Europe

Public institution to become autonomous company within wider private education group

Science and universities have ‘weathered a collapse in trust’ in many major UK institutions, although ‘shallow’ public support has not been stress-tested, research by Campaign for Science and Engineering suggests

Public opinion across the UK diverges significantly from international norms, a poll of 31 nations reveals

Impacted staff were all copied into a group email, prompting outrage

LLMs cannot be relied on to give accurate indication of student performance, researchers find, as universities explore ways of relieving pressure on markers

Burnham government seen as more likely than Starmer to act on growing calls to relieve pressure on young graduates

Devolved powers can better integrate the post-16 system but England’s national architecture pulls in the other direction, say Nic Beech, Fran Darlington-Pollock and John Blake

Ben Macpherson leaves government after serving just three months in newly expanded role

Any concessions made by new prime minister likely to be fiercely opposed by universities fearful of losing millions of pounds in income

Book charting ascent to Cambridge professorship to be released posthumously, family confirms

Erasmus-supported cohort ‘shocked’ to learn they had been reported to the Home Office for completing studies midway through final projects

As Western nations desperately seek meaningful economic growth, many are pondering whether to direct more of their research budgets towards industrial priorities. That is a policy Ireland has pursued since the 2008 economic crash. But researchers remain divided on its wisdom. Seher Asaf reports