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A decade of budget reductions and surging student numbers leaves sector ill-prepared for further increases, institutions warn

Courses in Dutch language and literature are now more popular in Poland than in the Netherlands, figures suggest

Naledi Pandor wants ‘urgent’ meeting of Universities South Africa to address recent violence at two universities

New agreement will ensure ‘direct access’ to doctoral programmes for skilled individuals in each country

Cambridge fellow also calls for arts to be excluded from research excellence framework

Critics question why iQ, with UK property worth £2.2 billion, is registered offshore in favourable tax regime

Analysis reveals that, when medicine is taken out of the equation, collaborations are thin on the ground

New centre will offer master’s programmes and conduct research to tackle global environmental challenges

Increase may reflect efforts to target markets where UK has traditionally been strong

But universities welcome Migration Advisory Committee call to end Tier 2 visa cap

Students spending far less time working for their degrees in US states that have legalised medicinal cannabis, US research finds

Government’s lead migration adviser admits graduate earnings information is ‘not as good as we would like’

Data on international collaboration show cross-border authorship share falling over recent years 

Global survey suggests benefits of overseas collaboration are not evenly shared

Efforts to prevent sexual harassment at universities advanced with new policies from top US provider of science funding and world’s biggest general science society

Thinktanks join forces to warn ‘last-dollar’ approach leaves low-income students unable to afford daily essentials

Data unclear on whether older scholars are keeping younger researchers out of jobs

Last year’s move to ease burden on graduates means system is almost back to where it was before fees hike, IFS report suggests

Grattan Institute says 25- to 34-year-old university leavers have found it tougher to find jobs matching their skills

As universities have turned to partisan lobbying and self-promotion, new head of Allea thinks ancient organisations now fill a crucial space in public debate

Student protests at Mexico’s largest institution turn violent after ‘shock groups’ sent by rogue authorities

Government hopes its first new science policy in nearly 20 years will help the country tackle societal problems and embrace technological change.

Controversial textbook deal comes under fire

Coalition leader Giuseppe Conte has been urged to back out formally of the race for a top university job

Fears that MEPs’ move will make little significant difference to plight of Budapest-based university

Psychologist says that more women, minority groups and international students should be part of structures that tackle sexual misconduct

Australian research argues that re-entry programmes focusing only on returnees ‘widens inequity in internationalisation’

University of Minnesota says 50 per cent outbound mobility goal ‘outgrew its usefulness’

Nobel laureate warns of greater inequality and ‘new era of fascism’ if AI impact on work not ‘managed’

Analysis shows thousands of researchers publish the equivalent of one paper every five days, but their involvement is often limited

Thirty-two academic institutions have so far failed to report any of their trial data in accordance with new European Union rules

A ‘simple ask’ inserted into immigration bill could bring more open regime, says Nicky Morgan

Additional contribution from staff combined with 2 per cent extra from employers would be enough to keep current USS pension scheme, say experts