As history shows, universities must adapt to a changing world – or die

The institutions that transformed the modern world face existential threats from AI, political hostility and their own inertia, says Geoff Mulgan

Nursing and computing courses hit as teaching grant cuts confirmed

Education minister defends reduction in light of tuition fee rises as Strategic Priorities Grant falls to £1.25 billion

Leeds Beckett agrees ‘strategic alliance’ with local FE group

Joining up school and employer networks will help students decide what education option is ‘right’ for them, says v-c

Some religious colleges get earnings test reprieve

Residential model here to stay ‘but needs rethink’

Fixing student accommodation key to tackling raft of other student issues, argues Hepi report

Subsidiary firms and job cuts reassessed as TPS rates fall

Universities may pause major staffing changes as they are predicted to save millions, experts say, but ‘volatility’ of scheme means some will press on

Merger university v-c gets A$1.1m golden handshake

South Australian largesse pushes average Australian vice-chancellor earnings higher than ever

Our lack of teaching training is the professoriate’s secret scandal

Amid mission drift and falling public support, we must reject the assumption that teaching is primarily a window into how great minds think and reconnect with its value as a practical, trainable...

AI-assisted reviews will result in ordinary, uncontroversial research

Nor can it be acceptable for an author to wait half a year to read reports that their own AI could have created in seconds, says Cornel Nesseler

Can citizens’ assemblies help tackle universities’ problems?

Westminster initiative that brought together people from across the institution to look at climate policy can be replicated elsewhere, participants say

Wollongong chancellor resigns as corruption probe continues

Michael Still steps down amid investigation into university contracts, with union reps cautioning that governance issues are ‘sector-wide’

Lincoln puts 140 staff at risk in latest job cuts

‘Unacceptable’ that academics are facing more redundancies, says UCU, but university insists it must adapt

University of Sheffield’s Nobelist brands chemistry cuts ‘insane’

Genetics pioneer Richard J. Roberts criticises plans to cut posts at ‘brilliant’ department that launched his scientific career

Critical thinking skills helped secure jobs, say overseas alumni

Third edition of British Council survey of international graduates shows continued positivity with UK education, despite sector challenges

Universities eye levy U-turn under Burnham leadership

Sector pushes to reopen negotiations on controversial tax, while some call for the income raised to be reinvested in universities