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
‘Significant’ amount of data stolen in University of Nottingham cyberattack www.timeshighereducation.com/news/signifi... via @twilliamsthe.bsky.social
Academics who decline to cover for colleagues who are boycotting marking in protest at job cuts face having pay docked in latest sign universities are resorting to “extreme” measures to stop disruption to exam season, reports @julietterowsell.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/news/marking...
Two academics known for their pioneering work in data science are among those receiving the highest accolades in this year’s King’s Birthday Honours list www.timeshighereducation.com/news/kings-b... via @georgialouluck.bsky.social
“It’s a sad reflection on the sector as a whole when the Russell Group is unwilling to present a robust defence of UK higher education in response to a shoddy political hatchet job.” www.timeshighereducation.com/news/russell...
Proposed €7 billion cut to Horizon budget will damage Europe’s competitiveness and innovation ambitions, universities warn www.timeshighereducation.com/news/eu-woul... via @seher-education.bsky.social
Young people starting university in the UK this autumn are to be offered the meningitis B vaccine, ministers have announced www.timeshighereducation.com/news/meningi...
Universities need to be more ambitious and not just rely on cutting jobs as a way to balance the books, says former education secretary David Blunkett www.timeshighereducation.com/news/univers... via @georgialouluck.bsky.social
Russell Group’s “unexpectedly strong” support for introducing minimum entry standards for UK universities suggests some vice-chancellors have given up standing together against politicised attacks, according to critics www.timeshighereducation.com/news/russell... via @jgro-the.bsky.social
Bloomsbury Institute suspended from recruiting overseas students amid Home Office investigation www.timeshighereducation.com/news/bloomsb... via @helenpacker.bsky.social
