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AI institute pledges to support national goals and ‘deliver innovation’ on a level not possible in individual universities

Number of students placed on courses on day one the highest since records began, with direct to clearing route also seeing unprecedented interest

Warnings UK failing to keep up with international competitors as real-terms research expenditure declines

Record number of applicants brings temporary relief to under-pressure institutions, but issues of ‘systematic underfunding’ remain

Rising demand from 18-year-old applicants drives up entry rate, with two-fifths of cohort set to enter most selective institutions

Religious studies under threat as universities close courses to save money

Students unable to take up their places at start of academic year might never have the same chance again, campaigners warn

Outgoing rector of University of Oslo says culture of openness changed into one dominated by national priorities during his eight years in charge of Norway’s top-ranked institution

Under-pressure university commits to action plan to sort out its finances, acknowledging its governance ‘fell well short’

Staff to walk out again over plans to save £16 million, with university open day also affected

Quango estimates ‘priority’ occupations will need an additional 900,000 workers by end of decade, with universities likely to meet much of the demand

Professor of public humanities position for Birmingham City University’s Islam Issa comes amid pressure on humanities courses and threat of AI