Modules cancelled amid ‘panicked’ response to staff cuts and strikes

UK students being told that modules are cancelled and recommended options outside their courses, union reports

Spanish universities say China is a ‘natural partner’ for expansion

University leaders say they are drawn to China’s research strength and fast-growing technology sector

News Talks podcast: How is ‘employability’ reshaping UK degrees?

With a new degree co-designed by Aardman Animations and the Royal College of Art announced this week, we examine the growing role of business in moulding degrees as universities face ever greater...

‘Sharp’ fall in research mobility between EU, US and China

European Commission report finds 45 per cent fewer researchers moved from the EU to the US in 2025 than in 2023

Why my university is closing the TPS pension to new starters

Even though contribution rates have gone down, the volatility makes long-term financial planning very difficult, says David Mba

Scottish universities face enduring deficits – funding council

Worse is predicted in coming years, and hopes of an eventual reversal may be driven by excessive optimism about international enrolments, funding council warns

Cornell agrees to independent investigation of alleged rape case

Academics must stop trying to save struggling freshers

Well-meaning interventions to help students avoid struggle, emotional pain or failure have gone too far, says Jennifer DeBurro

China urges universities to differentiate in top-down reforms

The litmus test will be whether a more stratified system improves graduate employment, observers suggest

Indifferent responses to student enquiries ‘costing enrolments’

Applicants to UK and Australian universities generally have a better time dealing with ChatGPT, ‘mystery shopper’ study finds

Australia ramps up student visa immigration risk ratings

With record visa refusals and a metric-driven system, the rise in countries considered high risk was a foregone conclusion

STEM PhDs ‘inaccessible’ to disadvantaged students

UK ‘missing out’ on talent as fewer disadvantaged students complete STEM doctorates, major study finds

Mergers ‘not for the faint-hearted’, says Greenwich v-c

Jane Harrington describes her institution’s merger with Kent as ‘incredibly hard work’ and warns struggling institutions would need support to do the same

Bucks New University student visa sponsor licence suspended

Bucks New University has been suspended from issuing student visas, the Home Office has announced 

MI5 issues China espionage warning to UK universities

Universities have urgently been told to review their ties with Chinese research institute after spy warning