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Shadow minister claims credit as latest data shows 5 per cent jump in Australian university commencements

Experts warn that state-run Parcoursup lacks transparency and has done little to level the playing field for students from disadvantaged backgrounds

Shift from quality enhancement to compliance needed to tackle issues with franchising, say supporters, but others doubt new regime will lead to material changes for students

Ministers intervene after Yuko Fujigaki did not win staff vote, but supporters say row demonstrates wider threats to university autonomy

Belgian liberal MEP says the UK should not consider participation as merely a ‘one-year experiment’ as Brussels debates what future scheme should look like

Lecturer says it is ‘outrageous’ that he is under investigation for saying most institutional advertising is ‘pointless’

Ahmed Abuhassan, who has a fully funded place at University College Dublin, urges Ireland’s justice minister to reconsider his decision to reject visa

Areas dedicated to science and social science in national institution to be ‘repurposed’, sparking the ire of scholars

Government demands changes after internet sleuths identify errors, as analyses of past mergers cast doubt on benefits

Projects engaging with wider community ‘among the first to be cut’ despite growing recognition of importance of such work, report says

Korean speakers given preferential visa treatment, in move experts say shows ‘recalibration’ of internationalisation goals 

Academics turn to private sector as research into machine learning fuels massive growth in computational needs

Providers awarded ‘requires improvement’ rating to have cohorts reduced by 10 per cent a year as new OfS chief executives get tough on poor-quality provision

Refreshed system intended to address the ‘small’ proportion of ‘bad courses’ the Office for Students believes are ‘tarnishing the reputation’ of the HE sector

Number of people wanting to leave institution far outweighs expectations, signalling lack of confidence in future direction, says UCU

Free speech tsar says senior leaders taking a stance on certain issues could be seen as position of institution as a whole

Science minister sets out plan to create ‘internationally significant clusters’ with new innovation fund as concerns mount over cuts at existing facilities

R&D funding boosts and student loan repayment cuts floated as major and minor parties joust over tertiary education policy

UKRI should do more to recover public money invested in research that leads to spin-out companies, Public Accounts Committee says

Policy experts say sector can expect extra money for R&D aligned to defence, regions and economy but rest of university funding will receive little attention

New study charts how government has used political appointments to take greater control of its higher education sector

Report by thinktank Equi calls for alternative student finance system, as well as minimum requirement for ‘faith-based’ spaces on campuses

Sector must ask itself fundamental questions about cross-subsidy and funding concentration as it adjusts to new financial realities, argues British Academy

Documents ‘altered, reused or repurposed’ to make them appear legitimate, immigration officials say

Disappearing provision a ‘social justice issue’, says researcher after finding easier-to-access courses hit hard by cuts

Admissions survey finds top universities have an enrolment rate of just over 50 per cent for full-time MBA courses

England can better address skills needs and NEET crisis by funding start-up institutions in left-behind places, argues Policy Exchange

Human rights charity says actions taken to manage campus demonstrations have undermined universities’ role as ‘places of open enquiry’

Campaigners believe UK legislation could stop cover-ups around student deaths at university – but only if ministers insist it applies to sector

Scholars of Chinese heritage in Australia agree with the rationale for research security measures but not how they are implemented, survey finds

In-depth analysis finds country’s success down to continuity of funding and investment in early careers, but collaborations and original scientific discoveries still proving challenging

Economists whose policy recommendations have just been adopted by the Treasury say it took years’ worth of work

Some in union adamant that move is only way of fighting university cuts despite legal advice warning of risks of potential action

Background checks on undergraduates seen as way of reducing risk of accepting applicants who are being pressured by intelligence services

Committee for Academic Freedom says its inquiry will not be ‘prejudged’ as it criticises ‘material change in emphasis’ in Cambridge’s own probe

Critics slam consultant’s ‘flawed’ assumptions, ‘nice round numbers’ and reference errors ‘bearing the hallmarks of AI’

Students and staff to have more seats at the table, state government promises, ahead of fiercely contested election

Royal Holloway student threatens legal action over decision to involve anti-terror authorities in investigation of his social media posts

Exams going unmarked and temporary lecturers causing friction 130 days into industrial action but Joanna Newman believes she can end crisis loop at famed arts institution

Thousands of students calling for better university conditions and job prospects have taken to the streets of Albania’s capital in recent days

Union threatens potential strikes, saying scale of cuts will inevitably lead to job losses

Universities caution against reliance on AI detection tools after media probe alleges 20 per cent of recent master’s theses were mostly produced using chatbots 

A hundred jobs in the frame after Charles Sturt’s international earnings crash by three-quarters

Professors claim their pay cheques have decreased by more than 30 per cent, as public education workers embark on a historic march through Buenos Aires

Declining birth rate forces institutions to ditch decades-old admissions policies but experts caution institutions could struggle to convince men to enrol

Post-92s better at equipping students with digital skills – while most undergraduates interested in degrees tailored to them by technology

Recognition for ‘defending evidence-based science’ may help others ‘challenge unsupported scientific claims’, says neuropsychologist

Chief scientific adviser-turned-university president to step down when six-year term ends

University staff are demanding a new pay deal and stronger protections on working conditions after a previous government agreement expired in June

Former Bank of England chief economist and Burnham adviser says changes to ensure graduates are work-ready not happening at ‘right pace and scale’

Cutting research funding risks undermining Europe’s ability to compete with China and US, sector leaders warn 

Major survey finds reduction in internships and placements, casting doubt on vice-chancellors’ pledge to offer opportunities for all undergraduates

Cancellation of Radio 4 programmes dedicated to ideas is a huge blow for younger academics keen to connect with the public, say those who made their names on air

Just 11 per cent of early career physicists preparing for a UK research career after a series of STFC funding cuts, new survey finds

London Interdisciplinary School announces it is joining EMLyon, as the management institution expands its global presence

Ian Chapman outlines plans to add more commercialisation and technology-focused roles to the agency to address ‘skills deficit’

‘Opening the Doors of Opportunity’ bill passes with dozens of amendments and last-minute constitutional hitch

Institutions becoming more heavily involved in decisions over who works on what projects as China links scrutinised

Scholars who built network of tens of thousands of people working on AI say research produced on the continent can ‘push the boundaries’

Experts urge basic research funding to be protected as agency tasked with finding £1 billion to pay for regional clusters