Europe

Publishers face being ‘mere service providers’ under new vision, but critics question whether global adoption of proposals will be any wider than their predecessors

Government micromanagement of teacher education is unprecedented interference in day-to-day academia. Will your subject be next, asks Viv Ellis

Employers and members likely to save considerable sums sooner than expected as changes sped up due to improving finances

Charges and prohibitions introduced by the likes of X and TikTok are limiting academics’ ability to use sites to gain valuable insights into human behaviour

Former Tory adviser advocates need for controls to reverse resource decline, but another expert sees ‘block on access to education’

Dame Ottoline Leyser issues statement to make position ‘crystal clear’ as academic concern mounts over government pressure

Former Warwick head Sir Nigel Thrift says reduced focus on outputs could undermine case for government support of UK research

Rishi Sunak’s recent attack on higher education expansion as ‘one of great mistakes of the last 30 years’ leaves questions on economics and politics

Academics resign from voluntary positions after funder follows ‘strong preference’ of minister ‘outraged’ by posts on Israel-Hamas conflict, with union warning that more could follow

Only a small minority of institutions adopting climate change policies common in the private sector, finds report

Learning of nearly 90,000 students in Gaza Strip disrupted as Israeli reprisals force universities to suspend operations

Group hopes to instigate culture change in UK higher education to stop ‘toleration’ of bullies