Europe

New Medical Research Council funding model will undermine world-famous research centres, claim researchers

Students turning to AI to generate answers undermines business case of contract cheating industry

Controversial plays staged at Oxford and Cambridge helped shape the Bard’s depictions of academic life, book claims

UK and EU must follow through on positive statement from Ursula von der Leyen, according to industry, academic and research organisations 

Plugging gaps with higher fees paid by students from overseas has allowed institutions to dodge political battles over funding, but it won’t last

Science minister says Treasury should release Plan B funding to ensure UK science does not suffer if negotiations take months

Neuroscientist to leave post in summer 2024 after 14 years in charge

Sir Anthony Finkelstein told MPs that the language centres were an ‘explicit tool of Chinese influence’

European universities outline blueprint to improve doctoral training but acknowledge some professors can’t or won’t change their ways

University settles or reinstates five scholars but insists union membership was not a factor in redundancy process

Union announces plans to go ahead with walkouts across six days in March to ‘ramp up pressure’ as Acas talks near conclusion

Governments could bankrupt three-quarters of institutions by blocking students from travelling abroad, says vice-chancellor