Greater Manchester suspends v-c over ‘serious allegations’ Bentley-driving vice-chancellor George Holmes put on leave after PwC investigation into university payments By Jack Grove 13 May
Teaching, research collaborations explored by north-east alliance Growing cooperation between institutions to address area’s skills needs a ‘blueprint for rest of UK’, politicians say By Juliette Rowsell 13 May
Alistair Jarvis appointed new Advance HE chief executive Former Universities UK chief takes over higher education super-agency to oversee ‘next phase of development’ By Juliette Rowsell 13 May
Six per cent international fee levy a ‘serious risk’ to finances Government proposal to take a cut of English universities’ overseas income to pay for higher education dismissed as ‘finger in the air’ policymaking By Patrick Jack 13 May
UK HE must fight to keep as much of the overseas student levy as possible The levy may feel like another strain on resources, but if spent on wider access it could be seen as a justified redistribution of wealth, says Diana Beech By Diana Beech 13 May
Staff ‘deeply concerned’ as Keele confirms plans to cut 150 roles Academic and professional services posts to go, with university blaming ‘unprecedented financial challenges’ By Juliette Rowsell 12 May
Ireland to launch ‘transformative’ research funding scheme Multiannual funding programme will ‘retain spirit’ of much-applauded previous scheme, considered ‘step-change’ in Irish research investment By Emily Dixon 12 May
UK immigration White Paper: key changes affecting universities Labour proposes graduate visa reduction, new fee levy and stricter compliance rules in long-awaited policy document By Juliette Rowsell 12 May
‘High potential individual’ visa to expand to more universities Two-year visa will cover alumni at other high-ranking institutions, as study highlights challenges related to ‘ridiculously expensive’ route By Jack Grove 12 May
Graduate visa should be reduced to 18 months, says White Paper New levy on income from international students proposed as government outlines wide-ranging changes to immigration system By Tom Williams 12 May
Flood of AI-assisted research ‘weakening quality of science’ Wave of ‘low-quality’ papers threatening to overwhelm journals and peer reviewers, preventing them from assessing more meaningful research By Juliette Rowsell 12 May
Invest in French research before courting US scholars, unions say Macron criticised over €100 million package while ‘underfunding’ higher education at home By Emily Dixon 12 May
