Europe

Union fears scale of cost-cutting imperils local economy in region already facing economic challenges

Stung by alumni reaction to his intervention on Israel-Gaza crisis, new dean of Insead says creating a ‘cauldron of cultures’ is a better way of contributing to the world

UK universities that have made the switch to different teaching model say it boosts student retention and recruitment but staff burnout is real risk

Financial constraints reducing appetite for risky experimentation but pressures can also help to ‘clarify minds’, say experts

Study finds scholarly autonomy used to justify breaches of 48-hour weekly working hours cap

Young voters ‘desperate for politicians to offer them more’, feeling that MPs don’t value their views

Young people experiencing increasingly turbulent starts to their working lives, study finds

Institutions ‘got it wrong’ by putting all the attention on assessment when large language models first launched, say experts

Tying state-of-the-art digital research infrastructure to particular research communities should give way to more equitable landscape, conference hears

Former government adviser says a modest cut in operating costs could allow for a doubling of the number of UK academics

Artificial intelligence infrastructure currently dominated by corporations, scientific advisory group warns

Long-serving leader will not seek fourth term, with handover scheduled for September 2025