Harriet Swain

4 days ago | researchprofessionalnews.com | Robin Bisson |Harriet Swain

Upcoming 3.9 per cent rise in Office for Students fees latest hit to institutional financesUniversities in England will collectively pay around £100,000 in extra registration fees to the Office for Students in the next academic year, according to a Research Professional News analysis. On 30 May, university administrators received a letter from the Department for Education, detailing a 3.9 per cent increase in OfS registration fees coming into effect on 21 June.

5 days ago | researchprofessionalnews.com | Harriet Swain |Chris Parr

Report criticises previous push for competition in higher education and calls for collegialityUniversities UK Transformation and Efficiency Taskforce report has been published today.

5 days ago | researchprofessionalnews.com | Harriet Swain

Universities UK releases its efficiency report as the spending review enters its final phaseMPs return from the Whitsun recess today to the frenzy of a 10-day spending review endgame. While many decisions will have already been made on how the government will distribute money between and within departments, there is still a chance for higher education to grab the chancellor’s attention before she finalises the sums to be announced on 11 June.

1 week ago | researchprofessionalnews.com | Harriet Swain

An Institute for Fiscal Studies report examines choices around education in the upcoming spending reviewAs higher education prepares to hear its financial fate in next month’s spending review, it is worth remembering that the sector is not alone. The review, to be delivered on 11 June, will affect the future of every aspect of government.

2 weeks ago | researchprofessionalnews.com | Harriet Swain

Ministers make an announcement on 10-year budgets and negotiate an EU resetToday, the government outlines its plans for 10-year R&D budgets, although specific funding is still to be determined. Sophie Hogan has the lowdown. The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology says 10-year budgets will be used beyond its own department and agencies, including by the national funder UK Research and Innovation and all departments and public bodies funding R&D.