New offers from big five ‘still too costly’ for UK universities

‘Significant’ number of institutions predicted to drop deals with main scholarly imprints, leaving journal access much reduced

Are we finally going to see a United States of Europe for research?

The European Research Area was first proposed 25 years ago in the hope of levelling up Europe’s national research systems and challenging global rivals. Implementing that vision has been achingly...

Spain’s new university decree misses the real problem

A policy that locks in more process and expense while the public sector stands still doesn’t protect students: it protects the status quo, says Conrado Briceño

University of Virginia settles with Trump administration

AI could ‘help democratise access to science careers’

Technology can be used to offer vital research experience and create inclusive curricula, according to physicist Jess Wade

Southampton Solent pensions row ‘sets concerning precedent’

Union claims that professional service staff have been told to move on to subsidiary firm with less generous pension scheme, or face losing their job

‘Pervasive censorship’ at UK campuses in China, claims report

Chinese Communist Party control of joint ventures potentially violating UK equality and free speech laws, warns thinktank

Keep domestic students in majority, Australian universities told

Focus on educating locals, education minister says, as international enrolments creep over half on some campuses

‘Because I said so’: universities double down on unwritten rules

New education city to ‘accelerate’ India branch campus openings

Company offers universities way into transnational education push with plans to create university hub near Delhi

Merging universities doesn’t increase applications, study finds

Research into impact of Norwegian reforms that saw several institutions join together indicates changes had little impact on perceptions of quality

Fee increase won’t cover ‘radical’ ambition of skills plans

‘More interventionist, more activist’ stance from government will result in deep changes to the sector, but vice-chancellors say key details missing

Administration regime ‘could make university closure more likely’

Formalising process around market exit would make it impossible for institution to come back from the brink, fears UUK chief

Skills White Paper: Is extra oversight a fair price for sector stability?

Questions will be asked about the Office for Students’ fitness to take on extra powers over quality, agents and franchising, says Diana Beech

Skills White Paper: Clarity and coherence or confusion and complexity?

To understand the government’s approach to education, we must await more announcements. Let’s hope they go further, says Nick Hillman