Europe

Extending embargoes and permitting more exceptions are likelier than a full U-turn, suggest academic publishing experts

University of Glasgow philosophers behind viral ‘ChatGPT is bullshit’ paper claim student AI use is linked to dubious techno optimism of billionaire Silicon Valley moguls

Sector leaders say international students and researchers, funding and academic freedom at risk if National Rally wins power

Private equity firm that owns one of the UK’s few private universities seeking to make triple its initial investment in latest deal

Platform must overcome cost and participation hurdles, but would benefit readers and researchers, experts say

Sector leaders say stopgap solution needed to ensure institutions remain viable, but extra funding is likely to come with strings attached

But Cambridge must reform procedures that have evidently left many colleagues traumatised, says Thomas Roulet

With few private school alumni, plenty of postgraduates and a few PhDs, Keir Starmer’s potential government is very different from Rishi Sunak’s top team

Significant majority for Labour would open up opportunities to change university system over the next decade, UUK chief tells meeting of black leaders

Commission says the continent needs to boost its research spend to ensure ‘long-term competitiveness’

London Interdisciplinary School has geared its courses around tackling real-world challenges, but some students seem reluctant to step outside the traditional higher education sector

Nearly three-quarters of people want next government to take action to support a higher education institution at risk of closure