Maths departments offered grants to reshape degree programmes
Campaign aims to address stalling university enrolments despite record interest in subject at A level
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More applicants ditching firm offers to enter clearing, says Ucas
Surge in students using ‘decline my place’ function ahead of A-level results day flagged by chief executive Jo Saxton
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‘Mickey Mouse degrees’ rhetoric expected to survive Tory rebuild
Conservative Party’s higher education policy still likely to be dominated by focus on supposed low-value courses regardless of who wins leadership election
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UK recruitment falters as Asian students enrol closer to home
UK advised to invest in transnational education as more east Asian students opt to study in nearby countries
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Australian university finances ‘at weakest point’ as shocks loom
As they brace for big policy shifts, inflation and flat domestic demand have left Australian universities more vulnerable than before Covid
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What if classes are empty because students dislike faux-interactivity?
Rather than lament student attitudes, we should ask if meaningful exchanges of ideas in class are still possible, say Mikael Andéhn and Alan Bradshaw
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New Zealand to double student visa charges
Fee hike follows similar move in Australia, but from a much lower base
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Updated science priorities ‘won’t help without more funding’
Australian stakeholders applaud indigenous focus but stress need for planning and resourcing
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Second UK university faces strike action at start of next term
Sheffield Hallam staff to walk out for four days in late September in row over job cuts
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AI potential ‘squandered by universities’ risk-focused approach’
Higher education staff missing opportunity to use generative AI tools to relieve them from routine tasks, Australian survey finds
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Finkelstein eyes more expansion as City inks St George’s merger
Joining forces with medical school seen as just the start of sector ‘shake-up’ for head of newly formed institution
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‘Health sciences’ name for chiropractic college ‘misleading’
Critics warn that Health Sciences University – which incorporates chiropractic and osteopathic treatment – is ethically concerning and will mislead students and patients
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English regional devolution could enhance opportunities for HE
Labour’s planned decentralisation of power will strengthen universities’ standing and ability to contribute to local prosperity, says Diana Beech
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‘Brain waste’: overqualification highest in Spain, Turkey, Greece
Non-EU graduates more likely to be in low-skilled jobs, Eurostat data reveals
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Whatever the funding pressures, universities must not cut sports
Continued prioritisation is essential to maintain gains in student health and wellness, as well as to feed into elite sport, says Amanda Broderick