Europe

Businesses reliant on highly skilled workers urged to ‘stop taking a back seat’ as UK universities suffer financially

French institution reports 300 applications as state funding bolsters efforts to ‘offer refuge’ to those fleeing Trump funding cuts

Union says means-tested grants of up to £4,224 should be reintroduced on top of existing loans, as spending review looms

English universities encouraged to adopt more consistent approach that is easier to navigate after criticism from inequality watchdog

Planned restructure of key government departments under new coalition must keep dual responsibilities of universities together, leaders say

With existential challenges mounting in both his adoptive homes, outgoing University of Surrey vice-chancellor says cuts cannot be the only focus as he prepares to head back Down Under

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson takes action over concerns about attendance and recruitment at Oxford Business College

Claire Callender, professor of higher education at IoE and Birkbeck, died after suffering from lung cancer

Budget cuts of €500 billion to higher education and research funding in the Netherlands breach government agreement, universities say

English universities pushing to show they are serious about tackling sexual misconduct ahead of new regulatory requirements but experts say efforts still ‘patchy’

Universities should reinvest any money made from commercialisation rather than see it as a way of fixing financial problems, says expert

Survey of first-generation scholars finds many struggle with ‘unwritten rules’ of academic life