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Long-term investment plans suggest superpower’s economic development becoming ‘subservient’ to technological progress

Political statements by management may appear to be viewpoint of institution, warns university free speech tsar

University degrees no match for bots that sift applications as well as stealing graduates’ jobs, rebel senator says

Sunderland’s London campus trial extended after ‘overwhelming’ support but take-up of idea remains low in sector battling deficits and job losses

Short-term academic work becoming ever bigger problem in Canada as teaching seen as ‘variable cost’ amid changing enrolments and budgetary shocks

Country’s ambition to become world’s leading higher education sector by 2035 will only be achieved if employment, inequality and governance concerns addressed, says new book

Fully funded places on master’s courses seen as first step in attracting more academic talent to Orkney and beyond

New president of leading Singaporean arts college discusses how creative industries are helping cities grow and importance of thinking differently and impact of moving into federated model

Government strategy to prioritise value over volume appears to be working as commencements and enrolments trend down

Education secretary when Plan 2 loans were introduced tells THE that universities ‘would be in even shakier position’ without his changes

Broad support for Serd proposals to reorganise A$4.6bn tax break scheme as current iteration struggles to ignite business investment

Pushing doctoral students to credit more senior academics on early publications has contributed to ‘ethical scandal hiding in plain sight’, says education professor

Campaigners call for ‘more structured’ approach to helping students in crisis zones after shock visa block leaves applicants in limbo

Union urges Canterbury Christ Church University to promise staff won’t face any disciplinary action if they stay away from campus as more cases confirmed

UK universities tell students flying home for Easter to be aware of risk of breaching restrictions if they get stranded

Staff and students protest after controversial scholar Nathan Cofnas moves to Ghent following free speech row at Cambridge

New figures show efforts to address issues with repayments faltering as critics say system in ‘dire need of an overhaul’

Headline enrolment growth masks weaknesses in educational exchange and country’s standing as a TNE player

Leaders more qualified now than decade ago, with many boasting international experience, study finds

Sector will face heightened questions about role and purpose unless it engages with new political forces, report warns

Canterbury Christ Church confirms one of its students also affected as academics describe ‘shock’ at dealing with major outbreak

Private provider withdraws from OfS registration process as regulator criticises its plans to offer ‘master’s degrees’

Female scientists less likely to use comedy in conference presentations, finds study that highlights ‘absence of humour’ the norm

Ministers increasingly saw education as an ‘export’ after exiting the EU, prioritising economic gain over other benefits, argue authors of new book

Majority of institutions in Australia, Canada and the Netherlands fall in ranking of the world’s most international universities

Students face online learning and evacuation orders, and being unable to return home for Eid, head of international campus hub tells Times Higher Education

Chancellor says government wants to make improvements but insists other priorities will take precedence

UK science minister says missed deadline for postdoctoral grants was ‘mistake’ unrelated to funding shake-up as he defends reform agenda

Focus on physical fitness and psychological support for staff and students, with universities also urged to provide more training

Largest provider of English language testing says online assessments favoured by government could undermine academic integrity

Newly crowned winner of Holberg Prize raises alarm over job losses and shuttering of courses across UK

Secrecy rules tacked on to complaints processes leave students ‘disempowered’ and unable to access social or professional help, ombudsman finds

Drop in institutional autonomy of 50 per cent since 2015 means country is now only rated as ‘moderate’ by experts

Government urged to accept proposed reforms after panel recommends measures to protect work across broad range of disciplines

Several leading institutions have gifted millions of dollars to their local areas of late, but scholars say efforts must be seen as more than a ‘PR drive’

Closer links between universities and industry would help to fix 120,000 shortfall in required technical staff by 2035, says study

House of Lords debates new report that found fifth of students reluctant to share house with Jewish person

Government pulls money as part of efforts to prioritise funding for young people but universities say move ‘not in interests of economy’

Two draft parliamentary reports seek to protect independence of key bodies but universities say more clarity is needed on directionality and defence research

University works with authorities to contain deadly disease, with 11 young people taken to hospital and others being told to get antibiotics

Increase in PhD stipends, efforts to estimate true cost of research and reforms to key grant schemes included in long-awaited recommendations from review panel

Universities told to adjust to new attitudes on HE expansion, as figures show boom in new entrants who have few to no qualifications

Internet blackout amid conflict with US and Israel leaves applicants in the dark over study abroad opportunities

Reliance on legacy systems and lack of investment in new technologies leaves universities struggling to meet demand for more personalised learning, report finds

Study looking at ‘little explored’ attainment gaps at postgraduate taught level finds white students far more likely to achieve a distinction

Rocked by population decline, institutions join forces to try to achieve government aim of boosting regional campuses

Rain or excessive heat during campus tour season found to have measurable impact on whether students are likely to apply

Science committee chair describes ‘widespread cuts’ to strategically important research as ‘failure’ of leadership

More money, control over workloads and protection from AI obliteration also feature in union branch’s log of claims

Treasury reaps the rewards from high contribution rates which appear to be pushing disadvantaged students away from university, analysis finds

Positive impact of channelling government funding into charity at expense of universities has yet to be proven, argues learned society

National Audit Office review highlights growing maintenance backlog as funders invest in building new laboratories

System being pushed to the brink as sharp increase in number of students not matched by investment in teaching capacity, report highlights

Decision to remove student representative quashed after she accepts need for collective responsibility

University increases size of payout and extends deadline as it insists more staff will take up offer to move pensions after union describes scheme as ‘abject failure’

‘Expert review’ function that promises feedback ‘inspired by’ work of well-known scholars faces growing backlash over claims it ‘misrepresents views’

Careers offices urged to find better ways to judge success beyond placement rates as employers look for more from new starters

‘We know best’ mindset perpetuates Indigenous Australians’ isolation from higher education and wealth, report argues

Institution faces growing backlash following media reports about allegations of bullying and harassment

Treasury committee begins inquiry after calls to restrict government’s ability to change loan conditions after they have been taken out