Union says 270 jobs to go as Queen’s 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’s high visa and healthcare costs ‘act of national self-harm’ 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
‘Positive signals’ 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
Serbia protests ‘about protecting present and future’, students say Prompted by deadly train station collapse, thousands of students are calling for government accountability By Emily Dixon 3 February
Striking over pay amid the UK’s 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’s internal politics, says Dyfrig Jones By Dyfrig Jones 3 February
French scholars decry ‘appalling’ cuts to ‘starving’ 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 “think again about cutting jobs and the use of compulsory redundancies” By Juliette Rowsell 31 January
Early Elsevier exits set tone for UK publishing costs showdown Librarians and negotiators insist embattled sector’s finances and technological innovations will help to achieve long-sought reductions in publisher costs By Jack Grove 31 January
Cost-cutting Newcastle posts ?5 million underlying deficit Institution has come under fire for looking to shed around 300 jobs By Patrick Jack 31 January
CNRS researchers want boss to quit over two-tier ‘Keylabs’ plan Ten thousand back call for Antoine Petit to resign as president of French state research organisation By Emily Dixon 31 January
UK universities spend more than ?200 million on severance pay THE analysis reveals higher education sector has already passed feared milestone of axeing more than 10,000 jobs in a single year By Patrick Jack 31 January