Europe

Number of UK 18-year-olds starting university later this year is expected to be the second-highest ever – but down from last year’s record

Subsidising domestic with international provision would not be tolerated in healthcare. How long before it unravels in HE, asks Mark Corver

Institution says it stands by decision to offer staff wage rises in order to end marking boycott despite being ejected from national body

Union threatens more walkouts unless management ‘work with us to avoid further job losses’

Conservative former universities minister tables amendment to allow annual uprating, to ‘flush out’ Tory and Labour positions on ‘funding crisis’

All institutions face multimillion-pound price tag for decarbonising supply chains, built environment and transport systems, says study

Flexibility of big firms not replicated in most heavily regulated professions

Ministers only want to protect freedom of speech that they agree with, claims former Oxford vice-chancellor

MPs’ vision to cut student numbers may signal future direction of party, but experts question its appeal to voters

Union condemns Maynooth’s claim that ending elections will improve diversity

Nearly one in three UK university applicants had mental health-related school absences, survey finds

All 44 members of Critical Public Health board resign over Taylor & Francis’ article processing charges and alleged push for minimum paper counts