Europe

University says it has been forced into making ‘decisions we could have never previously imagined’ after steep drop in international student numbers

Income generated drops 2 per cent year-on-year despite rise in new interactions, NCUB report finds

UK’s biggest academic union unable to pursue national industrial action over pay and job cuts after it fails to meet minimum turnout threshold

English regulator proposes exemption to participation, financial and governance conditions for some providers ahead of expected expansion of sector

University groups unite to fight for amendments to EU’s proposals for Horizon Europe successor, warning that it must remain independent

Rise of artists such as Kneecap help drive applications, with campaigners calling for more modules across other programmes to also be taught in Irish

While new technologies seen as ‘game changer’ for national-level research assessment, study finds vehement opposition, particularly among humanities scholars

Undergraduates are choosing silence over dissent given the high price paid by scholars advancing controversial ideas, says Yashraj Garg

Russell Group institution announces major pivot into digital teaching as universities evolve further beyond traditional models

Restrictions on international intake and decline in domestic school-leavers see undergraduate enrolments shrink

Academics claim changes made to higher education system a decade ago have divided sector into ‘winners and losers’, with government-imposed limits on income exacerbating financial challenges

Misuse of ‘cumulative PhDs’ should prompt debate over whether stacking research papers is really equivalent to writing a dissertation, says Brian Bloch