Warning over NI undergraduate places if budget not agreed
Stormont departments may have to start making cuts from the end of July if a budget has not been agreed, a senior civil servant has warned.
Sharp rise in ERC advanced grant applications from outside Europe
UK again claims top spot in highly competitive scheme, with big increase in interest from US researchers after relocation funding announced.
Hertfordshire to cut 200 jobs in bid to save £20 million
Vice-chancellor says action must be taken to ‘remain financially sustainable’.
Laura Trott: ‘we’re not on an anti-university crusade’
Shadow minister says institutions delivering strong graduate outcomes should be better funded, with money taken off those failing to deliver for students.
Children in Wales to miss out on £500m for ALN despite more than 5,000 letters sent
Children and young people in Wales will miss out on more than £500 million in funding for additional learning needs (ALN), despite an unprecedented response from school leaders who sent over 5,000 letters to ministers in under a week calling for the investment to be protected.
Over £200,000 for anti-racism training
The Scottish Government has committed £214,000 to fund anti-racism education in schools for 2026/27.
Expanding free school meals to all secondary school pupils in households claiming Universal Credit, with no income limit
Anna Brychan MS, Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Today I am announcing an additional £15m to start enabling more secondary pupils in maintained schools to receive free school meals.
Apprenticeship funding band review ordered by skills minister
A review of apprenticeship funding bands has been launched as an “immediate priority” by the government, with Skills England ordered to identify which standards should be first in line for “potential funding uplifts”.
We have spent thirty years asking the wrong people to fund universities. It is time for a new social contract
The post-war settlement that shaped modern British higher education was based on an idea, made explicit by the Robbins Report 1963, that access to university should be determined by ability, not means, and the state would fund it because an educated population and a flourishing...
FE leaders and unions issue stark funding warning to DfE
College leaders and staff unions have joined forces to warn the government of the severe consequences of continued FE funding cuts.
Ex Dundee University finance chief begins employment tribunal
An accountant who resigned from the University of Dundee after one day begins his employment tribunal on Monday.
Welsh Government confirms additional £15m investment in free school meals for eligible secondary pupils
The Welsh Government has announced £15 million to start enabling more secondary pupils to receive free school meals.
Part-time work ‘the norm’ as students’ money fears increase
Nearly nine in 10 UK undergraduate applicants expect to work during studies, with many relying on earnings to get by.
There is now no alternative but for the sector to grasp the scale of the challenge it faces
The higher education sector has seen sustained critique from both ends of the political spectrum.
Rising living costs push nine in ten university students into term-time work
Rising living costs are pushing almost nine in ten university students to plan for term-time work, according to a new survey.
How should universities respond to cuts in teaching, demographic decline and greater competition?
Having finally finished reading it yesterday evening, I have come to the conclusion that the one book every vice-chancellor, aspiring vice-chancellor and chair of council should read on the beach this summer is Capitalizing on College: How higher education went from mission...
BBSRC invests in 21 new Fellows
BBSRC invests £10 million in 21 new Fellows as part of its ongoing commitment to develop the next generation of independent research leaders across the UK.
DfE legal costs rise by more than 50% under Labour
Increase in legal costs is likely due to the government introducing contentious policies that have ‘well-funded’ opponents – such as VAT on private school fees, say experts.
Council seeks legal advice over SEND bailout calculation
A council has sought legal advice and written to ministers after flagging concerns that it will miss out on extra cash to plug a looming SEND deficit.
Fears trusts could get handcuffed to government energy-buying scheme
Beleaguered academy trust bosses could face “yet more bureaucracy” and the prospect of being handcuffed to long-term contracts through Labour’s flagship energy scheme, union chiefs fear.