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With hundreds of jobs on the line and dozens of courses at risk, staff living through one of the biggest university restructuring projects of recent years fear they are shouldering the blame for wider failures

Tripling in spin-out growth since 2020, with university equity stakes reaching lowest level in a decade, according to new report

Institution’s relationship with two consultancy firms under scrutiny, with governance appointments also being investigated

Social science imprint based in Leeds is described as ‘outstanding strategic fit’ for American publishing giant

Plan 2 system compared to payment protection insurance scandal by financial experts as parliamentary inquiry begins

Campaigners say UK government has not thought through plans to phase out support in favour of ‘freely available’ software

Falling UK government investment in teaching must be considered as part of review of student loan system, MPs told

People increasingly sceptical of higher education’s benefits, according to social attitudes poll, while majority back limits on international students

Country’s efforts to satisfy EU demands on academic freedom need to go beyond legal changes, experts say

Funding and affordability significant barriers for UK students hoping to progress to postgraduate study, says report

Institutions ask for review of decision to revoke loans and of classification of weekend courses as distance learning

Support for two major science projects is hailed by city’s mayor as an important turning point in UK science policy

Former peer attempted to mobilise Labour alumni to vote him into prestigious position, saying online voting offered chance to beat Tories

Success of new legislation aimed at curbing poor-quality education will depend on whether institutions lose access to public funds, experts say

Open University scholars call for more self-governance on free speech issues, warning conflicts often ‘improperly’ dealt with

Japanese students almost guaranteed jobs post-graduation as country’s population continues to fall, threatening future labour market

Turnaround driven by selective slowdown in processing of applications from certain countries, rather than uptick in approvals

Members at union’s congress debate whether to hold another national ballot despite failure to reach threshold last year

Ursula von der Leyen and Peter Magyar hail ‘great progress’ as leaders agree to unlock EU funds after Orbán defeat

‘Decisive action’ is needed to address structural deficit despite recent cost-saving measures, says principal 

Union tells staff to walk out after academics taking part in boycott told they will lose full pay

Greenwich-accredited courses to resume in September after DfE backtracks on decisions made in ‘market review’

First leader of sector steward ‘happy to look at fees’ while commission pursues costing analysis

Western educators are mostly oblivious to a change of guard in higher education, authors of a new ‘mapping exercise’ warn

Select group of elite universities increase share of fee money as others lose out, leading experts to fear ‘two-tier’ sector is developing

UK universities urged to diversify recruitment methods after steep drops in master’s enrolments

Immigration, transgender issues and race among the topics many students avoid talking about on campus, OfS survey suggests

One in 10 out-of-work young people have a degree, major review finds, as UK prime minister warns too many are missing out on ‘high quality alternatives’ to university

Country’s budget shifts more costs on to students, with money saved from signature policy diverted to other priorities

‘Catch-all’ responses risk driving out high-quality provision, report warns

‘Perfectly good’ institutions ‘may fail’ without curbs on recruitment being reintroduced, report argues, ahead of expected dip in youth population

Changes fall short of comprehensive overhaul prescribed in landmark innovation report but are welcomed anyway

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

Findings strengthen case that UK should agree early access to next framework programme as soon as possible, say v-cs

UCU leader tells annual congress that sector faces threats like never before and issues cannot be fixed under current model

Union fears remaining staff will face even heavier workloads as 500 jobs have already been lost over past two years

Survey of current and prospective loan holders finds ‘massive frustration’, with system putting off future students

Innovative Research Universities becomes ‘2050 Alliance’, named after participation target outlined in Australian accord

‘Class size crisis’ hitting disadvantaged students hardest, claims Australian union which blames Jobs-ready Graduates reforms for ballooning recruitment

Leopoldo López reflects on how academic writing helped him while in prison, the impact of political interference on his country’s universities and what it will take to rebuild civil society

Smaller English institutions among those faring best in current financial crisis because they ‘never had the fat years’

Universities must provide more of the types of experiences that would once have been gained during first graduate job, says vice-chancellor

Istanbul Bilgi University handed reprieve after authorities abandon attempts to close it over concerns about parent company

New fee structure for English regulator seeks to relieve ‘higher burden’ being placed on smaller providers

Dedicated stream from Medical Research Future Fund will ‘begin’ to solve problem, independent research institutes say

Submissions to UK parliamentary inquiry also stress need for new mechanisms to ensure higher earners pay more

Public science sector at risk of disappearing in next decade without big injection of funds, politicians warned

Requirement that universities produce ‘world standard’ research in at least half of fields taught encouraged too many ‘broad-based’ institutions, critics say, but its demise could end up hurting some

Constant power outages and lack of fuel risks causing lasting damage to island’s higher education sector, warns Reynaldo Velázquez Zaldívar

UK institutions look to structural changes to address cost pressures, but warn there is only so much they can do without government support

Academy of Management to move event in future years as regular attendees stay at home owing to visa fears and opposition to president’s research policies

‘Temporary circumstances’ responsible for increased financial dominance of richest pair

UCU general secretary tells Times Higher Education that university risks being changed ‘beyond recognition’ if 600 job losses go ahead

Union warns that female nursing staff face being moved on to inferior terms while male engineers retain research rights

New code confirms trans people can be excluded from facilities on basis of biological sex but experts say that does not make grappling with competing responsibilities any easier

Nursing professor who led overhaul of Research Excellence Framework will leave funding body in spring 2027

Government focuses on investing in existing domestic institutions but minister insists it remains ‘very open’ to foreign campuses

Ministers urged to intervene as proposed cuts to highly regarded chemistry departments threaten UK government’s skills and growth plans

Proposed ‘minimum standards’ for research careers argue scholars should expect the same living standards across the continent

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