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New £500 million development built on site once compared to a war zone gears up for autumn launch

From next spring, Martyn’s Law will mandate proportionate arrangements to protect staff, students and visitors, says Laura Gibb

Institution appeals for donors to help turn burned-down building into creative district, as it says site no longer needed for day-to-day operations

Institutions could mothball buildings at less busy times of year to cut exorbitant energy costs, estate expert suggests

With two universities set to become one entity next month, unions say there are still too many unknowns about how the new institution will operate

Critics fear â€˜act of self-harm’ as Dundee becomes latest to consider shutting public exhibition space

Unimet professor confirmed killed in disaster as institutions harness their resources to support those affected

Developers behind ‘university retirement communities’ believe the model can benefit pensioners, students and institutional finances

Governance structures and lack of funding blamed as estates built quickly to accommodate 1960s boom in student population become unusable

National Wealth Fund and Lloyds pledge to back environmental projects that tackle challenges universities face in retrofitting campuses

Ukraine’s State Tax University considers how to restore campus to its former glory after more than half was destroyed in first weeks of the Russian invasion

Proposal for riverside Hobart campus to proceed in pared-back form after sell-off of existing base agreed

National Audit Office review highlights growing maintenance backlog as funders invest in building new laboratories

Classes to be held at iconic venue on non-matchdays as footballers’ institution seeks to counter international student shortfall

Universities face estimated costs of £166.8 million in loss and damage from effects of changing climate, landmark study concludes

Activists step up efforts to protect caretaker of shrine situated inside construction zone

Tech tycoon agrees to fund big expansion of site now being overseen by former University of Michigan president Santa Ono

New building that brings together disciplines for the first time will also open its doors to the public to engage with big questions facing the world

Construction on A$2bn Fishermans Bend site paused for at least five years, amid revenue concerns and systemic delays

Gloucestershire eyes civic engagement and new revenue streams after saving department store building

Low carbon behaviours adopted during pandemic ‘not being maintained’, experts fear, as business flights push up environmental impact of institutions

Total emissions drop to lowest ever level after â€˜renewed effort’ from institutions despite financial strain

Universities expand in the capital in search of new ways of attracting students

Despite widespread misgivings about productivity gains, digital transformations are considered a safer bet than campus investment, survey suggests

Competition to find use for ‘Old Curiosity Shop’ on university’s Holborn campus can be inspiration for others looking to fill heritage buildings, says project manager

North-east university aims to educate 7,000 students in city after spending £10 million on revamp

Students spiked their visa paperwork to bolster their chances next time around, new data suggests

Cuts to library budgets of up to 30 per cent have seen journal subscriptions cancelled and opening hours slashed, says librarians’ association

Housing impacts limited to precincts with high concentration of students, study finds

Demand ‘strong’ despite political uncertainty, soaring costs and moderating rents, says global property company

One in seven student rooms in UK capital now costs more than £20,000 annually, up from one in 20 just two years ago

Students and alumni fight to save campus dating back to 1822, which was a standalone college of the University of Wales until 2010

New STEM proposal meets state’s needs and government’s demands, vice-chancellor says, but opponents say all relocation plans should be scrapped

University staff like their workplaces more than people in other sectors but spend less time being there, surveys find

Both new ventures located in London’s financial district and launched in partnership with third-party companies

Unprecedented investment is one of the largest UK university building projects in recent years

Limit visitor numbers and access to study areas, some urge university, but others don’t mind visitors so much

Ahead of the new academic term, experts have cautioned that student housing pressures will be unevenly distributed across the UK

Abolition of fixed-term tenancies could make students less attractive tenants

Departments to move out of Grade I-listed King’s Manor by September 2025

Several St Catherine’s College buildings have been largely unusable for almost a year after safety fears were raised

Government’s proposal will intensify the problem it is supposed to solve while ‘wreaking havoc’ on universities’ finances, universities say

Development running much more slowly than target, leaving poorer learners in ‘bleak’ situation

Students carry the can for rental spikes and record low vacancies while alternative causes are overlooked, says accommodation lobby

While enrolment rates are set to surge at the island’s universities, progress on the development of student housing has been slow

Growing scrutiny of empty departmental workplaces has revived the fraught debate over whether academics should retain their own assigned office

Hepi paper says rents need to come down by about 30 per cent in response to cost-of-living crisis

Land handover entrenches Southern Cross’ sanctuary role

Universities end offers of on-campus dormitories to career-focused master’s students

During every teaching session, students’ minds inevitably wander. We need to accommodate this part of the learning process, too, says Brad Evans

Cost-of-living crisis has not spawned improvements in university food options, ߣߣÊÓƵn analysis finds

Campus Live event hears sector leaders call for neighbouring institutions to share facilities in the face of declining enrolments

Institution to remove Colston dolphin emblem from its logo and set up £10 million programme to tackle racial injustice

Average rents across UK up 14.6 per cent in just two years, study of 10 cities finds, with Bristol, Exeter and Nottingham most expensive

Morgan State upgrades security after shooting but proposal to extend barrier proves controversial

WeWork-style project seeks to replicate some of the benefits of having a university in higher education ‘cold spots’

New Olympic Park campus will host one of UK’s largest universities and add thousands more jobs and students. What can it achieve?

Students want to be on campus but they still need a reason to go there, summit hears

Chester moves academics into communal working spaces, prompting union concerns about student meetings and equality impact

Discovery adds to multimillion-pound repair bill on brutalist campus and comes as managers battle spiralling deficit