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But increases to PhD stipends are ‘too little, too late’, postgraduate union says

Reputable colleges stripped of students while thousands of places go to institutions focusing elsewhere or facing closure 

Survey of pro-growth economists by innovation thinktank UK Day One finds weak support among economists for extra higher education spending

Leadership recruits from outside academia bring new perspectives, and a few skeletons in the closet, to university administration

Universities’ ‘inadequate’ responses ‘just like their handling of sexual assault’, says Australian parliamentary committee

Conservative Party conference divided on impact of Labour’s rebalancing of skills funding

Party was ‘irresponsible’ to let per-student funding erode during last six years of governing, says ex-universities minister

Policies must protect gender-critical beliefs as well as trans and non-binary staff, former OfS head says in wake of tribunal judgment

Academics whose pay was deducted for taking part in marking and assessment boycott begin legal case

Leaders urged to be more ambitious in their proposals in order to secure long-term health of universities

A wave of US institutions say they will no longer take stances on political or societal issues, but some are critical that keeping quiet is ‘tantamount to implicit support’

Diplomat Luis Vassy will lead the grande école after resignation of Mathias Vicherat amid domestic violence allegations

UCU threatens strike action as university enacts second redundancy programme in less than six months

Science and gender equity advocate to become first female leader of Australia’s top research institution

All the key suggestions for reform as Universities UK outlines how the sector can be put back on a firm financial footing

Very large research-intensive institutions performed best overall, THE analysis finds

Vision for future direction of English sector calls for fees to be indexed to inflation and an increase in teaching grants

Universities reconsider short-term programmes in China amid perceived rising hostility towards foreigners

Manchester Met named as top-performing institution for inclusion in new report

Report finds senior faculty who disagree with Beijing lose positions of authority while those who fall in line are rewarded

New Labour government wants an ‘effective tool in increasing the value of education exports’

Rather than railing at those who control the purse strings, help them solve their problems, says regulator

Geneticist Dennis Lo Yuk-ming confirmed as Rocky Tuan’s successor at Chinese University of Hong Kong

Educators must take responsibility for their own contribution to the crisis, forum hears

Salamanca head Juan Manuel Corchado, accused of artificially inflating citations of his work, denies wrongdoing

Beijing’s University of International Business and Economics closes Israeli outpost as faculty are unable to travel to the Middle East

Survey by Norwegian Association of Researchers finds many believe their institution does too little to safeguard them from harassment

Body proposed by former government was seen as a way of upskilling workforce and growing the economy

Theoretical physicist to succeed Sir Anton Muscatelli in September 2025

Canberra’s international education crackdown is sapping sector of funds to diversify, forum hears

Professor Brian Cox and Sire Andre Geim to give keynote speeches at THE World Academic Summit 2024

Economist who invented furlough scheme shares expansive blueprint to redraw English higher education funding

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

The Newsnight producer who persuaded Prince Andrew to give that interview reflects on why her law degree helped to impress in the media, the Netflix film about her ‘journalistic underdog’ story and teaching at LSE

A £14.5 million revamp of the unusual Bloomsbury library has also prompted a rethink about its mission, says director Bill Sherman

Submission from new administration on future European research funding programme urges continuing focus on excellence

Essay mills pivoting to offering low-cost services to avoid plagiarism checks

Government orders week-long closure of higher education institutions in south of country

Veteran leader Stephen Parker recalled as institution battles deficit blowout and questions over governance

Leading anglophone nations risk squandering hard-built reputation for welcoming international students, say sector leaders

Equality and Human Rights Commission says universities should be prepared to accommodate students’ needs even if they do not have a diagnosed disability

Fees worth £9,250 gave institutions £13,000 in today’s money just seven years ago, finds dataHE analysis

Code-of-silence mentality encourages blunt measures that hamper benign activities while overlooking legitimate threats, says expert

Businesses encouraged to fund roles equivalent to master’s degree level outside levy system as government focuses on creating new opportunities for younger people

Science minister says he took job in DSIT because he ‘didn’t feel like shutting up’

Institutions must focus on creating ‘well-rounded’ individuals equipped with both skills and knowledge needed for technological-driven world, according to academic-turned-politician

Forcing Australian institutions to manage scheme raises workload, privacy and taxation issues, Senate committee hears

Sector leaders fear ‘catastrophic’ damage to scholarship as overseas academics and students leave

Female students and academics shocked to find doctored images of them shared on chat rooms, often created by fellow students

Planning cuts of more than €1 billion (£840 million), ministers opt to save academic positions and instead target ‘starter’ grants

Universities stick with controversial social media platform now, driven by need to support student recruitment

Sussex leader tells ministers to go further than declaring war against universities is over

Increased support for students ‘has to be a part’ of Labour’s thinking on improving access, Baroness Smith tells party conference

Top universities have feasted on international students this year while other institutions withered

Students in Andalusia say issues with university waiting lists caused ‘confusion and harm’

University aims to help next generation of IT experts address climate crisis

University criticised for lack of transparency as governing body falls in line with government investigators

Union calls for increase in corporation tax to address university funding difficulties

Critics question upfront expense, cost effectiveness, timeline and viability of Waikato proposal

UCU accuses distance learning university of trying to ‘bully through’ pay cuts, but institution says it wants to address excessive contracted hours