Dutch fear brain drain as early career research grants axed Planning cuts of more than €1 billion (?840 million), ministers opt to save academic positions and instead target ¡®starter¡¯ grants By Emily Dixon 24 September
Israeli research increasingly isolated one year into Gaza war Sector leaders fear ¡®catastrophic¡¯ damage to scholarship as overseas academics and students leave By Juliette Rowsell 24 September
It¡¯s time for UK higher education to close the ethnicity pay gap Following progress on gender pay disparity, universities should start providing annual statistics on ethnicity pay, say David Mba and Robert Mokaya By David Mba 24 September
Labour conference: OfS asking wrong questions on finances, says v-c Sussex leader tells ministers to go further than declaring war against universities is over By Tom Williams 23 September
Labour conference: minister hints at student maintenance changes Increased support for students ¡®has to be a part¡¯ of Labour¡¯s thinking on improving access, Baroness Smith tells party conference By Tom Williams 23 September
Admissions algorithm error causes ¡®chaos¡¯ for Spanish students Students in Andalusia say issues with university waiting lists caused ¡®confusion and harm¡¯ By Emily Dixon 23 September
Ed Brinksma: 'Deep tech is hugely overrated' Outgoing Erasmus University Rotterdam president discusses the underappreciated value of the social sciences, managing student protests and the differences between Dutch and German higher education By Ellie Bothwell 23 September
Glasgow adds environmental impact to computer science syllabus University aims to help next generation of IT experts address climate crisis By Jack Grove 23 September
Open University in ¡®fire and rehire¡¯ row with union UCU accuses distance learning university of trying to ¡®bully through¡¯ pay cuts, but institution says it wants to address excessive contracted hours By Chris Havergal 20 September
Ex-Tory minister welcomes Labour¡¯s open door to overseas students Lord Johnson ¡®extremely pleased¡¯ by change of tone on international recruitment from new government By Helen Packer 20 September
¡®Uncertainty and volatility¡¯ ahead for UK student housing market Ahead of the new academic term, experts have cautioned that student housing pressures will be unevenly distributed across the UK By Patrick Jack 20 September
German universities could be ¡®less attractive¡¯ as far right rises Success of anti-immigration AfD in Saxony and Thuringia alarms German sector By Emily Dixon 20 September
