Europe

Gavin Williamson named education secretary and Andrea Leadsom business secretary in Boris Johnson Cabinet

UUK and Russell Group issue appeals after former shadow HE minister’s victory in Tory leadership race

Student and applicant data have been stolen in a ‘malicious and sophisticated’ phishing attack on Lancaster University

Analysis of graduate pay data that could shape future of English universities lays bare contrasts in regional labour markets

Universities must draw up agreements with local partners that have the public voice at their heart, says Richard Brabner

Political shifts will bring funding shift from HE to FE, but universities could play into ‘politics of belonging’, former No 10 adviser says

Sector’s representative and mission groups unite to call for change ahead of new PM’s entrance

Universities ‘on the front line’ as authoritarianism rises and other European nations may follow Hungary’s example, leaders and academics warn

From special education student and repeating a year in high school to tenured professor at Berkeley – the psychologist talks about how his life transformed

Ruskin College denies allegations of ‘victimisation’ of UCU members

Member of catering staff draws support after appeal to Sir David Eastwood to survive on her salary for a month

Student satisfaction appears to be higher with some humanities courses like history, and lower with certain STEM subjects