We want to hear from both academic staff and students who are being affected by the industrial strike action. More...

University lecturers are striking for the second time over pensions at the end of the month. As a university vice-chancellor, I know that members of the University and College Union will not have voted for this lightly. Staff are deeply committed to their universities and the success of their students and the vote reflects the strength of feeling about the future of their pensions and working conditions. More...

A trumpet fanfare, a wine reception and celebratory speeches, but alongside it all, an undertone of melancholy: the opening of Central European University’s Vienna campus on Friday also marked the first time for decades that a university has been forced out of a European country. More...

Footage appears to show security staff manhandling a postgraduate student shortly before he was allegedly 'dragged by his ankles' out of the Oxford Union debating chamber. More...

Allowing everyone to study on their own and enter university exams could create a grassroots learning explosion. More...

Cambridge University has accepted a multimillion-pound donation from Shell to fund a team researching oil extraction technology, even as it publicly positions itself as part of the transition to a sustainable future. More...

Staff at 60 universities across the UK are to walk out on strike later this month over pensions, pay and conditions in a wave of action which could disrupt the studies of more than a million students, according to union leaders. More...

Insecure employment and changes to pensions are stopping us from delivering quality education to students. More...

Funding for blue skies research is falling in favour of work aligned with the government’s strategic priorities. More...

The University and College Union (UCU) said the result was a serious indictment of the state of higher education, and demonstrated the depth of anger and frustration among those working in the sector, many of whom are on low-paid temporary contracts. More...