Scholars eligible for grants straight after PhD under ERC rules

Researchers will be able to apply for starting grant directly after PhD, while eligibility windows for grants will overlap, European Research Council says

How university leaders responded to Charlie Kirk's death

South Asian students ‘in constant fear’ amid racist attacks

Students in Ireland call for practical protection measures after string of violent assaults that left some requiring surgery

Reforming university finance reports ‘could help explain cuts’

Institutional finances warrant their own review, accounting expert says, amid contested claims about the necessity for redundancies

Students’ monthly shortfall hits £500 as parents contribute less

Almost half of students say they have considered dropping out because of money issues as maintenance loan threshold remains frozen

Failure to reach strike vote threshold ‘would undermine unions’

Turnout required to move ahead with industrial action ‘very hard’ to achieve, say academics

AI peer review needs to be peer-reviewed

Can AI match the insights of human referees? We don’t know. So before implementation, let’s run the experiment, says Sheldon H. Jacobson

Goldsmiths vice-chancellor Frances Corner to step down in 2026

Frances Corner, the first woman to lead Goldsmiths, will leave her role as vice-chancellor after period of job cuts and restructuring

Staff at Imperial College London vote for strike action

University employees back industrial action after rejecting two per cent pay award

Some Gazan students ‘may be left behind’ as UK begins evacuation

Scholarship students begin to receive information about transfer to UK but timelines remain uncertain

University of Exeter to open joint campus in China

Russell Group institution will offer five courses in partnership with Zhejiang University of Technology

Survey: most college leaders worried about new federal policies

Race to medicine ‘wrecking Korean universities’ as dropouts soar

Mass departure of students from top institutions in favour of medical degrees stokes concerns about future talent pipelines in other subjects

‘Bias’ against interdisciplinary science ‘harms funding chances’

Without tailored assessment, interdisciplinary research faces disadvantage, say academics

Vice-chancellor’s job ‘isn’t to be liked’, says new Brighton head

Donna Whitehead warns university leaders must be candid with staff as sector’s financial crisis endures