World Academic Summit: Graphene will ‘win more Nobels’, says Geim University of Manchester physicist hits out at critics who claim Nobel-winning discovery has not yet delivered By Jack Grove 8 October
World Academic Summit: crisis-hit leaders wary of ‘talking down’ sector British and Canadian vice-chancellors warn their financial models have never faced greater threats, but do not want to further deter international students By Chris Havergal 8 October
World Academic Summit: US ‘no-go zone’ for short student trips Two-year waits for visa interviews have made it impossible to organise visits to America, says University of Ghana dean By Jack Grove 8 October
World Academic Summit: call for guidelines on AI use in research Newcastle vice-chancellor says shared approach needed to prevent ‘bad practices’ By Chris Havergal 8 October
Scrap REF and allocate funds based on external grants – thinktank Abandoning ‘bureaucratic’ exercise now would save universities £430 million, according to UK Day One By Patrick Jack 8 October
Call for more focused research ‘risks fostering academic elitism’ Experts fear ‘high-risk strategy’ as universities urged to double down on existing strengths and retrench from other areas By Tom Williams 8 October
Switzerland ‘losing attractiveness’ as government limits spending Funders and prestigious universities ‘cannot compete’ as budgets stand still or go backwards By Emily Dixon 8 October
World Academic Summit: humanities research is ‘vital’, says Brian Cox BBC presenter and physicist says ‘no one is clever enough’ to know which subjects to switch off By Jack Grove 7 October
World Academic Summit: UK ‘going backwards’ on university access Former education secretary tells World Academic Summit that UK has ‘deprioritised’ equitable access By Jack Grove 7 October
World Academic Summit: universities ‘learn more’ from Global South Manchester vice-chancellor says institutions must continue to work across borders in the face of political scepticism By Chris Havergal 7 October
Labour commits to £7 million fund to tackle campus antisemitism Funding aims to ‘educate people about antisemitism’ and ‘better equip’ universities to tackle antisemitic abuse By Juliette Rowsell 7 October
World Academic Summit: minister eyes funding reform ‘sooner rather than later’ Baroness Smith references October budget as she says government is ‘working on a whole range of options’ By Chris Havergal 7 October
