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Regulator says English sector finances ‘appear to be towards the most pessimistic end’ of predictions, with risks escalating

‘Cultural shift’ needed in universities to better recognise work academics do with local communities, Lords committee hears

Union branch at redundancy-hit institution to stage one-day walkout

Ten university cities expected to participate in strikes ahead of April Senate vote on budget

Government told it can ‘no longer ignore’ growing gender educational attainment gap

Vice-chancellors fear ‘incubator economy’ where innovative firms only scale up overseas

UK needs data on how ‘marginal’ graduates fare in workforce compared with if they didn’t have a degree, argues new report

‘Default target’ of sex questions should be sex at birth, with ‘male’ and ‘female’ the possible answers, says government-commissioned review

Institution would have run out of money by end of June without additional Holyrood support, leaders tell MSPs

University umbrella groups call on EU Global Gateway initiative to boost funding for international research collaborations

China’s neighbours benefit in list of the world’s most international universities, as giant expands its network

Loss of almost 8 per cent of mainstream quality-related funding feared amid concerns that Spring Statement will deepen sector funding crisis

Rules designed for adversaries do not help against friends, expert warns, as US grills Australian researchers on DEI, ‘environmental justice’, ‘gender ideology’ and China links

Tropical disease researcher and parliamentarian Lauren Sullivan talks about difficulties of returning to the lab after a career break, juggling family, science and politics, and why Dundee’s life science sector must be supported

Union members hold Parliament rally urging ministers to bail out sector

Staff in their late fifties offered voluntary severance may feel that they have no choice but to accept, but it could cost them thousands of pounds in pension payments

Teaching and nursing enrolments surge as students seek ‘safer’ career paths in an uncertain and expensive world

Students face more ‘formulaic’ and automated tests, as staff are left unable to cope with growing class sizes

Cash-strapped institution confirms it will not be investing upfront in new Central Asian outpost

Union fears as many as 300 jobs could go at Yorkshire university, plus courses in chemistry and film and television

Reforms to boost opportunities for those just starting out could have the opposite effect, observers warn

Board minutes show research council leaders assessing options including ‘NHS Catapult’ as they seek to meet government priorities

Defunding of diversity-related research may deter American university libraries from buying titles in contentious topic areas, publishers fear

Students describe increased ‘anti-immigrant sentiment’ as far-right party becomes significant force in German parliament

New education plan aims to create four city hubs and expand enrolment as youth population swells

Extra £10 million in funding made available to universities such as Dundee to ‘navigate current financial challenges’

Professional services staff most affected in move unions warn will ‘make life worse for students’

Chinese literature and linguistics professor returns to university after disappearing during a trip back to China in 2023

Education committee announces investigation into state of funding in the sector and its impact on staff and students

Adult Human Female directors Deirdre O’Neill and Michael Wayne claim union treated them unfairly in wake of cancelled Edinburgh showings

Students spiked their visa paperwork to bolster their chances next time around, new data suggests

Changes to science policy organisation decried as political interference after long-standing tensions

Long-running inquiry accused of ‘lack of transparency as to who and what is being investigated’