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Lowest offer since the pandemic reflects ¡®severity of the financial pressures¡¯ facing institutions, says employer body

Staff want additional funding allocated by the Welsh government to be used to remove threat of compulsory redundancies

Ministers to seek to ensure money used to support high-cost subjects better aligns with priorities for growth

Minister says there will be no changes to visa processing regime that gives effect to government¡¯s thwarted cap proposal

Latest cost-cutting drives to hit UK sector include planned compulsory redundancies at Bournemouth-based institution

Experience Down Under suggests universities should not be too quick to torpedo idea that overseas income should be redistributed

All of university¡¯s hourly paid lecturers in social sciences set to go under plans that will affect a quarter of academic workforce

Job cuts target drops from initial 400 after university accepts proposals put forward by staff which will see schools ¡®teaching higher numbers of students¡¯

Student-staff ratios climb to highest level in a decade as universities make cutbacks to avoid plunging into the red

Top universities still in robust financial health in year of visa hikes and last-minute withdrawal of proposed foreign enrolment caps

Universities set to lose millions in income if government goes ahead with plan to take a cut of overseas earnings, and are unlikely to see much benefit from levy spending, critics say

Bentley-driving vice-chancellor George Holmes put on leave after PwC investigation into university payments

Despite widespread misgivings about productivity gains, digital transformations are considered a safer bet than campus investment, survey suggests

Academic and professional services posts to go, with university blaming ¡®unprecedented financial challenges¡¯

Multiannual funding programme will ¡®retain spirit¡¯ of much-applauded previous scheme, considered ¡®step-change¡¯ in Irish research investment

New era of collaboration will benefit both sectors, according to leader who hopes to put ¡®efficiency¡¯ skills to good use at one of England¡¯s smallest universities

Country bucks trend of declining enrolments, suggesting policy headaches Down Under matter little compared with what is going on elsewhere, analysis suggests

Yet more universities announce job cuts amid ¡®financially challenging environment¡¯

Religious institutions¡¯ governing documents incompatible with OfS rules, says secular society

Higher education and business leaders write to Stormont over the sector¡¯s ¡®real and current jeopardy¡¯

Office for Students warns providers against being overly ambitious in their forecasting after financial performance declines for third year running

Scottish university looks to save further ?5.5 million to bring down its deficit, a year after languages cuts

Newly re-elected government urged to treat students with more compassion, with high visa costs ¡®putting off a generation¡¯

Dwindling sector finances and geopolitical challenges mean higher education will look very different in five years¡¯ time, summit hears

Institutions expect to consider more subject closures as financial problems spiral, finds UUK survey

After comprehensive election win, Labor faces pressure to push on with wide-ranging agenda for higher education reform that stalled during last parliament

Innovation cluster, new medical school and cautious growth of non-local student numbers high on the agenda of president of leading Hong Kong research university

Regardless of how the courts and voters respond to Trump¡¯s actions, the government¡¯s funding ability is likely to decline, says Nathan Decety

University agrees to reset in relations with campus unions as part of agreement that has also seen marking boycott cancelled

Proposed 60-hour limit another ¡®cynical ploy¡¯ to use students to balance the books, representative group says

Australia deemed the least-worst option, following sorrier changes elsewhere, but onshore demand dominates

Merger model common in other parts of education sector increasingly appealing to universities keen to retain some autonomy

University transformation relies on more open relationship with government, says group focused on sector-wide cost reductions

Australian deficits fuelled by unnecessary costs, report argues, but universities say analysis lacks ¡®financial rigour¡¯

Banker gifts institution ?4 million collection including works by Antony Gormley to kickstart new philanthropic donation model

Sector should be wary of asking businesses to pay ¡®additional tax¡¯ and focus on tweaking current system instead, says Universities UK chief

Buoyant figures reflect enrolment decisions made before politicians attempted to bring in restrictions, vice-chancellor says

University changes course on redundancies under pressure from unions and politicians, but says new proposal requires ¡®significant public funding¡¯

Doubling of international fees, closing visa ¡®loopholes¡¯ and tying student debt to mortgages among the ideas proposed ahead of poll

Australian scholars with ongoing roles almost as fearful as casuals about being out of work

Deputy first minister chairing ministerial group to consider fresh help for university, amid continuing doubts over its viability

University cuts ?18 million from its pay bill with voluntary severance scheme, but remains some way short of its target for cost reductions

Vice-chancellors say they have ¡®no choice¡¯ about downsizing, but unions question the need as 2024 accounts reveal recovery trend

Australia must fund its universities in ways that reflect their mission ¨C not just their margins, say Rhodri Davies and Dorrit Jacob

China¡¯s Double First-Class project appears to be paying off as the country¡¯s institutions continue to lead the rankings. Why have similar schemes elsewhere struggled to reap rewards, and can China keep advancing despite economic slowdown and an ageing population? Helen Packer reports

Budget cuts of €500 million to higher education and research funding in the Netherlands breach government agreement, universities say

Universities should reinvest any money made from commercialisation rather than see it as a way of fixing financial problems, says expert

Institution known for innovation and risk-taking faces doubts over its future but is still planning new ways to do things differently

Medical training a bright spot for the sector, in an election campaign mostly focused elsewhere

Union declares institution ¡®greylisted¡¯, with academics urged not to apply for jobs or act as external examiners

Stagnating government funding means tuition fee rises may be inevitable, says Japanese university leader

Risk of ¡®lasting damage¡¯ to academic reputation in latest round of job losses

Irish institutions hope new employment grade could help retain staff and drive research

Pilot and engineer training provider suddenly enters administration after operating for 90 years, with most courses ending immediately

University blames steep drops in international enrolments as it finally publishes its delayed figures, but accounts of four institutions still outstanding

Australian university set to become first foreign institution with base in Middle Eastern country, but its staff think it should focus closer to home

New boss rules out further forced redundancies as cash-strapped university aims to break even next year

UK sector faces ¡®critical moment¡¯, says institution¡¯s vice-chancellor as she announces plans to ¡®resize¡¯ the university

Former banker who chaired last funding review says recommendation that fees be frozen ¡®taken too far¡¯

¡®Lingering doubts¡¯ over future of higher-level opportunities adds to anxiety for institutions that have become more financially reliant on levy money