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Lord Johnson ‘extremely pleased’ by change of tone on international recruitment from new government

Administrators’ tolerance for ‘unacceptable’ behaviour tempered by ‘politicised’ winds, witnesses suggest

Success of anti-immigration AfD in Saxony and Thuringia alarms German sector

Chinese embassy officials held a meeting with a leading Canadian university after two of its academics spoke at a Taiwanese-government sponsored event

Relying on professional services staff overworking ‘not a sustainable business model’

Ahead of the new academic term, experts have cautioned that student housing pressures will be unevenly distributed across the UK

‘Without ending funding for projects, it would be impossible to fund new and innovative projects,’ says Stian Westlake

Limit cut by another 10 per cent, with master’s and doctoral students now included

‘Highly focused and narrow policy interventions’ such as the £3.5 billion-a-year apprenticeship levy have held back wider engagement between academia and industry, says critical report

Amid increasing political attacks and with the nature of the role changing, universities should spend more time succession planning, says outgoing head of international presidents’ association

Ucas data confirms increasing use of ‘decline my place’ option, contributing in part to less-selective institutions’ recruitment woes

State must step in, according to submissions to major university review

After $50 million lawsuit was filed against the US athletics association over lost earnings, experts warn that further cases could trigger its collapse

Cara at ‘critical turning point’ as researchers flee violence in Ukraine, Gaza and elsewhere

The president of McMaster University discusses the importance of nuclear power, dealing with a sexual misconduct scandal and limits on student recruitment

New report finds expanded offerings in some European countries and significant cuts in others

Future is ‘uncertain’ for UK in a Changing Europe, says director

Passions run deep, as views on proposed commission of inquiry split mostly along political lines

Many modern universities have received top marks for local growth and regeneration in the latest Knowledge Exchange Framework

Wary of backing a ‘toxic’ big rise in fees, vice-chancellors are coalescing around a demand for more public subsidy for higher education instead. Despite the cost, could this option be more palatable for Labour?

Tightening of rules may be weakening the quality of eligible candidates for conversion courses, report says

International postgraduate research students should be allowed to work longer than 20 hours in university settings, says UUKi-commissioned report

Caps proposal sparks public spat among political stablemates, as analysis of social media chatter suggests student sentiment is plunging

Ursula von der Leyen names Ekaterina Zaharieva as European commissioner for start-ups, research and innovation

Staff get a say on how, but not whether, to ditch lectures at merged university

New guidelines from regulator attempt to quell concerns about transnational education standards

Two new reports, published by Advance HE, examine how nine different universities present themselves through official data

Jo Saxton says priority should be making clearing work better, not redrawing UK university admissions entirely

University umbrella groups welcome report’s emphasis on research while critiquing some proposals

Third edition of THE event solidifies global commitment to sustainable development

Abolition of fixed-term tenancies could make students less attractive tenants

Offshore outposts could help cultivate talent for an economic giant in demographic decline

Some student midwives are working a 70-hour week as they balance demanding courses alongside part-time work

Chief constable says officers have been liaising with security staff ‘to ensure that vulnerable premises are safeguarded’

Paper gains masked last year’s losses but harder times lie ahead, watchdog warns

Former White House science chief Tom Kalil argues higher budget would help ‘non-consensus’ research projects achieve ‘critical mass’

College closures and job losses ‘inevitable’ as enrolment caps loom and visa waits lengthen

Lack of funding hampering efforts to develop research workforce, study says

Undergraduate enrolment found to dip noticeably at institutions associated with teams dropping out of English football’s top tier

Latest Home Office figures show number of sponsored study visa applications from dependants has fallen by over 80 per cent since restrictions were introduced

Chi Onwurah and Helen Hayes elected to lead key committees for higher education sector

Transnational education moving beyond simply increasing higher education capacity, says THE report

Senate committee inquiry extended as members scrutinise impacts on vocational colleges

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media

Great British Bake Off finalist and researcher at the University of Leicester discusses the importance of community outreach, and what academia can learn from baking

Global network of research universities aims to help displaced learners as United Nations hits halfway mark on access target

Cross-border authorship may be stalling in part because domestic output is growing so rapidly, analysts suggest

September and January deadlines disadvantage some and consume time off, academics say

Radical proposal to overhaul admissions to the UK's research-intensive universities would tackle ‘elite formation’, say LSE and Oxford professors

Goldsmiths and Chichester cases could be start of rising tide of court challenges from aggrieved students, lawyers say

As visa data backs up prediction that universities will fall short of study caps, Applyboard says there could be ‘ripple effects across the international education sector’

Google, LinkedIn and X warned that adverts for contract cheating services have ‘proliferated’ despite legislative bans

Survey respondents warn of misuse of process, inadequate consultations and impact on staff left behind

Both sides of Australian politics need to stop treating universities as ‘a political pawn’

Leading Finnish university will require fewer publications for article-based doctorates, as well as fewer course credits

Embedding digital competency into hiring and advancement decisions would help to foster innovation, report says

Annual Education at a Glance report says graduate employment rates for women and men have almost reached parity in Greece and Portugal

UK prime minister blames previous government for state of higher education sector, as his government continues to consider options for solving funding crisis

Institutions need to communicate recognition of prior learning policies more clearly if lifelong education reforms are to bear fruit, says QAA

Wealthiest halls able to offer allowances worth more than twice as much as those at less moneyed outposts