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Surge in generative AI use in US federal grant proposals is reducing diversity and narrowing the scope of ideas, study finds

Ban on women entering higher education leading to loss of teachers and health workers, Unesco warns

Germany’s plan to extend the length of academic contracts will do little to relieve precarity in researchers’ early careers, experts say

Healthy growth in employment figures may be masking underlying discontent among graduates, experts warn

Australian universities most cashed up on foreign fees are not necessarily those most vulnerable to a downturn, analysis finds

Court sides with government that students studying only on weekends are distance learners and should not have access to maintenance loans

Ucas chief says students may have reduced options this year but â€˜number changing on a daily basis’

Deborah Prentice accused of just ‘rubber-stamping’ decisions amid university investigation ‘beset by delays’

Making the most of free offers deemed ‘extremely student behaviour’, as electricity usage guru chides precinct for ‘going nuts’

Restrictions on length of study and sky-high cost of staying to work pushing more students into considering alternative destinations

Academics must be prepared to be ‘less polite’ when mandarins serve up ideas that lack evidence, Australian educator contends

New reporting requirements coincide with raft of campus openings on the subcontinent

Papers still too quick to interpret results as showing no meaningful effect, ‘polluting’ scientific literature

Students from lower socio-economic backgrounds missing out on places despite meeting entry requirements

Lack of extra money and risk of more centralised control means new bill ‘does not do what it says on the cover’

Significant gaps in research infrastructure and funding have made it difficult for universities to take full advantage of EU integration

Slow regulatory cycles, rigid graduate outcome measures and inflexible funding holding back specialist institutions, report claims

‘Slow and steady’ sustainability strategy utilises products founded by graduates from leading science university

University says its investigation into sociology professor will feed into wider inquiry on recruitment of senior academics

Hong Kong investment company scheme to concentrate on funding students to attend top Asian universities instead

Economic slowdown and concerns about the value of higher education causing slump in university enrolment

Purpose-built student accommodation is expanding rapidly as major cities try to attract more international students without exacerbating housing crises

Australian policies mired in outdated perceptions about why students decrease their study loads

Office for Students urged to investigate wider sector issues after star sociology professor accused of plagiarism

Force say actions of officer had the potential to ‘frustrate legitimate journalism’

Provider allowed to continue teaching existing overseas students for ‘short period’ but some may need to transfer or consider leaving the country

Country could miss goal of ensuring 18 per cent of new entrants come from most deprived backgrounds despite recent progress, report warns

Tuition fees vary widely across new UK and Australian bases, finds analysis

Proposed approval regime would require partnerships to justify educational need and be subject to â€˜enforceable limits’

Labour, Conservative, Lib Dem and Green politicians urge new chancellor to make system more â€˜supportive of aspiration’

More international higher education students are obtaining visas from within Australia, as government puts up the shutters to fresh entrants

Star sociology professor quits amid allegations of plagiarism and academic misconduct

Governing body terminates contract amid ongoing police investigation into financial irregularities

Updated guidance reflects European Convention on Human Rights, which could make it easier for universities to restrict extreme views

Restrictions on events and teaching materials across Europe amount to ‘criminalisation of intellectual debate’, find Middle East experts

Proposed penalties most disadvantageous to the universities already struggling with volatile enrolments, submissions say

Charity tracking hate crimes says things improving for Jewish students but warns of ‘short institutional memories’

University of Bedfordshire’s new vice-chancellor warns financial instability and policy changes could jeopardise the progress made on supporting disabled students into higher education

Claims of harassment made by sociologist David Miller also thrown out by appeals body

Parliamentary committee asks government to confirm details of plans for science as soon as possible

Eagerly anticipated higher education review set to focus on student support funding, dismantling Seren and ‘bold reforms’, but recommendations must be ‘fiscally neutral’

Proportion of A to C grades grows for second year in row while more people secure first choice place via Ucas

Top university told it must clamp down on salaries and spending to manage ‘downside risks’ of government international education policies

Serial deficits plague universities that have failed to recover their pre-pandemic international revenue, analysis finds

Newly appointed chair of Independent Higher Education on weeding out bad actors, complementing traditional universities and the perks of small teams

Country’s aim to shrink sector 20 per cent using mergers likely to have mixed results

Critics warn new law that expands segregation to postgraduate degrees will not be easy to undo, even if Netanyahu loses upcoming election

Tens of thousands of applicants will have to redo tests after anomalies in entrance exam scores at National Autonomous University of Mexico

‘Accurate and uncomfortable’ cash cow narrative framing how foreign students are treated in UK, finds report

Most universities still treat Ukraine as a marginal topic even as need for specialists with deep knowledge of the country rises

Substance abuse a clear risk factor as one in five Oxford students report being assaulted in second university-wide survey

Expert fears students are too often passively observing vital processes without gaining practical understanding but others say discipline should lean in to modern approaches

Scholars considering leaving as result of getting stuck in junior positions and complaints about their work and accents

University to carry out review of ‘academic culture’ following media reports accusing one of its professors of producing research that downplayed the risks of mixing energy drinks with alcohol

Union warns move will create ‘two-tier’ workforce and save university only Â£36k

Institutions must contextualise teaching and research rather than copying what happens in the West, argues head of Asia School of Business

Chemistry laureate Omar Yaghi says US policies inhibiting mobility and international cooperation as he heads for Tsinghua University

Science and maths programmes among those suspended in recent months, with UCU claiming decisions are being made â€˜in haste’

With China losing interest, India following suit and Nepal and Bangladesh routinely denied visas, universities’ overseas recruitment prospects look increasingly bleak

University for the Creative Arts loses more than half its funding after support for creative subjects reduced to zero