The UK government is looking to develop its expertise on China and Mandarin language skills as Downing Street refreshed its defence and foreign policy.

Awareness of the risks UK universities face when engaging with autocracies is "narrow", parliamentary committee members warned.

An agreement on trading arrangements in Northern Ireland will allow the UK to take steps to realign with the EU's research funding program Horizon Europe.

Ukraine today thanked UK universities for supporting the war-torn country’s education system over the past seven months where 2,000 institutions have been damaged.

The UK government has announced a new package of support for Ukraine's research sector, including supporting a university twinning program and allocating nearly £10 million to support at-risk academics.

The UK is preparing to unveil its alternative to the EU's Horizon program as the two counterparts fail to agree on the UK's continued participation.

University leaders have asked the European Commission to urgently resolve the issue of the UK’s association to Horizon Europe. 

The sector has highlighted the importance of additional, non-traditional measures in assessing the success of higher education institutions.