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Trump turmoil, financial strife and shifts in international student enrolment all feature heavily in annual round-up of stories that most engaged ɫ��ֱ�� readers

Incoming president pledges to slash government spending but remains quiet on other higher education issues

Interim leaders’ early departure the latest snag in controversial commission’s troubled birth

Private chat forums are ‘valued learning environments’ that can help stop students falling behind, Australian study finds

Some institutions have lost money after the government failed to cover scholarship costs, forcing them to decide whether to waive fees or lock students out

Pierre Legrand’s ‘offensive’ attack on a law textbook has led to calls for retraction and a journal apology but he insists his robust criticism was fair

Increases to staff-student ratios could send university into a ‘death spiral’, says union leader as vice-chancellor insists institution must act now

Government thought to want someone who can move English regulator away from ‘highly politicised’ past as applications open for new leader

Practice seen as a way to boost participation at higher levels of academia but critics say it could have the opposite effect

Failure to stop intimidation from trans right activists during visiting lecture breached free speech rights, says sociologist Alice Sullivan

‘Global first’ agreements break link between pricing and the number of articles published for the first time

Changing demographics prompt call for universities to review what support they offer

Founder of support group urges more consistent approach to handling bereavement at universities because staff can feel ‘awkward’ talking about death

Scottish National Party minister says financial challenges go ‘beyond party political boundaries’ as official talks set to begin

Lack of financial expertise at board level nearly toppled famed drama school, says leader who picked up the pieces

Europop tracks based on chapters from Metaverse book have attracted thousands of fans, with one calling them ‘almost poetic’

Short-term placements a chance to rebuild EU links and campus diversity but could also ‘reshape demand in ways that challenge current financial models’

Financial penalties loom for institutions that fail to crack down on issue as government commits to ‘report card’ system

Investigation by Health and Safety Executive found institution ‘does not have appropriate arrangements in place’ to manage burnout among staff

Review of formula used to allocate £2 billion QR funding could downgrade or withdraw money for ‘internationally excellent’ research, some fear

Long-delayed proposal would merge seven state-run colleges into a new public university

No evidence that people with a doctorate experience ‘significant wage penalties’, finds committee’s review of key visa route

New targeted model will see funder split budget across four “buckets”, with money for curiosity-driven work remaining broadly flat

Confirmed deal to cost UK £570 million in first year, with ministers targeting 100,000 participants including apprentices and adult learners

‘Significantly improved’ agreement with world’s biggest scholarly publisher averts new year shutdown

Australian science lobbyists pin hopes on research and development review, saying ‘one-off’ mini-budget funding boost will not compensate for years of decline

Senator warns universities have ‘few levers’ to pull when things go badly – citing ‘havoc’ at the Australian National University under former vice-chancellor

Facing a £12 million deficit and a beloved but underutilised rural campus, former barrister who led murder cases says she took lessons from legal career when attempting to modernise an institution with Victorian-age origins

Thousands of mistakenly awarded citations left uncorrected highlight the perils of leaving profile curation to academics, say critics

Westminster government reportedly agrees reassociation to Europe’s flagship student exchange programme five years after departing under Brexit

Newcastle and Bradford also in the red as UK universities continue to publish their annual accounts

Spain, Italy, Germany and France rivalling traditional destinations such as Australia and Canada as recruitment patterns shift

More than 9,000 results revoked after Pearson found students had been getting others to pass tests for them

The University of Southern California launches module dedicated to Korean musician G-Dragon as academics report rising interest in non-Western cultures among students

Collaboration between British and Chinese scholars has increased over the past decade in the wake of the UK’s departure from the European Union

Universities defend decision to award some vice-chancellors larger bonuses than last year, with one private institution giving boss over £100K

Union members back industrial action in early 2026 as row over pensions continues while Essex employees also launch ballot

English regulator warns multiple unnamed universities may have breached consumer protection legislation

Reconceive disagreement as an opportunity to engage rather than a problem to be solved or sidestepped, experts urge, following terrorist tragedy on iconic beach

Times Higher Education journalists name the change-makers at the heart of the sector’s biggest debates over the past 12 months

Institutions warn delays after reopening of English sector registrations are jeopardising their financial sustainability

Universities ‘afraid to be trans inclusive’ after Supreme Court ruling and OfS Sussex fine, leaving staff fearing ‘hostile environment’

Former administration’s tuition fee reforms undermining Albanese government mission to promote equitable enrolments

Cambridge, Queen’s University Belfast and Leicester record shortfalls for the second year in a row as latest accounts highlight sector-wide financial challenges

Universities can decide on publishing deals after terms agreed with Elsevier, Springer Nature, Wiley and Taylor & Francis

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

University leaders considering internal recommendation to cease veterinary education after regulators extended conditional accreditation of degrees

White House plans to launch new ‘state-of-the-art’ foreign funding reporting portal expected to increase scrutiny of universities

Analysis shows that one provider has increased its number of subcontracted students by 500 per cent 

Rollback of decoupling researchers from their work questioned despite policy U-turn on books

Chief executive becomes latest to depart English regulator after nearly four years in charge

Funding must be part of the conversation, crossbench senators warn, as final report of Australian governance inquiry published

Efforts to ensure student voices are heard on university boards often ‘tokenistic’, with ‘invisible barriers’ placed on participation

Charging interest on loans already repaid would be illegal in other sectors, senator highlights

Decision to row back reforms demonstrates difficulties of using process to engineer social change, critics say, with little clarity over how newly revised ‘people’ section will work

Researchers sent emails to authors of recently published papers to test how much prestige matters in access to academic resources

Edward Peck insinuates risks of breaching rules when collaborating across sector aren’t as high as widely perceived

Admissions chief fears rising number of commuter students could limit access to courses for those from poorest backgrounds

Minister’s assertion that universities can keep trading during liquidation process ‘markedly’ at odds with other experts’ views, committee chair says

Nuclear physicist departs next spring having set up first branch campus in India