Europe

UUK announces new business engagement initiative as data suggests most young people see apprenticeships as viable alternative to higher education

Staff at Strathclyde and Durham vote to walk out in disputes over job losses and workloads, while Northumbria to be hit with disruption in row over pensions

Modest ‘Trump surge’ will not last, says leader, with regulation, demographics and parental preferences all posing issues for institutions hoping to recruit

Quarter of UK universities changing vice-chancellors after several retire and some forced out, with experts predicting continuing challenges mean churn at the top will only continue

Chinese academics, students and partners bring great benefits that the UK would be very foolish to spurn, says Michael Spence

Grande école embarks on biggest redevelopment for more than 50 years amid changing enrolment patterns and disruptions to traditional teaching models

National funder commits to another above-inflation increase of almost 5 per cent

Sapienza University of Rome knocked offline for more than three days after suspected cyberattack

We discuss why the University of Sussex is challenging the OfS in court and what it could mean for freedom of speech, institutional autonomy and the role of the regulator

Still unclear whether Scotland will meet fair access goals set for this year, as country prepares to adopt institution-level approach

After years of turbulence in the higher education sector, Dutch universities say the incoming government marks ‘change of direction’

York and Swansea latest to decline publisher’s offer, with latter also walking away from Springer Nature deal