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Canadian institutions should shed left-wing reputations to ward off potential Conservative criticism, according to academic

Annual reports paint 2024 as a year of reprieve, but expiry of teaching subsidy enhancement ‘will make things tighter’

Ten-year budgets, research ‘mission’ fund and commercialisation focus confirmed in new blueprint that outlines ‘critical’ role of universities in driving growth

Much-anticipated package for recruiting foreign researchers follows similar moves by France and the European Union to snap up US scientists

Blurred line between staff and students could leave postgraduate researchers at greater risk

Authoritarians in the Academy explores how foreign influence is undermining freedom and integrity within US universities

Concerns piling on more tests may harm students as artificial intelligence forces re-evaluation of assessment methods

Study highlights lack of awareness of research ethics among Chinese undergraduates following attempts to crack down on misconduct

Upcoming restructure of New Zealand’s research organisations opportunity to resolve salary disparities, Kiwi scientists say

Union members call for new democratic management structure as interim vice-chancellor appointed to lead Scottish institution

Institution says it is ‘not immune’ to financial challenges as it looks to axe 400 jobs

Bosses rule out compulsory redundancies and apologise to students for disruption

Head of mission group warns research-intensive universities are “not immune” to financial pressures as he announces departure

Departing membership body chief executive believes universities are in a more perilous situation than ever as they face increasing scrutiny from politicians and public

Report highlights fragmentation of academic links with health system as research drops off NHS agenda

Government set to resurrect integrity measures, as predatory institutions profit from their competitors’ ‘blood, sweat and tears’

Deliberately reducing international student numbers will disproportionately harm modern universities based in poorer areas, says Tony Blair Institute

Introduction of temporary graduate visa produced ‘significant increase’ in international enrolments but declines in students’ average earnings and migration prospects

International student recruitment and increased transnational education boost overseas income

Interim vice-chancellor steps down after investigators blame financial crisis on mismanagement, not external pressures

Record number of ethnic minority students accepted and largest annual increase in non-state school students in 15 years

More students accepted into prestigious university, but numbers coming from maintained schools return to 2020 levels after ‘period of rapid growth’

Language around inclusion in higher education has in fact been exclusionary, Australian university leader claims

Growing numbers of higher education leaders believe their institutions need to change, but only a minority are confident that they can

Universities warned against restricting lawful speech as one in three academics claim they are scared of discussing controversial subjects

Four in five tertiary education students globally to be in developing world by 2040, World Bank research predicts

AI expert Tshilidzi Marwala calls for closer collaboration between universities and companies and rebalancing of AI power divide away from US and China

Regulator to reopen to new applications after heavily criticised eight-month pause

Turkish academic says women who ‘share their core values visibly’ face ‘invisible barriers’, as she recounts experience of studying in both Istanbul and London

Universities Down Under punch above their weight in global assessment of sustainable development efforts

Ex-partner demands reimbursement for £42 million investment in now-defunct branch campus

Uptick in ‘unprecedented’, ‘exceptional’ and other grandiose terms within scientific papers can be traced to launch of ChatGPT, say scholars

Foreign student numbers rebound despite fee increases as other anglophone countries impose immigration restrictions

Dawn Freshwater says universities must reclaim social licence to operate to help push for more sustainable planet

Top-down approach may be needed to coordinate university research as funding cuts bite, departing science chief tells MPs 

Climate expert Mike Berners-Lee says major global crises can only be tackled by return to simple values of truth and respect

More English institutions escalating cases to counter-terrorism organisation Prevent, driven by concerns related to radical Islam

Success from social sciences and humanities scholars helps end slump in advanced grant winners

The Encampments documentary explores how pro-Palestinian student protests spread across campuses in the US and worldwide

Institution falling back on reserve cash to pursue growth through major transformation, including a new teaching model, overseas expansion and controversial staff redundancies

Sutton Trust finds level 7 apprenticeships ‘displace’ funding for lower levels and people from disadvantaged backgrounds

Research finds few universities have support tailored towards complex needs of refugee students

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Genetics expert and failed union presidential aspirant removed from sessional academic duties over call for ‘Zionists’ to be ‘executed’

Australian employee representatives say universities are too ready to surveil workers, while higher education regulator suggests additional methods

Universities call for more support as government rhetoric suggests policy focus shifting to wider tertiary sector

National Collegiate Athletics Association settlement could force reckoning on role of athletic teams in smaller institutions facing funding cuts

Honours also bestowed on Oxford emeritus professor Ursula Martin and Science Committee chair Chi Onwurah

Calls for funders to launch ‘random draws’ and offer mentorship to promising applicants who fail to receive grants

Self-funded sector swells as government offers institutions more flexibility to recruit internationally

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Lower-tariff institutions could face another difficult recruitment season as number of offers made by universities rises

Welsh university leader warns of further job losses for professional services staff as politicians probe scale of original cuts

Politician and podcaster says countries like Singapore and Hong Kong stand to benefit more from Trump’s attacks on higher education than the UK

Controversial rules on uncapping output numbers for researchers and preventing research ‘portability’ confirmed

Data showing more UK students from all backgrounds opting for term-time employment could be sign of decreasing graduate premium, say analysts

Education committee announces inquiry into higher education funding as financial position of sector worsens

Central European University president Shalini Randeria believes universities must improve public outreach to fend off rising impact of populism

UK academia faces ‘pivotal moment’ as deadline approaches for cash-strapped universities to negotiate deals with leading publishers

The former home secretary said restrictions announced in the recent White Paper will ‘put a squeeze’ on some universities