Europe

Businesses encouraged to fund roles equivalent to master’s degree level outside levy system as government focuses on creating new opportunities for younger people

Science minister says he took job in DSIT because he ‘didn’t feel like shutting up’

Institutions must focus on creating ‘well-rounded’ individuals equipped with both skills and knowledge needed for technological-driven world, according to academic-turned-politician

Planning cuts of more than €1 billion (£840 million), ministers opt to save academic positions and instead target ‘starter’ grants

Sector leaders fear ‘catastrophic’ damage to scholarship as overseas academics and students leave

Universities stick with controversial social media platform now, driven by need to support student recruitment

Following progress on gender pay disparity, universities should start providing annual statistics on ethnicity pay, say David Mba and Robert Mokaya

Sussex leader tells ministers to go further than declaring war against universities is over

Increased support for students ‘has to be a part’ of Labour’s thinking on improving access, Baroness Smith tells party conference

Students in Andalusia say issues with university waiting lists caused ‘confusion and harm’

Outgoing Erasmus University Rotterdam president discusses the underappreciated value of the social sciences, managing student protests and the differences between Dutch and German higher education

University aims to help next generation of IT experts address climate crisis