EU ¡®can¡¯t compete¡¯ after basic research funding ¡®disaster¡¯ Commission confirmation that €400 billion competitiveness budget will not fund research and innovation sparks outcry Emily Dixon 9Ô 30ÈÕ
Labour conference: Smith promises ¡®clear direction¡¯ as role split Move into DWP opens up opportunities for ¡®tailored learning¡¯, says minister, as some express unease over disjointed approach Patrick Jack 9Ô 30ÈÕ
Labour conference: Starmer scraps 50 per cent university target Prime minister scraps Tony Blair¡¯s long-held target to get half of young people into higher education, instead aiming for two-thirds accessing university or apprenticeships Jack Grove 9Ô 30ÈÕ
¡®Ultra-volatile¡¯ enrolments cause ¡®turbulence¡¯ in student housing Developers fear ¡®glory days¡¯ of non-stop building over as some areas face over-supply problems while city centre overcrowding intensifies Patrick Jack 9Ô 30ÈÕ
Labour conference: universities victims of ¡®relentless negativity¡¯ Sussex v-c says media attacks motivated by view that fewer people should obtain a degree Patrick Jack 9Ô 29ÈÕ
Labour conference: new maintenance grants ¡®funded by fee levy¡¯ Means-tested support only to be offered to those studying courses aligned to party¡¯s priority areas Tom Williams 9Ô 29ÈÕ
Labour conference: ¡®stupid¡¯ fee levy plan ¡®opposed by MPs¡¯ Leeds MP tells party¡¯s conference that he hopes government ¡®moves away¡¯ from planned tax on overseas earnings Patrick Jack 9Ô 29ÈÕ
Research not just ¡®instrument of industrial policy¡¯, EU warned Successor to Horizon Europe still at risk of being overly influenced by political priorities including defence, say leading university groups Emily Dixon 9Ô 29ÈÕ
University harassment responses ¡®putting students off reporting¡¯ Women¡¯s negative experiences of reporting reflective of wider barriers, with problems likely to be exacerbated by funding crisis Juliette Rowsell 9Ô 29ÈÕ
Deficit looms for Scottish sector amid ¡®stark¡¯ financial climate Universities projected to dip into the red next year due to falling fee income and rising staff costs, with any long-term recovery likely to be uneven Tom Williams 9Ô 26ÈÕ
Teaching quality key to tackling Germany¡¯s dropout problems High dropout rates among international students can be combated with better lectures, researchers suggest Emily Dixon 9Ô 26ÈÕ
Fee levy economic impact ¡®hits hardest in Labour constituencies¡¯ Cost to UK economy of ?1.8 billion a year once ¡®gross value added¡¯ by international students factored in, new analysis shows Tom Williams 9Ô 26ÈÕ
