鈥楨xistential crisis鈥: Welsh universities face 拢70 million deficit Pressure mounts on Welsh government to intervene as Cardiff posts UK sector鈥檚 biggest deficit yet By Patrick Jack 4 February
Reform 鈥榖roken鈥 medical student support funding, urges BMA Survey finds NHS bursary is not sufficient to cover living costs, with many trainee medics forced to cut back or take on additional work By Juliette Rowsell 4 February
Sector fears 鈥榓ttack鈥 on European Research Council autonomy European Commission-published Competitiveness Compass raises fears of political interference By Emily Dixon 4 February
More cash-strapped universities spare returning students fee rise Legal and regulatory issues push some English institutions into taking financial hit of not increasing fees By Tom Williams 4 February
Union says 270 jobs to go as Queen鈥檚 seeks voluntary redundancies Russell Group member says number of roles going yet to be determined, with compulsory departures not on agenda By Chris Havergal 3 February
Consider exempting STEM students from dependants ban, UK told Peers urge rethink as they brand UK鈥檚 high visa and healthcare costs 鈥榓ct of national self-harm鈥 By Patrick Jack 3 February
Plan S dumps journal cost comparison tool after publisher boycott Lack of cooperation from publishers blamed for failure of transparency service that many hoped could drive down prices By Jack Grove 3 February
Serbia protests 鈥榓bout protecting present and future鈥, students say Prompted by deadly train station collapse, thousands of students are calling for government accountability By Emily Dixon 3 February
鈥楶ositive signals鈥 for UK international recruitment in September Early data from UniQuest shows a 38 per cent increase in firm acceptances for autumn intake By Patrick Jack 3 February
Striking over pay amid the UK鈥檚 financial crisis is misguided at best The work of lobbying policymakers to make HE a higher priority is undermined by the endless pantomime of UCU鈥檚 internal politics, says Dyfrig Jones By Dyfrig Jones 3 February
French scholars decry 鈥榓ppalling鈥 cuts to 鈥榮tarving鈥 universities Draft 2025 budget could be devastating for research, universities and students, academics warn By Emily Dixon 2 February
University of Dundee staff vote to strike amid financial crisis Union says that managers of stricken institution must 鈥渢hink again about cutting jobs and the use of compulsory redundancies鈥 By Juliette Rowsell 31 January