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‘Weekend-only’ learners signed contracts in good faith before being suddenly told to repay money through no fault of their own, says NUS head

Most students who work more than 23 hours a week report spending ‘zero minutes’ reading but scholars say time spent in employment not wholly bad academically

Universities set to miss out on promised funding after EU fraud office finds ‘irregularities’ at body that supports HE-business collaborations

Agricultural and environmental research lose out, as scientists criticise ‘dangerous confusion’ of government’s switch to ‘smarter investment’

Historians say their ability to study material held in ‘mother lode of all 20th-century archives’ diminished by long suspension of vetting requests

Employment increasingly elusive for foreigners blindsided by Australia’s steep cost of living

Increase in visa refusals expected to be used as primary method for addressing asylum concerns for politically important nations

Decades-old programmes among those being lost under new system that prioritises each institution’s traditional strengths

Union boss says British institutions should not be opening sites in Africa while UK continues to reject study visa applications at home

Cancer researcher to succeed businessman Andrew Mackenzie at time of major change for research funder

Face-to-face learners said to be more collaborative workers than online-only peers, survey suggests

One of the last members of Universities UK to share financial accounts for 2024-25 posts one of sector’s biggest shortfalls

Auckland survey finds 45 per cent of respondents are ‘food insecure’, while Otago study traces ‘persistent’ reliance on food banks

Vice-chancellor Wendy Thomson has been suspended for 10 months but institutions’ concerns stretch back much further than that

Appointment of philosopher who has refused to recognise viewpoint as legitimate could have ‘chilling effect’ on types of studies submitted to the exercise that distributes £2 billion in funding, says professor

Six of seven complaints made against UCU thrown out by Certification Officer, with any breach of rules found not to have swayed final result

Continent does not have a knowledge deficit but a ‘knowledge to real-world impact deficit’, vice-chancellor tells summit

Money from Chris Rokos will be used to establish new school of government that will train future leaders

Japan and Australia becoming more popular options, alongside European destinations

Geopolitical instability and economic challenges mean funding institutions used to rely on has dried up, summit hears

Study looking at whether long-form academic work freely available finds ‘contested’ picture

Average pay differential widening between organisations that try to address it and those with a more hands-off approach, report suggests

First wave of universities finalising plans to open satellite sites insist they are in it for the long haul despite concerns about small intakes, elitism and the effort needed to make ventures a success

Fundraising becoming ever more important source of income but analysis shows institutions outside of London and Oxbridge struggling to secure increases

Focusing only on admissions to universities neglects wider picture, according to South African politician

Campuses in the Middle East viewed as ‘legitimate targets’ by Tehran after its institutions damaged in airstrikes

Calls for clarity after thousands of English students told they will no longer be eligible for maintenance loans because courses viewed as distance learning

Upper house amendments give Atec more independence and a research advisory role, but no power to intervene on student fees

Former Department for Education directors will assume the post as a job-share partnership in June

Increased federal funding and student demand fuel a boost to most institutions’ bottom lines in Sunshine State

Poll ahead of May’s Holyrood and Senedd election finds ‘broad but shallow’ support for investing in research

Moving student loan portfolio to Treasury seen as biggest move yet in Trump’s efforts to close under-pressure department

Universities and employers rethinking training strategies as government targets apprenticeship funding at younger learners