Norway budget: students given more support but research funds cut Rise in financial aid of 10 per cent ‘like an early Christmas present’ amid rising costs, says national student group By Emily Dixon 14 December
Coventry set to cut nearly ?100 million as sector crisis bites Financial pressures also force Sheffield Hallam to open voluntary severance scheme to all academic staff By John Morgan 13 December
London Met offers year of fully paid maternity leave University will also offer eight weeks of paternity leave, doubling previous offering By Emily Dixon 13 December
UK’s post-study visa ‘not attracting skilled workers’ Many international students who stay in the country using two-year graduate route end up in low wage jobs, finds key government body By Patrick Jack 13 December
Aberdeen saves joint language degrees after criticism University still looking at closing single honours programmes after declines in recruitment By Tom Williams 13 December
King’s College London Portsmouth branch campus to train doctors Russell Group university will treble its graduate medicine intake by training students on England’s south coast By Jack Grove 13 December
Halfon: UK doing everything possible to attract overseas students But minister refuses to rule out further changes to post-study work visa as he outlines details of coming review By Tom Williams 13 December
Erasmus+ must invest in global partnerships, sector leaders say Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities calls for ‘significant boost’ to partnerships with non-European institutions By Emily Dixon 12 December
Sciences Po director steps aside after domestic violence arrest Students call for Mathias Vicherat, who denies the allegations, to resign after he was questioned by police earlier this month By Emily Dixon 12 December
Backlash grows against Aberdeen language cuts Thousands sign petition opposing plans to close degree programmes as university court meets to discuss whether to put plans on hold By Tom Williams 12 December
Ukraine loses fifth of research capacity after Russian invasion Research time has fallen among Ukrainian scientists while 17 per cent have left the field altogether, study finds By Emily Dixon 12 December
Universities ‘central’ to tackling teacher training crisis GuildHE wants to encourage universities back into teacher training and support them to deliver high-quality education in partnership with schools By Patrick Jack 12 December