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Pension contributions could fall again as USS surplus doubles

Healthy financial position of giant UK sector scheme may mean universities and their staff have to pay in less

Two master’s courses awarded first European joint degree label

Quality badge recognises programmes co-designed across borders, as EU moves closer to creating cross-continental degree

STEM promotion bias helping drive academic gender gap

Simple interventions will not solve the complex dynamics behind gender inequities, study finds

UVA president: ‘the university itself should not be the critic’

A year after the University of Virginia’s president was ousted amid anti-DEI attacks, his ‘apolitical’ successor Scott Beardsley says institutional neutrality does not diminish the institution’s...

Humanities hardest hit as early career opportunities disappear

Analysis of staff data finds skew to teaching-only roles in entry-level positions, with scale of cuts not reflected at more senior levels

Universities should be audited for whether learning outcomes are met

AI does not make robust learning any less vital. We need a mechanism to ensure the cost pays off for those committed to it, says Alan Finkel

National Student Survey 2026: which university performed best?

Birmingham Newman University takes crown as UK institution with most satisfied students

Former OfS chief executive receives payouts of more than £100K

Regulator spends big on exit packages, with ex-director of access also departing with considerable sum

Universities warn against rule on political control of grants

The Shakespeare scholar puncturing pretensions of modern academy

Book that assesses how scholars are portrayed in Bard’s plays shows why professors should ‘teach more and write less’, says author

Universities ‘keep EDI hiring requirements’ despite law change

Free speech group reports 43 institutions to regulator after identifying job adverts asking candidates to demonstrate commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion

Hungary begins revamping university boards to unlock EU funding

Overhaul aims to satisfy EU requirements, while giving the government time to come up with a replacement for controversial foundation model

Master’s places rise, as universities adopt ‘social good’ mindset

But subsidised postgraduate opportunities at risk, as demographics and funding changes favour undergraduate emphasis

Australia needs the full dose of its higher education medicine

If the government implements only half of the accord, it will kill off postgraduate options for low-SES students, says Jesse Gardner-Russell 

Universities join new UK ‘defence alliance’ to boost research

Closer collaboration between institutions and industry aims to ensure more students start defence-related careers