‘Constant’ visa worries hampered student’s PhD submission
Sociologist accuses LSE of lack of support after tight thesis deadlines contributed to him overstaying his visa, potentially jeopardising future in UK
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Universities ramp up employer engagement as criticisms intensify
UUK announces new business engagement initiative as data suggests most young people see apprenticeships as viable alternative to higher education
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Durham, Northumbria and Strathclyde latest to face strikes
Staff at Strathclyde and Durham vote to walk out in disputes over job losses and workloads, while Northumbria to be hit with disruption in row over pensions
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Leadership ‘merry-go-round’ at universities as v-c vacancies grow
Quarter of UK universities changing vice-chancellors after several retire and some forced out, with experts predicting continuing challenges mean churn at the top will only continue
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Universities ‘all over the place’ in response to ICE raids
Under pressure from students to speak out but wary of angering the White House, institutions are trying to find ways to help while avoiding ‘pageantry’
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Rising US student numbers in UK ‘unsustainable’, warns v-c
Modest ‘Trump surge’ will not last, says leader, with regulation, demographics and parental preferences all posing issues for institutions hoping to recruit
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The crisis in US higher education? What crisis?
Yes, the political climate is extremely difficult, but all the evidence on applications, enrolments and completions suggests that Americans still value what universities have to offer, says Eileen...
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Sinophobia is a disservice to the UK
Chinese academics, students and partners bring great benefits that the UK would be very foolish to spurn, says Michael Spence
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HEC Paris bets on campus overhaul as US student interest grows
Grande école embarks on biggest redevelopment for more than 50 years amid changing enrolment patterns and disruptions to traditional teaching models
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UKRI increases minimum stipends for PhD students
National funder commits to another above-inflation increase of almost 5 per cent
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Europe’s largest university hit by massive IT outage
Sapienza University of Rome knocked offline for more than three days after suspected cyberattack
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Tributes paid to Melbourne v-c who ‘lived at triple speed’
Outpouring of grief, love and laughs at commemoration ceremony for leader who was ‘still in the making’
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‘Scandalous’ master’s loans ‘forgotten’ in student debt debate
English system that provides funding for less than cost of third of degrees, with repayment thresholds frozen below minimum wage, ‘no longer fit for purpose’