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‘Temporary circumstances’ responsible for increased financial dominance of richest pair

UCU general secretary tells Times Higher Education that university risks being changed ‘beyond recognition’ if 600 job losses go ahead

Union warns that female nursing staff face being moved on to inferior terms while male engineers retain research rights

New code confirms trans people can be excluded from facilities on basis of biological sex but experts say that does not make grappling with competing responsibilities any easier

Nursing professor who led overhaul of Research Excellence Framework will leave funding body in spring 2027

Ministers urged to intervene as proposed cuts to highly regarded chemistry departments threaten UK government’s skills and growth plans

Government focuses on investing in existing domestic institutions but minister insists it remains ‘very open’ to foreign campuses

Proposed ‘minimum standards’ for research careers argue scholars should expect the same living standards across the continent

Enrolments from Nigeria, Pakistan and Sri Lanka hit hardest as Home Office gets strict ahead of new compliance rules

Serd panellist says measures should be taken as a whole, stressing that R&D-fuelled economic development does not work without fundamental research

Universities piloting the use of AI tools in assessment identify ‘tension’ in determining correct role for academics to play

Audit of all UK institutions reveals lack of coordination in how student AI use is being managed, with 40 per cent lacking any public policy

Australian study reveals lower salaries, inconsistent seniority levels and thwarted development opportunities for leaders appointed to oversee indigenous access

Ukraine’s State Tax University considers how to restore campus to its former glory after more than half was destroyed in first weeks of the Russian invasion

Plans to cut staff numbers in department that has produced four Nobel prizewinners will harm university’s research reputation, warns UCU

University faces major escalation of industrial action after putting 2,700 people at risk of redundancy

Former commission head discusses competitiveness focus of ‘revolutionary’ Horizon programme, why Europe has to increase spending on defence research and the need for more scientific expertise in policymaking

Research integrity experts commend arXiv’s crackdown on bogus AI-written citations but warn it may be impossible to police at scale

Attitude towards proposed deal mixed across two institutions, with Cranfield staff hoping for more security while many King’s employees see move as risky

Rise in top marks was most prevalent when students completed written tasks at home, says University of California, Berkeley scholar

Lack of ‘suitable jobs’ for PhDs represents a ‘structural failure’ to capitalise on the ‘public investment’ in their education

Regulator says ‘prolonged litigation’ not in best interests of students or universities after High Court blocked record fine

Universities still sending mixed messages, with survey finding even split between those who feel encouraged and discouraged to use new technologies

Fears country is going ‘back to the old days’ as minister declines to explain why projects blocked, and researchers wait months longer for funding decisions

Pressure grows on institutions to pause major restructures while sector awaits news of how much coming changes will save employers

Academics say organisation that supports disadvantaged students needs governance overhaul after being placed in administration again

Annual talks between employers and unions end with offer marginally better than last year amid ‘bleak future’ for some institutions

Points test for permanent migration also slated for reform, as Canberra eyes new methods of curtailing numbers

Education should be used to create more peaceful future at time of global upheaval, minister tells global gathering

Proposed changes could allow students to complain as soon as they accept an offer, but they will have less time to raise a grievance

MPs revive proposal to hold back portion of university leaders’ pay, but some question whether policy designed for bankers would make any difference

Famed journalist, biographer and Tulane professor says technology can help scholars think creatively but all writing must be done by human hand

Temporary work, squeezed research time and lack of institutional support all found to be factors in restricting scholars from civic participation