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Regulator steps in to outline free speech and academic freedom obligations for English universities that work with states overseas

Countries representing a quarter of bloc’s population receive just one in 20 grants, finds new report

Financial challenges and lack of work experience identified as key barriers for graduates hoping to progress to further study or employment

Research groups told funding for early career posts will fall by two-thirds despite reassurances that postdocs will not bear brunt of cuts

Shadow home secretary accosts students at university outposts in the capital, asking if some ‘just want to get the visa to come in’

Graduation rates less than half of enrolment figures as institutions face ‘considerable dropout issue’, Unesco warns

‘We are all in this together’, science minister insists, amid questions over his ‘trust me’ approach

Academics raise concerns over ChatGPT owner’s links to US military and claim tools are ‘looking to replace knowledge workers’

Early data from Germany, France and elsewhere show rising interest from international researchers but experts warn that a lack of career progression could hamper efforts

New initiative to inject scientific expertise into boardrooms complements decades-old programme to matchmake researchers and politicians

Attending in-person lectures seen as sign of resilience amid ongoing conflict that has damaged hundreds of university buildings

New survey finds students increasingly tempted to stay at home as quality of global business schools rises

Research-intensive universities also pledge to remove barriers to medical careers as part of bid to support strained NHS 

Associating before 2027 would put country in the ‘box seat’ to access and influence massive research scheme’s next iteration

Coordinated social media campaigns portraying capital city as unsafe pose problems for institutions trying to attract students

Degree-holders who grew up in poverty paid thousands of pounds less than peers despite similar qualifications, finds Resolution Foundation

Proportion of undergraduates from families of doctors, lawyers and engineers grows in comparison with other socio-economic groups

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