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Administrators unalarmed, noting more applicants could come from mainland China, especially Greater Bay Area

Leaders warn more universities likely to face financial difficulties in coming months as pay stretched to ‘limits of affordability’

Reported proposal to let international students take on more part-time work criticised as ‘short-sighted’

Sir David MacMillan and Dame Kate Bingham join board as ‘high-risk, high-reward’ starts work

Early taste of academic precarity reported in biggest-ever survey of student-employees, although rectors’ conference questions reliability of a union-commissioned study

As institutions attempt to make language more inclusive, scholars question whether changing language with negative connotations has the opposite effect

Proposed act to strengthen ties between neighbouring continents would be seen as too ideological and unworkable, say experts

Government said to be aiming for ‘uncontroversial’ legislation on LLE, with future of plans to limit student entry unclear

Chief executive Susan Lapworth says regulator will ‘respond positively and practically’ to recommendations from highly critical report

Participation keeps going up, but significant equality issues remain

Unions ‘disappointed’ and say ‘marginally improved’ rise ranging from 5 per cent to 8 per cent would not fix sector’s problems

Sector faces years of uncertainty after a series of economic and political crises in the country

Agency rebuts Office for Students report which ‘substantially misrepresents’ role in assessing higher education providers, as major rift exposed

New polling highlights ‘scandalous’ impact of financial pressures on student life

Government took away scheme ’hastily’ and ‘without convincing reason’, according to critics

Academic leader on equity and affordability sees many positives in Ann Arbor, but room for improvement in research and student experiences

Sciences gain £145 million that would have gone to humanities and social sciences under old system

Levelling up secretary confirms Sunak government’s change of approach on investment zones, after reports plan has stalled

UK universities must think as one with civic leaders and businesses to boost regions as Boston peers have, says influential peer Lord O’Neill

Country would lose out to competitors if it rolls back two-year work eligibility, leaders warn

Ombudsman records sixth straight rise in grievances as pandemic and industrial action continued to disrupt universities

Decision to deter non-EU students with fees likely to ratchet up pressure in an already stretched labour market, particularly for energy and other engineering graduates

Experts say long awaited overhaul is welcome but questions-based approach still leaves some students at more of an advantage

University’s Institute of Technology and proposed innovation district aim to make benefits stick in one of England’s most deprived areas

Union calls 18 days of action in February and March ahead of crunch meeting in pay talks

JNU students watch BBC film despite warnings of disciplinary action and social media ban

House of Lords committee warns changes ‘make the system less progressive’ and government ‘should have consulted’ on them

Vice-chancellors hope for overseas expansion after Unesco agreement on recognising qualifications ratified

Women now have a better chance of getting in than male scholars with similar track records, suggesting attempt to redress historic injustices

Suspect’s academic history raises pressure on universities to consider whether a heavy interest in some types of criminal behaviour warrants added screening

Institutions should pay heed to pressure from Beijing, but avoid depriving students of study abroad opportunities, scholars say

Rising Universities Superannuation Scheme provisions mean three-quarters of institutions report deficits, with losses totalling £3.6 billion

Two authors who taught on university’s creative writing course were employed on temporary contracts for 15 years