Europe

With spending review expected to leave little room to manoeuvre, focus on post-16 agenda worries universities

As Skills England begins its work, HEIs must embrace an agenda closely tied to ministers’ ambitions for the economy and the regions, says David Bell

Pledging to invest £86 billion over the rest of the decade, Labour promises local input into decisions over how to spend some of the fund

Historian Karol Nawrocki could use veto to block changes, adding to academics’ frustration over slow progress

Buckinghamshire New University ends partnership ties with three institutions as it attempts to ‘remove its reliance’ on subcontracting

Doctoral schools, quality assurance and supervision guidelines all on the rise but question of staff or student status still not resolved, survey finds 

With EU reviewing Israel’s Horizon Europe participation, some believe research boycott should form part of Keir Starmer’s potential ‘targeted sanctions’

Medr’s chief operating officer to step up at time of financial hardship for Welsh sector

Regulator exploring how to integrate exercise into wider quality assessments

Fairness, social justice and town planning must be part of template for innovation-led growth in UK university cities, according to Irene Tracey

Falling employment among those who don’t have degrees drives up jobs gap but annual figures to be stopped amid questions over their quality

Programmes at risk at a time when more employers want to train their staff at higher level, say leaders