University of Oxford insists staff can make up own minds about whether to stand for election after head of its immigration team stood as Reform UK candidate www.timeshighereducation.com/news/oxford-... via @twilliamsthe.bsky.social

Two years after he introduced a law to end ministerial vetos of research projects, Australian education minister Jason Clare has quashed 13 grants on national security grounds www.timeshighereducation.com/news/labor-m...

Academics may find themselves in the unexpected position of cheering on Elsevier in its legal battle with Meta, @jgro-the.bsky.social writes www.timeshighereducation.com/news/open-se...

Timely action essential to support Wales’ struggling universities, new government warned www.timeshighereducation.com/news/cash-st... via @helenpacker.bsky.social

Just under 60 English universities will be able to offer short courses that qualify for student loans when the new lifelong learning entitlement (LLE) is introduced later this year www.timeshighereducation.com/news/first-u... via @twilliamsthe.bsky.social

Great to see this petition covered in the @timeshighered.bsky.social! www.timeshighereducation.com/news/physics...

Physics funding cuts threaten UK’s science leadership role, says Nobel prizewinner Didier Queloz www.timeshighereducation.com/news/physics... via @jgro-the.bsky.social

4 in 10 English HE institutions expected to be in financial deficit this year, with smaller and specialist providers showing signs of recovery as some larger research and teaching intensive institutions appear to decline www.timeshighereducation.com/news/two-fif... via @helenpacker.bsky.social

"This is not a defensive response to pressures within the HE sector or an exercise in institutional consolidation for its own sake. It is a positive and ambitious decision." @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social and Cranfield v-cs in @timeshighered.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/king...

Breaking news: @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social and Cranfield University set to merge, with Cranfield becoming part of King's by August 2027 www.timeshighereducation.com/news/kings-c... via @helenpacker.bsky.social

UK undergraduates skipping twice as much teaching time as they did 20 years ago, finds @hepi-news.bsky.social analysis www.timeshighereducation.com/news/student... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social

Research universities in @russellgroup.bsky.social, Switzerland, @u15ca.bsky.social, & New Zealand call for "day one" access to next EU research framework programme, FP10, warning delays could disrupt collaboration www.timeshighereducation.com/news/give-us... via @seher-education.bsky.social

Debates about “graduate premium” must extend beyond earnings, says @suttontrust.bsky.social, after its research finds degree-holders tend to have better well-being than people who did not go to university, regardless of economic outcomes www.timeshighereducation.com/news/degree-...

Foreign-born researchers are significantly more likely to leave the UK than other skilled workers, finds Migration Advisory Committee analysis www.timeshighereducation.com/news/researc... via @patrickjack.bsky.social

Professional services staff at @cam.ac.uk are demanding it introduce a “Cambridge weighting” allowance to address the high cost of living www.timeshighereducation.com/news/staff-d... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social

Birmingham City University blames low demand for closure of master’s in black studies just a year after it launched - open letter opposes job cuts www.timeshighereducation.com/news/black-s... via @patrickjack.bsky.social

Non-Anglo education destinations are increasingly figuring in international students’ plans, with around half now considering countries where English is not the predominant language www.timeshighereducation.com/news/non-ang...

"Doing nothing is not an option" with @uniofnottingham.bsky.social set to run out of money by 2031 without major change, v-c tells @julietterowsell.bsky.social - 600+ jobs now set to go www.timeshighereducation.com/news/notting...

Students could be left stranded if a major UK university went bust this year, warns House of Commons Education Select Committee www.timeshighereducation.com/news/no-plan... via @jgro-the.bsky.social

“Waiting over 3 years for response to an in-person inspection is not a sustainable model, either for the OfS or for universities. It doesn’t serve students and it doesn’t serve wider sector,” says @uninorthampton.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/news/northam... via @twilliamsthe.bsky.social

Long read: If the European Research Council is the victim of its own success, how can it be saved? @jgro-the.bsky.social investigates #ERC #research https://ow.ly/7v1k50YWyOV

“Taboo” around introducing or increasing tuition fees is contributing to struggles of many university systems across Europe, says @policyatkings.bsky.social report www.timeshighereducation.com/news/tuition... via @patrickjack.bsky.social

High Court decision to overturn University of Sussex fine may make universities “pause and reassess” equality policy changes made in light of original ruling, experts say www.timeshighereducation.com/news/watered... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social

Only one in five UK university workers believe that their jobs will be lost to AI, but experts warn that managers may use automation as a justification for cutting roles anyway www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ai-risk... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social

Labour may swing to left following resounding losses in local elections rather than introducing stricter immigration policies that could further hamper universities’ international student recruitment efforts, analysts predict www.timeshighereducation.com/news/labour-... via @helenpacker.bsky.social

Students at highly selective universities much more likely to be victims of sexual harassment, finds OfS data www.timeshighereducation.com/news/sexual-... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social

New Zealand to scrap signature scheme giving university students free tuition in their final year, government confirms www.timeshighereducation.com/news/new-zea... via @twilliamsthe.bsky.social

Financial pressures on UK universities are reducing the amount of time that academics spend on public engagement, new figures suggest www.timeshighereducation.com/news/public-... via @patrickjack.bsky.social

Embattled Australian National University chancellor Julie Bishop has resigned abruptly, saying “regulatory overreach” is undermining institutional autonomy www.timeshighereducation.com/news/bishop-...

Opinion: the Sussex verdict wrongly overlooks the Equality Act’s role in determining what universities can be expected to do to protect free speech, writes Maya Forstater www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/ofs-...

Minister urges UK universities to prioritise quality over “bums on seats” if they want to convince all of government of value of international students www.timeshighereducation.com/news/smith-t... via @patrickjack.bsky.social

“Organisations are experiencing difficulties in recruiting candidates with the skills, preparedness or attributes required for early career roles, especially when signals of quality are lost when AI is over-used by candidates in job applications.” www.timeshighereducation.com/news/employe...

Survey of 1K+ UK university staff by @timeshighered.bsky.social: 93% say redundancies have affected morale, 77% strongly; 88% report increased workload, 64% strongly; 59% fear losing jobs in next 12 months, 26% strongly www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/he-has... via @pauljump.bsky.social

Hertfordshire to close history, philosophy, English literature, linguistics and creative writing degrees which are "no longer financially viable". @uhertfordshireucu.bsky.social warns of "massive reputational damage" www.timeshighereducation.com/news/hertfor... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social

University of Staffordshire vice-chancellor Martin Jones steps down with immediate effect over health concerns www.timeshighereducation.com/news/staffor...

Number of UK universities adopting policy of institutional neutrality growing rapidly, campaigners say www.timeshighereducation.com/news/fifth-u... via @helenpacker.bsky.social

UK universities will be required to track and publish the scale of antisemitism on campuses and what they plan to do about it, says PM www.timeshighereducation.com/news/zero-to... via @twilliamsthe.bsky.social

UK and Irish universities are struggling to convince their alumni to hand over cash, instead becoming increasingly reliant on trusts and foundations and major donors for philanthropic support www.timeshighereducation.com/news/univers... via @patrickjack.bsky.social

Antisemitism continues to rise on UK campuses, so universities must take a zero-tolerance approach, writes @universitiesuk.bsky.social chief executive @viviennestern.bsky.social in @timeshighered.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/uk-u...

Reform UK plans would stop foreign nationals accessing student loans if it took power, says Suella Braverman www.timeshighereducation.com/news/reform-... via @helenpacker.bsky.social

Union members at @uonucu.bsky.social have warned a planned marking and assessment boycott could prevent students from graduating if not resolved www.timeshighereducation.com/news/notting... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social

Universities told to expect TPS pension employer contribution rate fall www.timeshighereducation.com/news/univers... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social

Hard-hitting piece in @timeshighered.bsky.social today from @smitajamdar.bsky.social of Shakespeare Martineau on the outcome of the University of Sussex case and the remedies the OfS urgently needs to put in place in relation to its regulatory regime. www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/suss...

I wrote for @timeshighered.bsky.social about Sussex -v- OfS. In short I think the regulator needs to urgently review its current approach. The sector needs to be confident that its regulator is acting lawfully, fairly and proportionately www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/suss...

Delighted to join @mirandaprynne.bsky.social on the latest edition of @timeshighered.bsky.social's News Talks podcast to discuss what the fallout from the Sussex free speech ruling means for the Office for Students. Listen here: www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/news...

Arif Ahmed's position as the Office for Students' free speech tsar looks untenable in the wake of its court defeat, University of Sussex vice-chancellor Sasha Roseneil tells @jgro-the.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/news/free-sp...

@erc.europa.eu reverses some of its planned restrictions on scientists reapplying for grants after researchers signed an open letter criticising the move www.timeshighereducation.com/news/erc-rev... via @seher-education.bsky.social

While most universities operate food banks for students, these initiatives are increasingly coming under pressure amid financial challenges www.timeshighereducation.com/news/cash-st... via @helenpacker.bsky.social

Sussex v-c Sasha Roseneil: "A devastating indictment of the impartiality and competence of the OfS, implicating its operations, leadership, governance, and strategy." www.timeshighereducation.com/news/sussex-...

Story: @sussex.ac.uk wins free speech case against Office for Students, overturning record £585K fine over Kathleen Stock saga www.timeshighereducation.com/news/sussex-... via @helenpacker.bsky.social