Durham University latest to be threatened with strikes over cuts

Leading institution plans to save £20 million over two years, with 200 professional services staff expected to depart

College logged student placements at defunct workplaces, says OfS

Now-closed private provider also documented education students working in cafes, clothes shops and building firms as part of their course

Monash posts ‘robust’ surplus thanks to investment earnings

‘Hard-fought’ result no reason to ‘lose focus’ in a ‘turbulent and often unpredictable environment’, says Monash v-c

How researchers could get their cancelled NIH grants back

Another Round of Cuts Hit Colleges in March

Plan for more ‘black swan events’ after cap ‘body blow’ – Gertler

Outgoing president of the University of Toronto discusses Canada’s international student restrictions, impact of second Trump term and prospect of more ‘bad surprises’ awaiting his successor

Endless restructures ‘make campuses more inefficient, not less’

Surveyed professional staff blame constant restructuring for escalating administrative burden and deteriorating administrative efficiency

‘Degree flexibility needed’ as half of graduates regret choices

Call to make UK student transfers easier as report finds lack of career options central reason behind post-university remorse

TNE is a strategic imperative – but it can’t be done on the cheap

Meeting the demand for more advanced forms of TNE requires investment, human capital and technological infrastructure, says Vangelis Tsiligiris

Sheffield staff vote for strike action over £23 million cuts

University and College Union says plans to slash jobs and merge departments go ‘too deep, too fast’

Dundee job cuts could hit 700 staff as university shrinks modules

Union urges senior management to rule out compulsory redundancies following cash injection

Frosty reception for Trump University’s Greenland expansion

Leaked plans for the return of Trump-branded university in Danish territory hailed by MAGA supporters despite academics’ concerns

ARC grants should ‘buy out teaching time, not cover full wages’

Call for rethink over how funder’s money is used to underwrite professors’ salaries, as overhaul of key schemes continues

Most universities still use online exams despite cheating fears

Seven in 10 institutions allow students to take remote tests unsupervised, casting doubt on ‘validity’ of degrees, study finds

Six of Queensland’s seven universities rebound to post surpluses

Apparent recovery owes much to bump in government funding, and may prove short-lived as international earnings tumble