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Newly crowned winner of Holberg Prize raises alarm over job losses and shuttering of courses across UK

Closer links between universities and industry would help to fix 120,000 shortfall in required technical staff by 2035, says study

House of Lords debates new report that found fifth of students reluctant to share house with Jewish person

Government pulls money as part of efforts to prioritise funding for young people but universities say move ‘not in interests of economy’

Two draft parliamentary reports seek to protect independence of key bodies but universities say more clarity is needed on directionality and defence research

University works with authorities to contain deadly disease, with 11 young people taken to hospital and others being told to get antibiotics

Study looking at ‘little explored’ attainment gaps at postgraduate taught level finds white students far more likely to achieve a distinction

Universities told to adjust to new attitudes on HE expansion, as figures show boom in new entrants who have few to no qualifications

Science committee chair describes ‘widespread cuts’ to strategically important research as ‘failure’ of leadership

National Audit Office review highlights growing maintenance backlog as funders invest in building new laboratories

Positive impact of channelling government funding into charity at expense of universities has yet to be proven, argues learned society

System being pushed to the brink as sharp increase in number of students not matched by investment in teaching capacity, report highlights