New Zealand to scrap fee-free university scheme
Students will no longer be given money off in final year as coalition minister calls policy ‘wasteful spending’
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Sexual harassment worse at more elite universities
Students on languages, medicine and veterinary sciences courses also report far higher incidents of harassment than sector average
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Labour ‘may back down’ on migration curbs after election losses
Party predicted to abandon efforts to ‘out-Reform Reform’ despite losing half of seats, potentially easing pressure on universities struggling to recruit international students
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Bishop quits as ANU chancellor, citing ‘regulatory overreach’
Embattled leader warns interference was making her work untenable, but opponents say regulator’s actions are warranted
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Public engagement declining amid UK financial pressures
Time spent on events and free exhibitions drops as academics face ‘work intensification and time deprivations’
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British medical students abroad ‘may abandon NHS’ after new law
UK nationals have increasingly looked abroad for medical training in recent years in light of caps on domestic places, but new laws mean they will find it harder to secure a job at home
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Retractions ‘must be the start of AI slop clean-up’, says critic
Withdrawal of education papers by British Education Research Association is long overdue, says integrity campaigner who argues more retractions are needed
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The OfS should appeal against the flawed Sussex free-speech ruling
The verdict wrongly overlooks the Equality Act’s role in determining what universities can be expected to do to protect free speech, says Maya ForstaterÂ
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Smith: Target quality over ‘bums on seats’ to win over É«ºÐÖ±²¥ Office
Skills minister acknowledges commitment to reducing net migration is causing ‘competing priorities’ in UK government
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Research careers ‘losing appeal as trust in academia falls’
Universities struggling to compete with the opportunities offered by the private sector as potential doctoral candidates question value of PhDs, summit hears
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Sheffield Hallam faces strikes as Teesside job cuts fears deepen
Universities say financial pressures forcing their hands as staff discontent grows over cost-saving measures
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Personalised phishing attacks likely after global Canvas hack
With data potentially stolen from 200 million users at 9,000 institutions worldwide, staff and students told to be alert for more sophisticated attempts to steal data
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Employers fear graduates lack adaptability as AI reshapes work
Concerns that UK universities not preparing students adequately as annual survey shows big rise in performance-related issues among recent hires