Patrick Jack
TimesHigherEducation
United Kingdom
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Number of dependants coming to UK on study visas soars again
More family members entered country on study visas in 2022 than in previous six years combined – with Nigerian dependants outnumbering students → Read More
Overseas enrolments surge at UK universities
Number of transnational learners up 9 per cent year-on-year → Read More
Rayner shows her support for striking academics
Labour deputy leader promises to raise staff concerns about pay deductions with shadow education secretary → Read More
Most overseas students who stay in UK find graduate-level roles
Results of study appear to contradict home secretary’s claim that foreign students work in low-skilled jobs → Read More
Students trapped following deadly Turkey earthquakes
Universities join rescue mission after 7.8 magnitude tremor strikes near Gaziantep → Read More
The website aiming to bring greater transparency to spin-outs
Analysis of the database suggests UK universities take greater equity in spin-outs than others in Europe → Read More
Number of UK academics employed on zero-hours contracts rises
Female academics are more likely to be employed on zero-hours contracts than male colleagues → Read More
Sector fights plan to cut UK post-study work visa ‘to six months’
Country would lose out to competitors if it rolls back two-year work eligibility, leaders warn → Read More
Birmingham sends Eastwood off with £190K bonus as v-c pay rises
Average leaders’ remuneration stood at £308,000 last year, according to analysis of 118 university accounts → Read More
Ucas to replace personal statement with series of questions
Admissions service also making changes to teacher references, and plans to release details of grade profiles that were accepted onto courses → Read More
University finances vulnerable to international student crackdown
London-based institutions and post-92s face losing millions if brakes put on overseas enrolment → Read More
Pace of scientific progress ‘slowing’
Researchers analysed data from 45 million papers and 4 million patents over six decades, finding less disruption and more consolidation → Read More
US News rankings revolt ‘not just a tempest in a teapot’
Former Reed president hopes other universities will challenge influential league table → Read More
REF robot reviewers ‘not yet ready’ to replace human judgement
Automation should only be used to support peer review and not usurp it, finds major study → Read More
Free speech bill: Peers scrap right to sue but add NDA ban
Peers amend controversial legislation owing to prospect of “endless litigation”, with ban on non-disclosure agreements also supported → Read More
South African v-cs seek to make multilingualism a reality
Language Policy Framework seeks to integrate the country’s 11 official languages into higher education → Read More
Arab University Rankings 2022: Elements of national success
Internationalisation and investment help propel universities from Saudi Arabia and UAE to top of league table → Read More
Many universities could face sanctions for missing OfS thresholds
Two-thirds of larger providers failing to meet every student outcomes benchmark in every subject, THE analysis finds → Read More
Returning home after graduation? It’s more complicated than that
Research reveals more detailed picture of where students go to work after finishing their degree → Read More
‘Mindless’ overseas student crackdown ‘would kill levelling up’
Politicians and sector leaders respond strongly to reports Westminster government could restrict foreign students to ‘elite universities’ only → Read More