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Financial challenges and lack of work experience identified as key barriers for graduates hoping to progress to further study or employment

Research groups told funding for early career posts will fall by two-thirds despite reassurances that postdocs will not bear brunt of cuts

Shadow home secretary accosts students at university outposts in the capital, asking if some ‘just want to get the visa to come in’

Graduation rates less than half of enrolment figures as institutions face ‘considerable dropout issue’, Unesco warns

‘We are all in this together’, science minister insists, amid questions over his ‘trust me’ approach

Academics raise concerns over ChatGPT owner’s links to US military and claim tools are ‘looking to replace knowledge workers’

New initiative to inject scientific expertise into boardrooms complements decades-old programme to matchmake researchers and politicians

Early data from Germany, France and elsewhere show rising interest from international researchers but experts warn that a lack of career progression could hamper efforts

Attending in-person lectures seen as sign of resilience amid ongoing conflict that has damaged hundreds of university buildings

New survey finds students increasingly tempted to stay at home as quality of global business schools rises

Research-intensive universities also pledge to remove barriers to medical careers as part of bid to support strained NHS 

Associating before 2027 would put country in the ‘box seat’ to access and influence massive research scheme’s next iteration

Long-term investment plans suggest superpower’s economic development becoming ‘subservient’ to technological progress

Proportion of undergraduates from families of doctors, lawyers and engineers grows in comparison with other socio-economic groups

Degree-holders who grew up in poverty paid thousands of pounds less than peers despite similar qualifications, finds Resolution Foundation

Coordinated social media campaigns portraying capital city as unsafe pose problems for institutions trying to attract students

Political statements by management may appear to be viewpoint of institution, warns university free speech tsar

University degrees no match for bots that sift applications as well as stealing graduates’ jobs, rebel senator says

Short-term academic work becoming ever bigger problem in Canada as teaching seen as ‘variable cost’ amid changing enrolments and budgetary shocks

Sunderland’s London campus trial extended after ‘overwhelming’ support but take-up of idea remains low in sector battling deficits and job losses

Country’s ambition to become world’s leading higher education sector by 2035 will only be achieved if employment, inequality and governance concerns addressed, says new book

Fully funded places on master’s courses seen as first step in attracting more academic talent to Orkney and beyond

New president of leading Singaporean arts college discusses how creative industries are helping cities grow and importance of thinking differently and impact of moving into federated model

Government strategy to prioritise value over volume appears to be working as commencements and enrolments trend down

Education secretary when Plan 2 loans were introduced tells THE that universities ‘would be in even shakier position’ without his changes

Campaigners call for ‘more structured’ approach to helping students in crisis zones after shock visa block leaves applicants in limbo

Pushing doctoral students to credit more senior academics on early publications has contributed to ‘ethical scandal hiding in plain sight’, says education professor

Broad support for Serd proposals to reorganise A$4.6bn tax break scheme as current iteration struggles to ignite business investment

Union urges Canterbury Christ Church University to promise staff won’t face any disciplinary action if they stay away from campus as more cases confirmed

UK universities tell students flying home for Easter to be aware of risk of breaching restrictions if they get stranded

Staff and students protest after controversial scholar Nathan Cofnas moves to Ghent following free speech row at Cambridge

New figures show efforts to address issues with repayments faltering as critics say system in ‘dire need of an overhaul’

Sector will face heightened questions about role and purpose unless it engages with new political forces, report warns