Europe

Increase in visa refusals expected to be used as primary method for addressing asylum concerns for politically important nations

Decades-old programmes among those being lost under new system that prioritises each institution’s traditional strengths

A precipitous fall in the university’s performance can only be rectified by a restoration of academic governance, says Terence Kealey

Union boss says British institutions should not be opening sites in Africa while UK continues to reject study visa applications at home

Cancer researcher to succeed businessman Andrew Mackenzie at time of major change for research funder

One of the last members of Universities UK to share financial accounts for 2024-25 posts one of sector’s biggest shortfalls

Vice-chancellor Wendy Thomson has been suspended for 10 months but institutions’ concerns stretch back much further than that

Appointment of philosopher who has refused to recognise viewpoint as legitimate could have ‘chilling effect’ on types of studies submitted to the exercise that distributes £2 billion in funding, says professor

Six of seven complaints made against UCU thrown out by Certification Officer, with any breach of rules found not to have swayed final result

Money from Chris Rokos will be used to establish new school of government that will train future leaders

Study looking at whether long-form academic work freely available finds ‘contested’ picture

Fundraising becoming ever more important source of income but analysis shows institutions outside of London and Oxbridge struggling to secure increases