Europe will ‘fail’ without increased research budget, MEP warns
Christian Ehler insists that additional funding must not come with political strings attached

Christian Ehler insists that additional funding must not come with political strings attached

Disadvantaged students reported feeling under-supported in their transition to higher education

Leadership hopeful takes aim at universities in latest of series of controversial remarks at party’s conference

But increases to PhD stipends are ‘too little, too late’, postgraduate union says

Reputable colleges stripped of students while thousands of places go to institutions focusing elsewhere or facing closureÂ

Survey of pro-growth economists by innovation thinktank UK Day One finds weak support among economists for extra higher education spending

Leadership recruits from outside academia bring new perspectives, and a few skeletons in the closet, to university administration

Leadership troubles at two Parisian mega-universities reflect ongoing debates around governance and academic culture, says Jean-Yves Mérindol

Universities’ ‘inadequate’ responses ‘just like their handling of sexual assault’, says Australian parliamentary committee

Administrators at US colleges are increasingly defective and detached from education but I’m too old to try something new, says a faculty member

Conservative Party conference divided on impact of Labour’s rebalancing of skills funding

Party was ‘irresponsible’ to let per-student funding erode during last six years of governing, says ex-universities minister

Policies must protect gender-critical beliefs as well as trans and non-binary staff, former OfS head says in wake of tribunal judgment

A wave of US institutions say they will no longer take stances on political or societal issues, but some are critical that keeping quiet is ‘tantamount to implicit support’

Academics whose pay was deducted for taking part in marking and assessment boycott begin legal case