Goldsmiths and SOAS latest to face strikes over job cuts University of London institutions announce plans to restructure departments, affecting dozens of jobs Tom Williams 2ÔÂ 29ÈÕ
Student visa data indicates UK¡¯s boom years are over Oxford analysts see no evidence of bump in applications ahead of introduction of new restrictions last month Patrick Jack 2Ô 29ÈÕ
Increase tuition fees ¡®really quickly¡¯ after election, says Stern Universities UK chief executive says funding crisis facing English universities means it is not impossible that an institution will ¡®shut its doors overnight¡¯ Patrick Jack 2Ô 29ÈÕ
UK international postgraduate recruitment ¡®slumps 44 per cent¡¯ Sector body aims to head off moves against graduate visa, saying it has boosted international enrolments by 600,000 and UK economy by ?60 billion John Morgan 2Ô 29ÈÕ
Flagship access scheme ¡®hampered by priority and funding shifts¡¯ English regulator considers changes to nationwide outreach programme after report finds impact is patchy Tom Williams 2Ô 29ÈÕ
MeToo paper investigated as academic threatens legal action Article on MeToo movement in Iran named researcher, who denies wrongdoing, as ¡®serial abuser¡¯ Emily Dixon 2Ô 29ÈÕ
Overseas students still in Ukrainian limbo after two years of war Computer science student says he can neither legally remain in Ukraine or leave the country after his visa was revoked Emily Dixon 2ÔÂ 29ÈÕ
¡®Post-PhD transition fund¡¯ urged to ease pressure on postdocs Payment of almost ?5,000 would enable doctoral graduates to refocus on the job market and avoid burnout, says Hepi-British Academy report Jack Grove 2Ô 29ÈÕ
The UK¡¯s three-year probations are needless and counterproductive Keeping highly trained people on tenterhooks for so long undermines the conditions necessary for innovation, says a university manager 2Ô 29ÈÕ
UK business schools say international recruitment plummeting Overseas enrolment on postgraduate courses down at three-quarters of institutions responding to sector survey John Morgan 2ÔÂ 28ÈÕ
Course closures bring risk of ¡®humanities cold spots¡¯ Development of ¡®cold spots¡¯ without arts and humanities programmes prompts calls for more strategic approach to university provision Tom Williams 2Ô 28ÈÕ
French universities and research ¡®endangered¡¯ by €900 million cut Rectors question how Macron can live up to promise to end underfunding of science Emily Dixon 2Ô 27ÈÕ
