Europe

Big cut in enrolments seen as way of modernising country’s universities but some warn further changes are needed to stop students lingering for years

Students encouraged to study elsewhere owing to concerns about the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood on UK campuses

Financial and political pressures have prompted universities to siphon themselves off into various groupings. Can such bodies help secure a fair deal for the sector, or are they destined to end up as either winners or losers?

Dramatically increasing private spending on research may be unrealistic given current economic conditions, funder warned

Union says reduction in staff numbers has led to increased pressure but university warns potential industrial action lacks justification

‘No change’ in widening participation policy, says Trinity Hall, after plans to target students from Eton and Winchester leak

Three-year degrees, international student levy, graduate contributions and role of colleges should all be considered by politicians if universities are to survive, says report

New technologies must be used in ways that ‘strengthen, rather than replace, human expertise’, report authors warn

MP seeks reform to ‘Frankenstein’s monster’ system amid cost-of-living concerns

Current proposals would limit access to studying abroad and prevent creation of new scholarships in priority fields, European universities have warned 

New provider has been lauded by politicians and the media alike due to its different approach that seeks to ‘build a new type of university for a new type of undergraduate’. But what lessons can it teach the wider sector?

Graduate employability increasingly seen as ‘university-wide priority’ involving academics and researchers as well as dedicated careers services