Minister wants universities in Lithuania to ‘shrink smartly’ Falling birth rate poses ‘challenge’ for higher education sector, as focus shifts to quality and international recruitment By Emily Dixon 13 February
Russell Group draws majority of fee income from overseas É«ºÐÖ±²¥ fee income drops across English members of group, while overseas income up from £4 billion to £4.5 billion, É«ºÐÖ±²¥ analysis finds By John Morgan 12 February
Science degrees ‘unwelcoming’ to religious students Even though half of STEM students say that they are religious, atheist worldviews are perceived to dominate in the laboratory By Patrick Jack 12 February
UCU staff lash out at workplace racism and ‘culture of fear’ Staff warn of ‘stench of hypocrisy’ as union fails to address the issues it is campaigning on within its own office By Patrick Jack 12 February
Émigré scientists ‘key to UK-Poland research links’ With many of Poland’s leading scientists in the UK, expatriate researchers will be crucial for scaling research partnerships, says report By Jack Grove 10 February
Academic refugees turn stories of displacement into art Workshop participants seek to put focus on universities’ roles as places of sanctuary By Patrick Jack 10 February
Research bureaucracy cuts unveiled as UK nears £20 billion target Tickell Review of research bureaucracy broadly welcomed by science department, which says it is on track to meet spending target By Jack Grove 9 February
European business schools ‘should avoid US-style culture wars’ Institutions can compete for students with giant American counterparts by offering continental take on diversity, says IESE deputy dean By Tom Williams 9 February
Leading scholars at vanguard of UK’s post-Brexit brain drain Research suggests country is finding it harder to attract and retain best researchers after vote to leave EU By Patrick Jack 9 February
‘Short-term pain’ for UK universities’ international recruitment British Council says mounting competition and stronger pound mean that inward mobility could decline for first time since pandemic By Patrick Jack 8 February
Dutch universities unveil plan to limit international enrolments Institutions say all major bachelor’s programmes will be available in Dutch and no new English-language courses will be in development ‘for the time being’ By Emily Dixon 8 February
Business degree apprenticeships ‘deliver on social mobility’ Strong engagement with students from socially deprived backgrounds rebuts claims of ‘middle-class grab’ of degree apprenticeships, finds audit By Jack Grove 8 February
