Europe

Welsh university disputes figures in accountant’s report

Britain again edges ahead of Germany in EU research funding race despite Brexit concerns

Government pressing ahead with English legislation – despite majority of responses to its own consultation giving thumbs down to planned fee cap

Since the 1970s, an increasingly competitive job market has come to advantage the already privileged

Universities must take the lead on resolving the blight that unconditional offers place on the higher education sector, says Mike Nicholson 

Vice-chancellor says collaboration with Trinity College Dublin will give institution ‘options and opportunities’

Chris Skidmore’s remarks may be greeted with scepticism by academics

Office for Students expresses concern that offers ‘with strings attached’ may limit students’ opportunities, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds

Vice-chancellors turn on businesses for not doing enough to educate and retrain their workforce

First statistics from Hesa on extent of zero-hours contracts show 3 per cent of ‘typical’ workforce have them, but figure is far higher for ‘atypical’ staff

Seemingly owned by an Oxbridge Essays shareholder, company offers up to 100,000 words of ‘model writing assistance’

UK universities and research institutes drawing up contingency plans for chaotic departure from European Union