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¡®Real challenges only now emerging,¡¯ says John Cater in paper looking back over decades-long university career

Hopes quashed that things were improving for badly affected groups

Lecturers fear rising staff-student ratios will exacerbate ¡®gulf¡¯ between elite institutions and the rest, and create unmanageable workloads

Universities looking to lose nearly 300 roles between them as financial challenges take their toll

Subscribing to nearly everything published by journals is no longer feasible in these financially straitened times but librarians can provide creative workarounds to ensure journal access, says Liam Bullingham

UCU members clash over how to respond to wave of job cuts, with decision on whether to take industrial action over pay imminent

Rectors want more flexibility over rules that mandate international researchers and teaching staff to learn Norwegian

Report by former prime minister¡¯s institute also urges new UKRI leadership to oversee urgent changes to overcome ¡®patchy¡¯ adoption of AI in research community

Money from Welsh government to be used primarily for estates maintenance and digital projects

Delayed introduction of England¡¯s campus free speech act will help scholars confront bias confirmation propagated by social media bubbles, argue Carla Ferstman and Faten Ghosn

New partnership of Open Research Europe with national research funders could boost interest in the platform, experts say

The benefits of a strong brand are accruing for universities and academics alike. Jack Grove explores why reputation matters ¨C and examines the latest results in the list of the world¡¯s most prestigious universities