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Cash-strapped Welsh universities look to Plaid Cymru for ‘reset’

Change of government sparks optimism, but some warn plans to keep students in Wales must be ‘carefully handled’

Record international enrolments at New Zealand universities

Higher education claims an ever-increasing share as country numbers grow beyond pre-Covid figures

Australia undermined its research ambition before the Serd ink was dry

This week’s budget confirmed the government’s unwillingness to improve PhD students’ dismal pay, say Jesse Gardner-Russell and Maxim Jon-Buckley

News Talks podcast: The human cost of UK university job cuts

We discuss the fallout from tens of thousands of layoffs across UK higher education after a É«ºÐÖ±²¥Â survey exposed the anger, fear and stress that pervade the sector

King’s College London to merge with Cranfield University

Specialist postgraduate institution will become part of London behemoth under new plans

Physics cuts threaten UK’s science leadership role, says Nobelist

Didier Queloz urges UK funding bodies to rethink funding changes, with scientists also fearing Nottingham’s ‘first-rate’ department is under threat

The King’s-Cranfield merger will allow us to compete with the world’s best

Modern societies need universities that connect discovery with application. We think we can do this much better together, say Karen Holford and Shitij Kapur

Two-fifths of universities expect deficits amid student downturn

Latest regulator analysis shows sector financial health slightly up on expectations, but performance expected to deteriorate this year

Resubmit antisemitism report cards, universities told

‘Independent assessor’ says Australian universities’ failure to embrace a definition of antisemitism has robbed him of a means of judging their efforts

Georgetown accused of failing to register as Qatari ‘foreign agent’

Quality assurance ‘toughest challenge’ for universities overseas

Specialist who worked at heart of government during transnational education boom discusses the underrated value of education exports, the complex nature of quality assurance and the impact of...

Swiss population cap ‘would harm research links with EU’

If controversial referendum passes, country’s participation in Horizon Europe would again be at risk, fears umbrella group president

Students missing twice as much teaching time as 20 years ago

Drop in campus attendance a key trend identified in student experience over period that spanned fee rises, marketisation and pandemic

Give us ‘day one’ access to next Horizon, non-EU universities urge

Research-intensive universities in associated countries say delays would risk collaboration in ‘strategically important’ science

Journal lists advance both rigour and relevance

They are not perfect, but they are less imperfect than the alternatives – including internal review systems, say Nicolai Foss and Michael Mol