Europe

Applications climbed by almost 2,000 per cent in 2022, the year of the Russian invasion, but most students chose low-cost courses with minimal entrance requirements

A quarter of modern institutions looking to shed upwards of 50 roles, with agreements on teaching loads and promotion also under threat, UCU survey finds

Early data suggest number of international students starting taught postgraduate courses is down 6 per cent, but some individual campuses hit much harder

Universities Netherlands announces new measures to limit international student numbers, but needs politicians’ help to introduce quotas

Proposed changes to how scholars publish show little awareness of how they will profoundly reshape academic life, says David Lund

First-years in Utrecht targeted by ‘bangalijst’ have been pursuing legal action against members of student group responsible for document

Shadow chancellor’s regional productivity agenda could be driven by devolving parts of R&D funding or creating new kinds of institutions, say experts

Higher education might not be doorstep issue for voters but the importance of universities in tackling the world’s biggest problems has never been higher, argue Amanda Broderick and Patrizio Bianchi

Further industrial action planned as union members try to resist wave of university cost-cutting

Inflated marks, overworked staff and politically compromised courses are the price of exploiting offshore UK-registered students, says Michael Day

New figures show UK university-business interactions are down 5 per cent, to lowest level since at least 2014-15

England’s Uni Connect programme has funding reduced to £20 million at ‘exactly the wrong time’, says widening participation expert