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Authors must put aside personal pride and seek retractions when their literature proves unreliable, says sleuth

Calls for regulator to act on subject review findings and better align education provision with nation’s needs, as six of its eight universities face deficits

Risk of fraud ‘not evenly distributed’, with those pushing fake certificates and embellished grades finding new ways to mask wrongdoing

Scottish higher education minister commits to taking group’s recommendations seriously as work gets under way on new sustainability framework

New book released as UCL celebrates 200th anniversary recounts changing student culture over past two centuries, questioning idea of a ‘golden age’ of higher education

Government mandates restricting which disciplines universities can offer jeopardises internationally recognised courses, says worst-affected institution

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Failure to use biological sex as ‘basic variable’ will make research ‘weaker and less reliable’, says City St George’s head Anthony Finkelstein

Proposed set-up will not delay Job-ready Graduates overhaul, stand-in boss tells Senate hearing

Researchers brace for renewed funding uncertainty as security checks prove ‘more time-consuming than imagined’

Scholars still inside the country describe administrative purges, censorship, exclusion and fear as merit-based systems collapse under Taliban ideological controls

More credibility checks and visa refusals creating problems for UK universities and students as tighter compliance metrics about to come in to force

Admissions service considers reducing number of institutions to which students can apply, or doing away with ‘insurance’ choice, but wants more digital, post-results process first

Scientist behind Trump Action Tracker uses skills in data collection to look for patterns in president’s seemingly scattergun approach

Raft of new policies in wake of terrorist tragedy leaves institutions struggling to balance obligations to well-being and free expression

Decision comes as country looks to expand overseas admissions in bid to counter declining domestic enrolments

Drop in outbound numbers coincides with tightening restrictions in popular destination countries, and efforts to boost country’s own HE system

Increased scrutiny of higher education and disillusionment over graduate benefits mean universities must consider new ways of judging student outcomes, event hears

January visa applications hit lowest level in four years, prompting further concern about university finances

High-pressure environments the norm, as staff shoulder pressure of constant restructures and productivity overdrives

Joint statement declares support for ‘new form of stewardship’ as legislation faces rocky ride through Senate

Rapid growth in number of students studying AI courses reflects its cultural prominence but experts warn content could lack rigour and quickly become outdated

Staff at management school say they feel forced to publish in ‘narrow’ subset of elite journals to boost REF standing, restricting types of research they can pursue

New measures only offer temporary relief as state resources fail to keep pace with rising student numbers and increased costs, say leaders

Meanjin set for homecoming as QUT assumes custody of ‘cultural icon’, five months after it was deemed ‘no longer viable’

Sharp rise in grievances may reflect financial pressures on universities and ‘heightened expectations’ of procedural fairness, says ombudsman

London institutions urged to work together as they double down on widening participation efforts that help serve pipeline for ‘frontier’ jobs

Lincoln Bishop forms ‘strategic alliance’ with mega education group after finding its level of cash was not enough to cover low points during the year

Academics counting cost of Donald Trump’s threats to take over the territory say ‘the damage is done’ and impact on research will linger for years 

Union leader denies all allegations of wrongdoing at watchdog hearing, as former campaign rivals look to overturn election result

Only 9.6 per cent of applicants awarded coveted Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions fellowships, with many postdoctoral researchers saying the programme has become too competitive

Right-wing party leaders criticise students and suggest public funding should be revoked after Welsh university society snubs members

Legislation to create Australia’s tertiary education steward has passed the lower house of federal parliament ahead of a looming Senate showdown

Institutional blind spots around part-time Australian students seen as making life unnecessarily difficult ‘for people on the breadline’

In election year, Scotland’s higher education minister says fees policy non-negotiable, as newly formed review group looks for new models to heal nation’s ailing sector

Highly restrictive policies introduced after launch of ChatGPT being eased in favour of more nuanced responses, finds study of thousands of course materials

Sociologist accuses LSE of lack of support after tight thesis deadlines contributed to him overstaying his visa, potentially jeopardising future in UK

UUK announces new business engagement initiative as data suggests most young people see apprenticeships as viable alternative to higher education

Staff at Strathclyde and Durham vote to walk out in disputes over job losses and workloads, while Northumbria to be hit with disruption in row over pensions

Quarter of UK universities changing vice-chancellors after several retire and some forced out, with experts predicting continuing challenges mean churn at the top will only continue

Under pressure from students to speak out but wary of angering the White House, institutions are trying to find ways to help while avoiding ‘pageantry’

Modest ‘Trump surge’ will not last, says leader, with regulation, demographics and parental preferences all posing issues for institutions hoping to recruit

Grande école embarks on biggest redevelopment for more than 50 years amid changing enrolment patterns and disruptions to traditional teaching models

National funder commits to another above-inflation increase of almost 5 per cent

Sapienza University of Rome knocked offline for more than three days after suspected cyberattack

Outpouring of grief, love and laughs at commemoration ceremony for leader who was ‘still in the making’

Still unclear whether Scotland will meet fair access goals set for this year, as country prepares to adopt institution-level approach

English system that provides funding for less than cost of third of degrees, with repayment thresholds frozen below minimum wage, ‘no longer fit for purpose’

York and Swansea latest to decline publisher’s offer, with latter also walking away from Springer Nature deal

After years of turbulence in the higher education sector, Dutch universities say the incoming government marks ‘change of direction’

‘Frustrating’ changes to immigration rules affecting Scotland’s ability to be internationally competitive, says higher education minister

Court documents show Kathleen Stock feared ‘chilling effect’ of university trans policy as she was ‘never assured’ she would not face disciplinary action as a result of contravening it

OfS investigation finds students at provider delivering franchised degrees also told how to avoid detection by plagiarism software

Government faces horse-trading in the Senate, as shadow minister flags outright rejection of bill to establish commission

Former first minister advocates for progressive taxes as way of funding higher education as debates ramp up over who should pay for university

Drop in visa applications reflects the social and economic factors affecting the behaviour of the world’s most globally mobile students, analysts say

Report flags how seven institutions that have achieved a coveted gold rating have black awarding gaps exceeding 25 percentage points

‘Flexibility’ on testing in UK system ‘may worry government’ after review finds large variety of methods used to examine language skills

Candidates who stood in 2024 poll seek rerun of campaign after alleging incumbent broke rules by using internal resources – claims strongly denied by union

Cheap research round-ups by ‘hallucination-free’ OpenScholar model preferred by experts, says Nature study