Three more English universities face strikes over job cuts

Staff at Liverpool Hope announce 10 days of action at start of academic year, while union members at Lancaster and Leicester vote on taking action

Non-TEF providers face ‘weeks long’ process for LLE funding

English universities with gold or silver award qualify for ‘streamlined’ process that will only take five minutes, says Department for Education

Back ‘quality’ student internships to boost employment, EU urged

Creating common internship standards and encouraging exchanges between employers and universities key to jobs push, says Coimbra Group

Labour ‘must move quickly’ as regional access inequalities worsen

New figures show university progression gap between London and the rest of the country widening, as ministers plan interventions in coming White Paper

Asian international students shift to tech and health courses

New data shows applicants increasingly choosing computing and healthcare degrees in the UK, as post-study work options take precedence

Withheld childcare grants leave student parents in limbo

Warwick marketing ‘fiasco’ shows ‘education isn’t a luxury brand’

Experts warn institutions against losing sight of their purpose, as more details emerge about university’s prolific spending on PR activities

‘Vicious cycle’ of language degree cuts and declining enrolments

Universities encouraged to offer language degrees to students with no prior experience as low uptake in schools creates pipeline problems

Australian foreign student numbers ‘likely to fall short of cap’

Visa fee hikes and processing delays achieved scuttled legislation’s goals to limit incoming students, data suggests

Has ‘excellence’ funding brought a ‘German Harvard’ any closer?

For two decades, Germany has spent billions of euros on boosting the research capacity of its top institutions. As selection proceeds for another six-year Excellence Strategy, Emily Dixon examines...

Academics should not feel guilty about AI use’s environmental impact

Let’s focus concern about AI’s energy and water use where it can make the biggest difference and demand accountability from developers, says Cal Innes

Justice department declares DEI unlawful

University entrants from deprived areas on the rise in Scotland

Two institutions enrol almost 40 per cent of all students from poorer regions as intake drops at other universities

Will Trump’s bill reverse health improvements for students?

Staff ‘demoralised’ by lack of career progression amid cost cuts

Promotion freezes at UK universities exacerbate frustrations caused by mass redundancies and low pay rises, with academics warning it could force more people out of the sector