Release more student loan funds upfront to ease cash flow ¨C v-cs Government urged to rebalance payments to universities to align with high-cost teaching periods By Tom Williams 17 December
Oxford and Cambridge combined surplus hits ?1.7 billion Despite the large increases in surpluses, top-ranked universities both report net cash outflows in operating activities of more than ?58 million By Patrick Jack 17 December
Labour must help strengthen links between business and UK HE There are plenty of global examples of how academic expertise could be better applied to companies¡¯ real-life skills deficits, says Sarah Gordon By Sarah Gordon 17 December
Cambridge law journal apologises over Gaza annexation paper Editors at Leiden Journal of International Law affirm commitment to Palestinian self-determination after uproar over contentious article By Jack Grove 16 December
Open University threatened with strike in ¡®fire and rehire¡¯ row Union considers industrial action amid long-running dispute over associate lecturer contracts By Juliette Rowsell 16 December
Nottingham promotes deputy vice-chancellor Jane Norman to top job Obstetrician has led institution on interim basis since departure of Shearer West for Leeds last month By Chris Havergal 16 December
Holyrood pressure mounts as Dundee leads Scottish sector crisis Ministers under pressure to protect struggling universities from bankruptcy By Patrick Jack 16 December
Madrid¡¯s public universities ¡®getting poorer every year¡¯ University leaders warn region¡¯s public institutions will ¡®fall behind¡¯ without funding increase By Emily Dixon 16 December
PhDs who leave UK more likely to stay in academia, study finds Oxbridge and STEM doctoral graduates are more likely to benefit from ¡®mover¡¯s advantage¡¯, says Higher Education paper on international mobility By Jack Grove 14 December
UK universities face strikes as UCU calls ballot in pay dispute Union faces challenge to pass turnout threshold as sector finance crisis mounts By Chris Havergal 13 December
Reduced budget cuts still ¡®disastrous¡¯ for Dutch universities Agreement between coalition and opposition parties to reduce budget cuts does little to assuage sector leaders¡¯ fears By Emily Dixon 13 December
Times Higher Education Awards winners on path to greater success Winners of this year¡¯s Times Higher Education Awards hope to use their moment in the spotlight as a catalyst for further achievement By Patrick Jack 13 December