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Cornish engineer specialising in the properties of food bites off leadership role at capital city university

Visa cost and ‘complexity’ among the factors pushing students away from traditional education destinations, survey finds

Vice-chancellor defends deep job losses at embattled institution, insisting restructure will help it adapt to changed environment in higher education

Uncertainty remains on whether students would be locked out of classrooms mid-semester if a university folded, education committee warns

University to shutter course less than a year after it launched, despite vice-chancellor’s commitment to training next generation of black academics

Regulator imposes extra conditions on institution following probe into computing courses that Northampton says was based on outdated data

Case against university being thrown out ‘swings pendulum’ back towards harassment protections, says legal expert

Automation may be used as an excuse to cut further posts, experts warn, even if it isn’t capable of replacing academics

Institutions on the continent much more susceptible to government interference owing to reliance on state funding, report warns

New figures highlight contribution of international education – and danger of shutting it down

Students will no longer be given money off in final year as coalition minister calls policy ‘wasteful spending’

Students on languages, medicine and veterinary sciences courses also report far higher incidents of harassment than sector average

Party predicted to abandon efforts to ‘out-Reform Reform’ despite losing half of seats, potentially easing pressure on universities struggling to recruit international students

Embattled leader warns interference was making her work untenable, but opponents say regulator’s actions are warranted

Time spent on events and free exhibitions drops as academics face ‘work intensification and time deprivations’

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

Withdrawal of education papers by British Education Research Association is long overdue, says integrity campaigner who argues more retractions are needed

Skills minister acknowledges commitment to reducing net migration is causing ‘competing priorities’ in UK government

Universities struggling to compete with the opportunities offered by the private sector as potential doctoral candidates question value of PhDs, summit hears

Universities say financial pressures forcing their hands as staff discontent grows over cost-saving measures

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

Postgraduate business degree with no undergraduate admission requirements ‘could be transformational’ in an ageing world, says dean

Strategy statement seen as another step towards harmonisation with VET, as Atec marks the ground for compact negotiations

Researchers say new findings should prompt review of Supreme Court’s decision to ban affirmative action in admissions

Concerns that UK universities not preparing students adequately as annual survey shows big rise in performance-related issues among recent hires

University says programmes no longer financially viable owing to drops in recruitment

Dean calls for end to ‘silos’ that exist between academics, career services and industry

Institutions must articulate ‘clear narrative’ about what makes them different in competitive global environment, summit hears

Martin Jones replaced by former Birmingham City leader Philip Plowden after resigning with immediate effect

Better understanding of state-sanctioned hostage-taking seen as being in academics’ personal as well as professional interests, amid increased targeting of researchers

Mandatory reporting of retractions to Indian science funding agency will force researchers to think harder about perpetrating fraud or working with serial offenders, says integrity champion

Campaigners suggest refusing to take a stance on contentious issues may be the best way to navigate new free speech requirements

Rapid uptake of tests must be accompanied by stronger safeguards given risks of impersonation and unauthorised assistance, says report

UK prime minister warns universities will be required to publish information on scale of problem and what steps they are taking to tackle it

George Bass’ droll dispatches on life as a university security guard have led to his first book. He discusses his unlikely route into the literary world and the growing pastoral role of campus staff

Institutions secured £1.55 billion in new philanthropic funds last year, with a quarter coming from alumni

Rules designed to keep students informed could end up keeping them out, disability advocates warn

Pan-European initiative EuroTeQ has made studying across the continent easier for students, but coordinating between nine different higher education institutions can be harder than building the digital infrastructure itself 

University of Pretoria head warns that current student finance model is unsustainable and suggests a ‘totally new system’ may be the answer

Visa fees paid by prospective foreign students, including those denied entry, balloon into a billion-dollar revenue stream for Canberra as rejection rates soar 

Universities looking to AI to defend against growing virtual threats

Suella Braverman says university system is “rigged” as she calls for change to student finance rules

Planned boycott at Nottingham could disrupt some students’ ability to graduate, while staff at London South Bank University are also set to vote on industrial action

Island nation continues to appeal to parents and students as some Asian nations turn from customer to competitor

Landmark legal ruling has exposed shortcomings of Office for Students’ approach but also inadequacy of regulatory tools, experts argue

European universities struggling to meet demand for skilled graduates at critical point for region’s role in space exploration

Government expected to allow employer contribution rates to come down next year after lobbying by post-92 institutions

Progress on research commercialisation stalls after pandemic peak, with 141 new spin-outs launched last year

Students and educators call for more guidance from immigration authorities as majority of Indian and Nepalese applicants rejected

AI glasses and other smart apparel may be impossible to keep out of exams, adding to universities’ woes about the future of assessments

Research finds collegiate model adds to complex application processes and may be harming institutions’ widening participation efforts

Analysis of university finances finds increasing student numbers and income can cause costs to rise faster than revenue

University leader questions Arif Ahmed’s position after landmark court case highlights conflict of interest, as others cast doubt on future of regulator’s incoming free speech complaints scheme

Council exempts four grant schemes from controversial changes following concerns that plan would ‘discourage bold ideas’

Government urged to provide more financial support to students as research finds some institutions are cutting back on provision of free food

Record fine overturned after landmark High Court case sparked by resignation of gender-critical academic Kathleen Stock

Wendy Thomson steps down as head of federal institution with immediate effect after 11-month suspension over bullying and mismanagement allegations, which she branded “unfounded”

Upskilling local students not enough to help region catch up with London’s economic performance, report warns

University of Auckland’s Dawn Freshwater argues higher education leaders should do more soul-searching and less rewriting of strategies in a difficult but privileged job

Students not receiving the service they expect amid high fees and mounting cost of living pressures, sector ombudsman warns