Europe

Report also finds worse outcomes among white and mixed race students than other ethnicities

Asia saw the largest rise of all continents in research quality, teaching score, and overall performance in the latest World University Rankings

UK universities are overwhelmingly represented at the top of the international outlook pillar

Ministers should take another look at ‘ambitious’ plans for decade-long fellowships after Horizon Europe membership was agreed, urges sector

Latest KEF data reveals how Oxbridge offshoots turnover more than £40 million annually on average with impressive results found elsewhere in sector

Union says it is ‘committed to resolving this issue as a matter of urgency’ as Unite urges it to continue funding for postgraduate rights role

Funder’s ‘New Deal’ will examine welfare arrangements for PhD students but insists they are better off ‘without an employment contract’

Staff union steps in to try to protect those responsible for mistakes, as anger grows among membership

Chief regulator who oversaw return of GCSE and A-level exams to take over at admissions service

Incentives needed to build research across disciplines to address global challenges, THE summit hears

As legislation driving rebadged lifelong learning entitlement passes, sector leaders caution that mature learners’ aversion to debt means it cannot bring ‘transformation’ ministers foresee

Science minister tells researcher conference to ‘watch this space’ on plans for longer fellowships to rival Max Planck’s decade-long offers