Union says 270 jobs to go as Queen鈥檚 seeks voluntary redundancies Russell Group member says number of roles going yet to be determined, with compulsory departures not on agenda By Chris Havergal 3 February
Consider exempting STEM students from dependants ban, UK told Peers urge rethink as they brand UK鈥檚 high visa and healthcare costs 鈥榓ct of national self-harm鈥 By Patrick Jack 3 February
Plan S dumps journal cost comparison tool after publisher boycott Lack of cooperation from publishers blamed for failure of transparency service that many hoped could drive down prices By Jack Grove 3 February
Serbia protests 鈥榓bout protecting present and future鈥, students say Prompted by deadly train station collapse, thousands of students are calling for government accountability By Emily Dixon 3 February
鈥楶ositive signals鈥 for UK international recruitment in September Early data from UniQuest shows a 38 per cent increase in firm acceptances for autumn intake By Patrick Jack 3 February
Striking over pay amid the UK鈥檚 financial crisis is misguided at best The work of lobbying policymakers to make HE a higher priority is undermined by the endless pantomime of UCU鈥檚 internal politics, says Dyfrig Jones By Dyfrig Jones 3 February
French scholars decry 鈥榓ppalling鈥 cuts to 鈥榮tarving鈥 universities Draft 2025 budget could be devastating for research, universities and students, academics warn By Emily Dixon 2 February
University of Dundee staff vote to strike amid financial crisis Union says that managers of stricken institution must 鈥渢hink again about cutting jobs and the use of compulsory redundancies鈥 By Juliette Rowsell 31 January
UK universities spend more than 拢200 million on severance pay THE analysis reveals higher education sector has already passed feared milestone of axeing more than 10,000 jobs in a single year By Patrick Jack 31 January
CNRS researchers want boss to quit over two-tier 鈥楰eylabs鈥 plan Ten thousand back call for Antoine Petit to resign as president of French state research organisation By Emily Dixon 31 January
Cost-cutting Newcastle posts 拢5 million underlying deficit Institution has come under fire for looking to shed around 300 jobs By Patrick Jack 31 January
Early Elsevier exits set tone for UK publishing costs showdown Librarians and negotiators insist embattled sector鈥檚 finances and technological innovations will help to achieve long-sought reductions in publisher costs By Jack Grove 31 January