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US education department ‘not dead but being dismantled’

Moving student loan portfolio to Treasury seen as biggest move yet in Trump’s efforts to close under-pressure department

Degree apprenticeships ‘under threat’ as more courses defunded

Universities and employers rethinking training strategies as government targets apprenticeship funding at younger learners

What is to be done about England’s student debt storm?

A wave of dismay about student loans has flooded the UK media recently, with graduates complaining that ever-rising debt levels are threatening to capsize their personal finances. How could or should...

Australia is finally moving towards equality in health research

Research Australia’s pre-budget submission is the latest move to ensure women finally receive equity in health and careers, says Jessica Borger

V-c salary capping bill ‘unnecessary’, finds Senate committee

Australian parliament urged not to pass independent senator’s legislation because Remuneration Tribunal is already addressing pay of university leaders

France’s booming for-profit education sector ‘lacks oversight’

Lack of scrutiny given to rapidly expanding institutions out of step with amount of public money flowing through them, researchers argue

Force agents to register, international educators tell Canberra

But integrity problems will never be resolved unless authorities enforce the current rules, report finds

Chegg fined by Australian court for facilitating cheating

US homework help giant fined A$500K in first for Australian anti-cheating laws

Faculty push back against OpenAI deals

Quarter of students without A levels fail to complete degree

Universities told to offer better support to entrants with few or no qualifications following debate over whether these students should be able to access loans

One in three women leave academia after having children

‘Motherhood penalty’ sees female academics who have children less likely to secure a tenured position than their male counterparts, finds LSE study

New Zealand university funding shortfall set to widen

Institutions face tough choices, as Tertiary Education Commission warns of ‘challenging fiscal environment’

‘Stop worshipping sandstone’: university ads take aim at ‘elitism’

Canberra v-c insists he is not picking a fight with new campaign that pokes fun at more illustrious institutions

AI marking trial ‘not looking to replace humans’

Pilot study that has seen UK institutions test software that can give students grades and feedback ‘confirming importance of educators in the process’, say organisers

Drug recovery is now US national policy. Campuses need to step up

Without big improvements, universities will fail to play their part in a long overdue effort to embed support in everyday institutions, says Noel Vest