Turkish students describe ‘sense of despair’ as protests continue Cost of living concerns and difficulties finding graduate jobs drive students to join widespread protests By Emily Dixon 5 April
UKRI budget quells fears over dual support research system Concerns that UK’s ?2 billion annual quality-related funding stream could be cut allayed by Research England’s budget increase By Jack Grove 4 April
Reintroducing student number controls ‘perverse’, warns Johnson Reviving caps could ‘backfire’ if Treasury given more control over what courses universities run, says former universities minister By Patrick Jack 4 April
Trans policies vanish from university websites after Sussex fine OfS finding that university failed to uphold its free speech duties prompts others into reviewing policies that some believe were ‘copied and pasted’ By Helen Packer 4 April
‘More work to be done’ as UKRI handed flat cash budget Total of ?8.8 billion given to UK’s main research funder a real-terms cut but likely to be viewed favourably amid Whitehall spending reductions By Jack Grove 4 April
Oxbridge hiring rates revealed, with dozens chasing every vacancy Recently published jobs data shows difficulties of securing Oxbridge role, plus characteristics of those most likely to be successful By Jack Grove 4 April
International recruitment more than halves at some universities Latest figures reveal damage to student numbers from dependants ban, with one university seeing enrolments fall by almost 80 per cent By Patrick Jack 3 April
No student should graduate without being taught AI, leaders told Universities let students down if they fail to prepare them for the future workplace, LSE conference hears By Juliette Rowsell 3 April
Rising costs will outstrip funding, European universities fear ‘Financial resilience’ strategies needed as survey finds vast majority of institutions expecting staff and capital expenditure to increase in next five years By Emily Dixon 3 April
Black researcher support group welcomed by key UK funders New consortium will seek to ‘supercharge’ efforts to address lack of black researchers in UK academia By Jack Grove 3 April
All universities should be assessing closure risks, says OfS Institutions ‘not always aware of the scale of the challenges involved’, regulator warns, as financial crisis exacerbates likelihood of bankruptcies By Tom Williams 3 April
UK sector not ‘crying wolf’ over funding crisis, says Mapstone ‘Transactional’ approach to funding reform unlikely to lead to ‘radical’ changes, according to Universities UK president By Patrick Jack 3 April
