Target 70 per cent tertiary participation, says UUK blueprint Vision for future direction of English sector calls for fees to be indexed to inflation and an increase in teaching grants By Tom Williams 30 September
UUK’s blueprint for universities: key recommendations at a glance All the key suggestions for reform as Universities UK outlines how the sector can be put back on a firm financial footing By Tom Williams 30 September
The EU Commission must commit to a full successor to Horizon Europe But radical thinking is needed to make its collaborative instruments more effective and convince sceptical governments of their value, says Jan Palmowski By Jan Palmowski 30 September
UK universities ‘underperforming’ on equality and diversity Manchester Met named as top-performing institution for inclusion in new report By Rosa Ellis 28 September
UK launches review of international education strategy New Labour government wants an ‘effective tool in increasing the value of education exports’ By Chris Havergal 27 September
Spanish rector ‘created citation factory to boost reputation’ Salamanca head Juan Manuel Corchado, accused of artificially inflating citations of his work, denies wrongdoing By Emily Dixon 27 September
Norwegian researchers fear pressures on academic freedom Survey by Norwegian Association of Researchers finds many believe their institution does too little to safeguard them from harassment By Emily Dixon 27 September
Koen Lamberts: ‘We can do innovation better than anyone else’ Sheffield vice-chancellor discusses including innovation in promotions criteria and carving a distinct identity for the university By Rosa Ellis 27 September
Labour scraps UK’s planned national academy for mathematics Body proposed by former government was seen as a way of upskilling workforce and growing the economy By Tom Williams 26 September
Lancaster v-c Andy Schofield to join Glasgow as principal Theoretical physicist to succeed Sir Anton Muscatelli in September 2025 By Chris Havergal 26 September
UK ‘interested’ in joining ‘good value’ Horizon Europe successor Submission from new administration on future European research funding programme urges continuing focus on excellence By Chris Havergal 26 September
‘Places need renewal or they disappear’: Warburg Institute reborn A ?14.5 million revamp of the unusual Bloomsbury library has also prompted a rethink about its mission, says director Bill Sherman By Jack Grove 26 September
