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Europe

Braisby joins Edge Hill to replace v-c who left after nine months

Second interim spell for former Buckinghamshire New leader who joins Omskirk-based institution at time of flux

3 June

UK university spin-out activity ‘growing beyond golden triangle’

Tripling in spin-out growth since 2020, with university equity stakes reaching lowest level in a decade, according to new report

By Juliette Rowsell

3 June

‘Careers are going up in flames’: inside Nottingham’s cuts crisis

With hundreds of jobs on the line and dozens of courses at risk, staff living through one of the biggest university restructuring projects of recent years fear they are shouldering the blame for wider failures

By Juliette Rowsell

3 June

Emerald Publishing sold to Wiley for £337 million

Social science imprint based in Leeds is described as ‘outstanding strategic fit’ for American publishing giant

By Jack Grove

2 June

City of London buildings in the financial district, UK.

‘Duty of care’ needed for student loans, inquiry hears

Plan 2 system compared to payment protection insurance scandal by financial experts as parliamentary inquiry begins

By Helen Packer

2 June

Students ‘may drop out’ if disability support grants cut back

Campaigners say UK government has not thought through plans to phase out support in favour of ‘freely available’ software

By Georgia Luckhurst

2 June

The office building of Department for Education, London

Universities brace for another cut in government teaching grants

Falling UK government investment in teaching must be considered as part of review of student loan system, MPs told

By Helen Packer

2 June

Universities file for judicial review over weekend student loans

Institutions ask for review of decision to revoke loans and of classification of weekend courses as distance learning

By Helen Packer

2 June

Increase value of master’s loans, urges Russell Group

Funding and affordability significant barriers for UK students hoping to progress to postgraduate study, says report

By Jack Grove

2 June

Flags of the European Union and Hungary flying from poles outside an ornate building in the centre of Hungarian capital city of Budapest

Hungary ‘must change institutional culture’ in governance shake-up

Country’s efforts to satisfy EU demands on academic freedom need to go beyond legal changes, experts say

By Seher Asaf

2 June

Student debt, loan repayment painted mural, Wolverhampton. It states "Good luck paying off your student debt before your kids go to uni".

Two-thirds of English public doubt value of university degrees

People increasingly sceptical of higher education’s benefits, according to social attitudes poll, while majority back limits on international students

By Helen Packer

2 June