Europe

UCU general secretary tells Times Higher Education that university risks being changed ‘beyond recognition’ if 600 job losses go ahead

Union warns that female nursing staff face being moved on to inferior terms while male engineers retain research rights

New code confirms trans people can be excluded from facilities on basis of biological sex but experts say that does not make grappling with competing responsibilities any easier

Nursing professor who led overhaul of Research Excellence Framework will leave funding body in spring 2027

Ministers urged to intervene as proposed cuts to highly regarded chemistry departments threaten UK government’s skills and growth plans

Proposed ‘minimum standards’ for research careers argue scholars should expect the same living standards across the continent

Enrolments from Nigeria, Pakistan and Sri Lanka hit hardest as Home Office gets strict ahead of new compliance rules

Universities piloting the use of AI tools in assessment identify ‘tension’ in determining correct role for academics to play

Audit of all UK institutions reveals lack of coordination in how student AI use is being managed, with 40 per cent lacking any public policy

Ukraine’s State Tax University considers how to restore campus to its former glory after more than half was destroyed in first weeks of the Russian invasion

The ruling in the Sussex case only strengthens our argument that restrictions at religious colleges are worse, say Chris Higgins and Keith Sharpe

Plans to cut staff numbers in department that has produced four Nobel prizewinners will harm university’s research reputation, warns UCU