Regional Signals
Universities and research across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland: regulation and the Office for Students, funding and fees, research councils, international students, and institutional news.
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This week in United Kingdom
UK universities showed their reach this week: Exeter reports its Middle East history archive is used in 100 countries, and its business research on executive pay and workers' rights informed a UN report. Surrey's Ravi Silva received China's Friendship Award for international collaboration, while Surrey also named Paul Conway of Loughborough to lead engineering from January 2027. UCAS will waive its fee for eligible care leavers from the 2027 cycle.
The UK government has issued an October 2026 guide explaining how it will calculate apprenticeship unit funding for the organisations it funds in England, alongside updates to its August 2026 guide.
Organisations receiving apprenticeship unit funding in England now have an October 2026 guide setting out how the government will calculate that funding.
New £50 million research centre on early brain development
Refugee student admissions route to UK universities for 2027
Study on Indian students' attitudes toward studying abroad
University input into a national metamaterials innovation roadmap
Rectors' statement on higher education's role in Ukraine's reconstruction
Parental leave policy for UK PhD students
Regulator warning on quality of English university degrees
EU policy on tuition fees for EU students in UK universities
