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Newly announced quota ‘like a levy by stealth’, analyst says, as universities evaluate the impact at institutional level

Ministry of Education ban on interprovincial expansion forces institutions to shift focus from teaching to research, or shutter planned outposts altogether

New partnership with local universities gives ‘priority’ pathway to Indonesian campus, plus PhD training for lecturers

Institutions mull estates buyback schemes and more major cutbacks as post-clearing reality hits

If the choice is between impact factor and maintaining the content’s integrity, there is little contest

No currently enrolled students will be disadvantaged, bureaucrat insists, despite quarrels over data and assessment that bill ‘is more suited to national security legislation’

Italian biologist makes the case for slower and smaller research

Firm whose lawyer helped initiate ACU saga handed job of finding leakers

With a six-month sunset and short-term contracts off the table, administrators can no longer rely on insecure teachers for certainty

Row over payment of foreign lecturers has stretched on for three decades

Security expert questions the approach, amid reports of Australia’s first ‘nationality ban’

Record number of students win places having applied after main sector deadlines

Partnerships and flexibility seen as key to company’s continued growth but others may struggle to follow in its path

Canberra yet to clarify future of ‘ministerial direction 107’ despite touting enrolment caps as a replacement

The vast majority of the fall in student visa numbers can be attributed to large decreases in the number of applicants from India and Nigeria

Opacity is a feature of a university sector that has ‘lost its way’, according to Australia’s newest sector leader

Sociologist credited with stabilising the distance learning institution, but will leave it facing fresh financial challenges and still reeling from Jo Phoenix tribunal ruling

Apparent rise in drug use among South Korean students raises questions about high-pressure academic culture

Unique course denied reprieve as staff say loss of 62 colleagues means averting further cuts is ‘no victory’

After waiting years for their visas, Australia-bound PhD candidates find that their university places have evaporated

New Labour government believes decade-long budgets will lead to more industry investment in science and fewer precariously employed researchers, but not everyone is so convinced

Controversial professor bets on Substack and right-wing links to sustain scholarship after exiting formal academic role

‘We all fare better if we work together,’ says Washington lobbyist, as US turns a corner in its approach to foreign students

International student numbers expected to drop following visa processing centre closures

Holyrood government extends home fee status to 19 students kicked off courses after the Taliban banned women from universities

Vice-chancellor says it is ‘fine’ for international students to make up nearly half of Melbourne’s enrolments

University lobby demands revocation of ‘ministerial direction 107’, after education minister insists student quotas will be a ‘better mechanism’

As tech giants spend staggering sums on artificial intelligence, the head of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council explains why it’s vital for academia to engage in this ‘hot’ area of research

Rise in students going directly into clearing helps keep overall admissions numbers steady

Security body cautions agents against unpatriotic messaging as Chinese applications receive greater international scrutiny

John Cater credited with transforming Edge Hill University since taking on top job in 1993

Even if academics are empowered to switch off from their jobs, feasibility of planned rules in question if root causes of overwork are not addressed

Student-led downfall of autocratic leader has catalysed national conversation about the place of politics on university campuses typically beset by violence 

Short-stay students should be exempted from both quotas and fee hike, says representative body

Thomas Ehrlich based latest book on run-ins with legendary Indiana basketball coach Bob Knight

City dwellers appreciate international students’ economic contribution but think they add to housing unaffordability

Prime minister announces more medical school places as part of vow to develop education system and retain young people

University cuts savings target after 62 take enhanced severance pay

Baroness Smith suggests new UK government will not bail out at-risk institutions but says she wants to secure ‘financial stability’ of sector

Open letter urges Bridget Phillipson to think again as scholars allege culture in which alternative views are supressed

Difficult conversations about how the REF’s post-2029 open access books mandate will be financed cannot be avoided, say experts

QAA-led review of offshore teaching flags concerns about expansion of existing programmes overloading staff, and unfamiliarity of assessment techniques used

Covid-era expansion showed highly selective universities that they could manage growth, says admissions head

Number of places confirmed by high-tariff institutions as A-level results announced spikes

Tenure of former LSE director thrown disastrously off course by Congressional grilling on antisemitism and subsequent student protests

Astronomer hired on fellowship supporting scientists to return from career breaks says hoped-for permanent role was not advertised and handed instead to partner of outstanding minority appointee

Fears nationwide unrest may deter prospective international recruits after turbulent period for overseas enrolments

Law professor discusses China’s position on AI and what’s really driving government intervention in the country’s technology companies

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

Closure of college with 35 faculty members may be first time controversial law enacted in 2015 is utilised

Ban on women attending university further hampering crisis-plagued Afghanistan’s development, warn experts

Study visa issuance to Nepalese citizens has grown in three of the top four English-speaking destinations

Rethink on Research Excellence Framework’s demand that submitted monographs should be freely available follows fierce condemnation of a policy described as ‘unaffordable’ and ‘excessively bureaucratic’

While value of government-backed loan has increased by 21 per cent since 2017-18, average fees have soared by 43 per cent

Unfair distribution of responsibilities persists even though four in 10 partners covered by study also work in universities

Liberals ‘reserve position’ on international student bill, as Australian government pledges to release ‘indicative’ caps

More sixth-formers choosing to study only STEM or social science subjects, squeezing university arts and humanities departments even harder

Success of those mentored by highly regarded scholars suggests ‘chaperone effect’ is increasingly important, finds study

Campaign aims to address stalling university enrolments despite record interest in subject at A level

Surge in students using ‘decline my place’ function ahead of A-level results day flagged by chief executive Jo Saxton