Europe

Mega university’s first foray back into overseas education since branch campus failures proves controversial

Concern around student finance and graduate dissatisfaction in England will continue to grow regardless of expected Treasury reforms, say former government officials

Long-running atmospheric measurement aircraft no longer offers value for money in light of rising costs, says environmental research funder

Early figures for this academic year show ‘volatile’ recruitment continuing, with several Russell Group universities seeing steep drops

Students offered chance to transfer to university after sudden announcement that College of Osteopaths is shutting

Tighter rules around enrolments and completions could include recent January intake, increasing risk universities will be deemed non-compliant after tumultuous period

Changes to system put forward by Plaid Cymru and Reform UK ahead of coming election would breach Treasury rules, economists warn

Generation raised in digital-first classrooms questioning importance of books, academics say, but others believe issue has been overblown

Academics’ concerns are mounting as news drips out of the research councils about cuts and freezes ahead of a major funding restructuring intended to promote interdisciplinarity and transparency. But does the buckets approach even hold water? Jack Grove reports

Universities worst affected as lawyers collate database of incidents of ‘repression’

Prime minister promises reform after coming under pressure over student finance ‘debt trap’

Universities want ‘clear division’ between FP10 and competitiveness fund to protect frontier research