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Regulator says proportion of top marks awarded by institutions still way above what might be expected

Quarter of institutions admit they don’t know if PhD candidates are working with AI, while only a small proportion say they are coming up with guidelines on its use

Stella Maris axed from Scottish university governing body again over claims she failed to follow governance rules

Analysis of UK sector accounts shows number of job losses well above predictions, with experts warning cuts are not over yet

Senior leaders selected to help guide higher education watchdog as it attempts to work more collaboratively with sector

Indian campaigner Achal Agrawal says research watchdog he founded gets tens of tip-offs regarding suspected malpractice every day

Polling suggests confused picture on free speech, with students keen to deplatform controversial politicians but also rejecting limits on what people can say

Scholars with short contracts seen as more likely to favour doing ‘safer’ work, with ‘serious ramifications’ for their disciplines

Scottish institutions made to address workplace inequalities and zero-hours contracts as condition of receiving grants

University’s plan to cut more than 100 academic roles puts its reputation for inclusive education at risk, fears UCU

Scholars with large followings on app say it is a good way to change misconceptions about what they do

Leaders face grilling from free speech director amid concerns about Chinese government-backed scholarships

Experts say introduction of compulsory test for all undergraduate courses shows country’s shifting approach to internationalisation

Inclusion worker challenges institutions whose scholarship programmes are not open to all after missing out on place on master’s

SNP announces ‘real terms’ funding uplift pre-election but universities say extra money not enough to combat financial challenges

Little-noticed joint efforts by publishers to catch fake papers are delivering results but further ‘scaling’ is needed, says report

Bereaved families push politicians to make universities’ responsibilities toward their students clearer as suicide deaths continue

Syrian scholar stopped from seeing dying father among those affected by long waits for clearance, says MP Wendy Chamberlain

Institutions looking to conclude long-running searches for new presidents likely to favour candidates who can stay out of the limelight, experts predict

Universities facing ‘ongoing repression’ as regime responds to demonstrations with force

Former security adviser turned vice-chancellor calls out silence on controversial defence research, despite evolving threats to national security

Former leader returns to the role following the death of the university’s first female vice-chancellor, Emma Johnston, from cancer complications

Leaders of research-intensive universities see pay top £350,000 despite financial strife faced by institutions

Prospect of additional support being announced in last budget before polling day as review into higher education funding gets under way

Doctoral candidates offered hybrid ‘stipend and salary’ studentships with significant teaching hours will struggle to balance competing pressures, union fears

New book argues it is a ‘myth’ that universities can stay silent on social and political issues

Big cut in enrolments seen as way of modernising country’s universities but some warn further changes are needed to stop students lingering for years

Shadow minister calls for newly established Australian Royal Commission to scrutinise universities in wake of deadly Bondi beach attack

Students encouraged to study elsewhere owing to concerns about the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood on UK campuses

Campuses closed in attempt to quell unrest, with experts warning of risk of further brain drain unless protests deliver meaningful political change

Dramatically increasing private spending on research may be unrealistic given current economic conditions, funder warned

Financial and political pressures have prompted universities to siphon themselves off into various groupings. Can such bodies help secure a fair deal for the sector, or are they destined to end up as either winners or losers?

Union says reduction in staff numbers has led to increased pressure but university warns potential industrial action lacks justification