Europe

Political issues motivate Turkish PhD students to move abroad but sociocultural and professional anxieties stop them from returning, study finds

Former science secretary accused British students of lacking ‘vigour’ 

Warnings revised TEF rules could damage universities with a widening participation agenda and fail to weed out bad actors

Ex-employees threaten legal action after collapse of private provider leaves salaries unpaid

Industrial action follows previous walkouts in June, July and August

Experts said the idea that all universities will pass the proposed levy on international tuition fees on to students is a ‘fantasy’

Reduction in inflation compensation adds to pressures on higher education and research, universities say

Staff criticise vice-chancellor’s failure to protect jobs despite additional government funding

Sutton Trust research finds university leaders more representative of the general population than other professions including judges and diplomats

Revamped version of quality benchmark scheme will force more higher education providers to participate and punish those with lower ratings

Government told to incorporate higher education institutions into emergency planning frameworks as the UK attempts to bolster its defences

Universities can’t be expected to absorb escalating financial risk forever. Funders must share the burden, says Stephanie Smith