‘Things will only get worse’: fears top scientists may shun UK over Brexit
British-based Nobel prize winner says hopes for securing an alliance with the crucial Horizon Europe collaboration are fading fast
September 2022
Universities call for return of maintenance grants for students in England
Steve West, head of Universities UK, urges government to deliver new model of higher education funding
August 2022
England and Wales university fees ‘bad value for money’ – survey
Majority of respondents say £9,250 a year fee is not good value – with 74% backing additional bursaries for poorer students
June 2022
University College London generates £10bn a year for UK, says report
English universities over-reliant on overseas students’ fees, report warns
Student loan interest rate to be capped at 7.3% in autumn, says DfE
UK may soon abandon £80bn Horizon Europe network, universities warn
May 2022
‘Northern powerhouse’: Northumbria University climbs research rankings
Oxford and UCL tipped to win lion’s share of grants in UK research audit
Funding for lifelong learning shouldn’t lead to deeper debt
Universities oppose plan for student cap and loans in England
Degrees underfunded by £1,750 per student, Russell Group says
Student loan changes in England ‘could imperil supply of teachers and nurses’
April 2022
IFS: England’s student loan change to hit poor and minority ethnic people harder
Poorer students will bear the brunt of costly loans
Graduates to be hit with ‘brutal’ student loan interest rates of up to 12%
Student loan changes in England will cost middle earners £30k, analysis says
March 2022
This government’s latest education innovation? Shutting poorer students out of university
Hillary Gyebi-Ababio
Those who don’t meet arbitrary targets at school will be refused a place, while those lucky enough to go face a lifetime of debt, says the National Union of Students’ Hillary Gyebi-Ababio
Thousands of students drop out of university as pandemic takes its toll
New figures show 18,000 students withdrew from courses by February, an increase of more than 4,000 on 2021
Donor breaks ties with University of Melbourne after ‘six white men’ awarded honorary doctorates
Snow Medical, one of Australia’s largest philanthropic donors to medical research, says university’s actions do not align with its values on diversity and equality
