.68% of salary, down from 28.68%. Set to save post-92 universities up to £900 million by 2030 www.timeshighereducation.com/news/tps-emp... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social

University of Buckingham names new vice-chancellor after leadership upheaval: Cranfield University deputy v-c Lynette Ryals to join over the summer www.timeshighereducation.com/news/bucking... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social

2023-24 accounts finally published by University of Dundee - admit “complete breakdown in cash management” and a “lack of expenditure control” at top of the institution www.timeshighereducation.com/news/complet... via @georgialouluck.bsky.social

Young people growing up in care in parts of London are more than four times more likely to go on to university than their peers elsewhere, @neilharrison.bsky.social study finds www.timeshighereducation.com/news/londons... via @georgialouluck.bsky.social

Students at Queen Mary University of London’s Malta campus file for judicial review over new law that means they are less likely to secure the training places necessary for an NHS career www.timeshighereducation.com/news/british... via @helenpacker.bsky.social

Academics who work remotely report higher levels of stress compared with those who work on campuses, says study www.timeshighereducation.com/news/remote-... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social

Nobel prizewinner Brian Schmidt urges University of Nottingham to rethink physics cuts, arguing short-term budget difficulties should not lead to cuts in areas of internationally recognised research excellence www.timeshighereducation.com/news/nobelis... via @jgro-the.bsky.social

“It’s grim…The idea that people will be able to hold it together and deliver a term of teaching before they vanish off into the horizon, is bizarre, spiteful and naive.” Good piece by @julietterowsell.bsky.social on the Exeter cuts www.timeshighereducation.com/news/i-thoug...

"The idea that people will be able to hold it together and deliver a term of teaching before they vanish off into the horizon, is bizarre, spiteful and naive as well.” The Times HE's punchy account of Exeter University's #BonfireOfTheHumanities & what one academic describes as "existential terror".

University ‘inaccessible or irrelevant’ to white working classes, says major review www.timeshighereducation.com/news/univers... via @georgialouluck.bsky.social

European research organisations unite to warn Brussels against introducing politically driven priority areas for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions www.timeshighereducation.com/news/keep-po...

Was sorry to hear over the weekend of the passing of David Hencke, a great reporter whose work I admired as a young journalist but also part of that extraordinary generation of writers who got @timeshighered.bsky.social started in the 1970s - was here 1973-76, I think, before joining the Guardian.

UA Director of Policy Susanna Kalitowski has commented in @timeshighered.bsky.social about the government’s proposed introduction of minimum entry requirements Read the full article: bit.ly/4vMy0Td

UK PM-in-waiting Andy Burnham says he will end the “days of a school system configured entirely around the university route” www.timeshighereducation.com/news/burnham... via @twilliamsthe.bsky.social

Universities starting to shift away from "traffic-light" system on AI use in assessments, with some academics opting to return to in-person exams, @julietterowsell.bsky.social reports www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/are-un...

If the main concern is franchised courses, is introducing minimum entry standards for all universities "like using sledgehammer to tackle a nut"? www.timeshighereducation.com/news/minimum... via @helenpacker.bsky.social

Rise of more sophisticated AI agents poses an “existential threat” to the way research funding is awarded, warns @profgeraintrees.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/news/new-ai-... via @seher-education.bsky.social

Michael Foran announces University of Oxford talks on "freedom of expression in the sex and gender debate" - called off after protests - will now go ahead www.timeshighereducation.com/news/oxford-... via @georgialouluck.bsky.social

Leading universities in @russellgroup.bsky.social and @germanu15.bsky.social warn proposed EU preference rules in bloc’s next research framework could hurt collaboration in key areas www.timeshighereducation.com/news/new-hor... via @seher-education.bsky.social

Healthcare courses at Anglia Ruskin University face further probe from regulatory amid quality concerns www.timeshighereducation.com/news/nursing... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social

Female PhD graduates increasingly delaying parenthood until they are after 35 - while men tend to become parents during their doctoral studies and often have three or more children by the age of 40, global study finds www.timeshighereducation.com/news/female-... via @jgro-the.bsky.social

Ministers confirm they will launch a consultation on minimum English language requirements for domestic undergraduates to access student finance in England www.timeshighereducation.com/news/minimum... via @helenpacker.bsky.social

Average English graduate can expect to be £100K better off than peers who didn’t attend university, but a quarter will be worse off, with subject choice significantly influencing future earnings, finds @theifs.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/news/univers... via @helenpacker.bsky.social

Universities from wealthy countries continue to dominate the @timeshighered.bsky.social Sustainability Impact Ratings but analysis suggests the gap is narrowing slightly www.timeshighereducation.com/news/sustain...

A tough gig, but an excellent hire - SOAS provost Joanna Newman to take over as vice-chancellor at @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/news/soas-pr... via @georgialouluck.bsky.social

University of Exeter to cut 150 academic jobs - "an existential threat to humanities and social sciences disciplines", UCU branch says www.timeshighereducation.com/news/univers... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social

Universities should redouble their efforts to demonstrate how they are enabling “inclusive growth” that benefits all parts of the UK to find favour under a government led by Andy Burnham, research experts say www.timeshighereducation.com/news/inclusi... via @jgro-the.bsky.social

University of Dundee’s plan to stop offering mathematics degrees described as “act of academic vandalism” that will “damage Scotland’s economic success” www.timeshighereducation.com/news/maths-c... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social

University of Hertfordshire to cut 200 jobs in bid to save £20 million www.timeshighereducation.com/news/hertfor... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social

York v-c Charlie Jeffery to lead University of Southampton www.timeshighereducation.com/news/york-v-... via @jgro-the.bsky.social

Keir Starmer's legacy in higher education likely marked by lack of ambition despite bold rhetoric, say @jonathansimons.bsky.social @nickhillman.bsky.social & Diana Beech www.timeshighereducation.com/news/starmer... via @helenpacker.bsky.social

Research environment scores in REF 2029 are likely to rely heavily on narrative statements rather than metrics. But can universities be trusted to tell the truth? @jgro-the.bsky.social investigates www.timeshighereducation.com/news/fears-o...

France set to establish dedicated funder for disruptive research after government-backed report endorsed creation of innovation body based on America’s Advanced Research Projects Agency www.timeshighereducation.com/news/french-... via @jgro-the.bsky.social

Deakin University’s leaders have called off a contentious restructure and apologised over an “unsettling” fortnight that saw hundreds of employees threatened with redundancy www.timeshighereducation.com/news/deakin-...

UK to close Turing exchange scheme when it rejoins Erasmus+ www.timeshighereducation.com/news/uk-clos... via @georgialouluck.bsky.social

Lovely article on a very special institution we are proud to count as an IHE member, Norland in Bath.

Changes to Teaching Excellence Framework risk creating “less fair and more punitive system”, unis fear, with smaller institutions warning they face being penalised because of over-reliance on data to measure quality www.timeshighereducation.com/news/revised... via @georgialouluck.bsky.social

Deakin University under pressure to pause plans for job cuts following the unexplained departure of vice-chancellor Iain Martin (former Anglia Ruskin v-c) www.timeshighereducation.com/news/staff-d...

UK university applicants without a pass in English GCSE will no longer be eligible for tuition and maintenance loans, under plans reportedly being considered by the DfE www.timeshighereducation.com/news/student... via @georgialouluck.bsky.social

Fewer than one in 10 early career researchers in physics disciplines would recommend an academic career in the UK amid ongoing funding uncertainty, finds @lucienheurtier.bsky.social survey www.timeshighereducation.com/news/physics... via @jgro-the.bsky.social

Scottish education secretary says 190 more job cuts at University on Dundee (on top of 675 to date) are "extremely disappointing" - says university refused her request to pause the plans www.timeshighereducation.com/news/scottis... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social

Sheffield Hallam University abandons plans to transfer staff to subsidiary firm to save on pension costs ahead of expected falls in employer contribution rates next year www.timeshighereducation.com/news/sheffie... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social