Labour promises ¡®secure future¡¯ for ¡®crisis-hit¡¯ universities Party¡¯s manifesto ducks detail in addressing sector funding crisis as it outlines larger role for institutions in skills training By Tom Williams 13 June
Legal action over Gaza encampments on UK campuses Queen Mary and Birmingham go down legal route, as Swansea students claim victory, and Oxford protesters fear disciplinary reforms By Patrick Jack 13 June
Periods still ¡®cultural taboo¡¯ in research organisations The study also highlighted that researchers were cynical that the sector could improve the working conditions of people managing menstruation By Patrick Jack 13 June
What crisis? Students rate UK courses highly despite challenges More UK undergraduates see courses as value for money in 2024, with international students driving much of the increase By Tom Williams 13 June
Paris-Saclay elects new president after months-long crisis Camille Galap, former interim administrator of the university, succeeds Estelle Iacona as leader By Emily Dixon 12 June
UCU: union¡¯s own staff to strike for five days Strike dates organised to clash with briefings that general secretary had planned to outline her plans for her second term By Patrick Jack 12 June
Raising English tuition fees ¡®less popular than national service¡¯ If next government wants to raise fees, it will have to face up to the fact that this will be ¡®phenomenally unpopular¡¯, poll finds By Tom Williams 12 June
Parents left in limbo as university plans on-site nursery closure Queen Mary says facility has been underused and is losing it hundreds of thousands of pounds a year By Tom Williams 12 June
UK ÖйúAƬ must beware of going too far with privatisation The less rigorous oversight of foundation courses at private providers poses a risk to the UK¡¯s reputation for quality, says Zahid Naz By Zahid Naz 12 June
Late graduation fine a ¡®hard blow¡¯ for Dutch students, unions say Student organisations urge new coalition government to scrap €3,000 ¡®late study fine¡¯ in open letter By Emily Dixon 11 June
Conservatives target ¡®rip-off degree¡¯ closures despite warnings Commitments to spend more on research and proceed with lifelong learning entitlement also included in party¡¯s general election manifesto By Tom Williams 11 June
Time to bin all REF open access rules, say Oxford research chiefs ¡®Excessively bureaucratic¡¯ and ¡®unaffordable¡¯ rules on open access proposed for the next Research Excellence Framework should be discarded, say university executives By Jack Grove 11 June
