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Sharper mission and team ethos of pharma companies make them more effective than university labs, says Nobelist Fred Ramsdell

One study wants a flat fee and another backs income-based tiers – but neither supports the status quo

Universities are fusing the world’s oldest discipline with one of its newest innovations. But ensuring a balance between learning technical skills and tackling big questions takes work

Doctoral student says hours spent battling unwarranted energy bill consumed his research time

Keiko Fujimori expected to pursue culture war agenda and deregulation at delicate time for country’s universities

Indian prime minister makes rare intervention to try to ease unrest but protesters pledge to continue demonstrations

Household earnings marker to remain stuck at £25,000 after ministers reject Lords recommendation

Death of youngster following experimental gene therapy only made public after journalists investigated

Scotland and Ireland first co-hosts of prestigious gathering in 2030 after controversy surrounding this year’s event

Labour announces Stockton North MP will fill role in newly merged department but officials say nothing has been decided

English universities still resisting introducing bans on relationships say they risk putting students in a more vulnerable position

Figures from multiple data sets suggest country will struggle to meet its accord target of 80 per cent tertiary participation

University claims its changes will protect academic jobs and strengthen teaching but striking staff say reforms pose an ‘existential’ threat

Success of small, specialist institutions in attracting students and top scholars shows there are ‘other ways to educate’

Former Birkbeck leader handed role until 2028 after resignation of Wendy Thomson

Institution appeals for donors to help turn burned-down building into creative district, as it says site no longer needed for day-to-day operations

But medical and veterinary students should not be left out, postgraduate body insists

Institutions could mothball buildings at less busy times of year to cut exorbitant energy costs, estate expert suggests

Students blocked from UK education by new Home Office rules offered chance to study online or via transnational partnerships instead

With financial pressures intensifying and income sources drying up, new report argues for more differentiated sector to avert worst-case scenario

Minor infractions being labelled as a breach of standards, potentially harming future careers

New tool allows prospective students to compare transport, food and accommodation costs in more than 100 cities and towns across the UK

Burnham government appointments signal focus on youth unemployment and skills as universities are left ‘without a home’, according to policy analysts

Ministers reject calls to legislate to clarify process for university going bust, despite admitting arrangements are unclear

Lobbyists welcome streamlining and greater spread of competitive funding, but say opportunities for novice researchers will come at a cost for their established peers

Labour peer to continue in position amid Cabinet shake-up, working with new education secretary Lucy Powell

Balance in applications that existed before £9,000 fees has ‘completely disappeared’, according to new analysis

Front foot action preferable to the compliance burden bound to follow the next round of bruising headlines, as sector awaits Royal Commission’s report

Decision to close department signals Burnham government wants ‘fresh start’ on science funding, says ex-ministerial adviser

Celebrities join calls for Devon university to change course, as union ballots members over industrial action

New ministers overwhelmingly attended Russell Group institutions, with only two non-graduates among number

With two universities set to become one entity next month, unions say there are still too many unknowns about how the new institution will operate

Universities warned that rising anti-migrant sentiment could harm internationalisation goals

Course costs can be wound back without undue pain to students, universities or the government, under policy prescription

Manchester Central MP takes education brief as Jonathan Reynolds given business and science role

Former Covid-era chief scientific adviser and his boss confirm departures amid rumours their department is being disbanded

Students call for wider reform of India’s education system as new youth-led movement gathers support

Loss of stand-alone Department for Science, Innovation and Technology risks research becoming ‘afterthought’ in governmental discussions, argue sector leaders

Growing pressure on probationary staff to win grants represents ‘material divergence’ from agreed policies, argue UCU leaders

Anticipation of future happiness in host country more crucial to sense of belonging than social contact or development of language skills

New UK prime minister urged to adopt more progressive stance, including lifting ‘harmful’ student visa restrictions

Country leads way in producing highly cited papers but overall share of publications drops

Blocks on international money transfers may force students to abandon degrees unless universities offer support before coming tuition fee deadline

Critics fear ‘act of self-harm’ as Dundee becomes latest to consider shutting public exhibition space

Having hit 300,000 foreign enrolments ahead of schedule, experts say the next stage of expansion should be better thought-through

‘Bumps’ inevitable when an institution tries to fuse the best of the East and the West, according to management theory expert

Forthcoming guidance on how Research Excellence Framework rates environment will focus more closely on governance related to research integrity and security risks, THE understands

Jobs on the side benefit students academically, as long as they do not overdo it, analysis suggests

Angela Scott, who has headed Aberdeen City Council for 12 years, faces daunting task of bringing university back from brink of bankruptcy

Study analysing submissions to elite titles finds scholars based in China, or who have Chinese-sounding names, struggle to get work past ‘gatekeepers’

Scores of students suspended and expelled without due process, report reveals, amid heightened tensions because of war with US

Union members to stage prolonged walkout after university announced it is looking to cut 200 more jobs

Universities from 13 countries and territories make the final shortlist after more than 400 entries received

‘Asia Capability Compact’ and language hub network among the mechanisms recommended to revive Australia’s skills in engaging its neighbours

Content creator who helped oust top Chinese academics after accusing them of fabricating data promises to strike again

Universities make 100,000 more offers than last year as they compete for domestic students, Ucas figures show

Universities urged to reassess how they provide professional development amid shift away from academic jobs

Former Radboud professor’s academic career has come under renewed scrutiny after concerns raised over peer review process

Healthy financial position of giant UK sector scheme may mean universities and their staff have to pay in less

Quality badge recognises programmes co-designed across borders, as EU moves closer to creating cross-continental degree