Staff ‘deeply concerned’ as Keele confirms plans to cut 150 roles Academic and professional services posts to go, with university blaming ‘unprecedented financial challenges’ By Juliette Rowsell 12 May
Ireland to launch ‘transformative’ research funding scheme Multiannual funding programme will ‘retain spirit’ of much-applauded previous scheme, considered ‘step-change’ in Irish research investment By Emily Dixon 12 May
UK immigration White Paper: key changes affecting universities Labour proposes graduate visa reduction, new fee levy and stricter compliance rules in long-awaited policy document By Juliette Rowsell 12 May
‘High potential individual’ visa to expand to more universities Two-year visa will cover alumni at other high-ranking institutions, as study highlights challenges related to ‘ridiculously expensive’ route By Jack Grove 12 May
Graduate visa should be reduced to 18 months, says White Paper New levy on income from international students proposed as government outlines wide-ranging changes to immigration system By Tom Williams 12 May
Invest in French research before courting US scholars, unions say Macron criticised over €100 million package while ‘underfunding’ higher education at home By Emily Dixon 12 May
Flood of AI-assisted research ‘weakening quality of science’ Wave of ‘low-quality’ papers threatening to overwhelm journals and peer reviewers, preventing them from assessing more meaningful research By Juliette Rowsell 12 May
‘Problematic’ HE-FE rivalry over, says ex-college head turned v-c New era of collaboration will benefit both sectors, according to leader who hopes to put ‘efficiency’ skills to good use at one of England’s smallest universities By Patrick Jack 12 May
UK needs three-year graduate visa to ‘maintain leading role’ ‘Third way’ approach to international students would see country strengthen educational offer but also send more of its own citizens abroad By Tom Williams 11 May
Europe Summit: humanities ‘must build more bridges with industry’ Critical thinking becoming ever more important in age of AI, but departments not good at showing their worth, summit hears By Juliette Rowsell 9 May
Plymouth says 200 roles at risk as Newcastle cuts further 38 jobs Yet more universities announce job cuts amid ‘financially challenging environment’ By Juliette Rowsell 9 May
Funding for ‘Bible colleges’ challenged over free speech concerns Religious institutions’ governing documents incompatible with OfS rules, says secular society By Helen Packer 9 May
