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Turnaround driven by selective slowdown in processing of applications from certain countries, rather than uptick in approvals

Members at union’s congress debate whether to hold another national ballot despite failure to reach threshold last year

Ursula von der Leyen and Peter Magyar hail ‘great progress’ as leaders agree to unlock EU funds after Orbán defeat

‘Decisive action’ is needed to address structural deficit despite recent cost-saving measures, says principal 

Union tells staff to walk out after academics taking part in boycott told they will lose full pay

Greenwich-accredited courses to resume in September after DfE backtracks on decisions made in ‘market review’

First leader of sector steward ‘happy to look at fees’ while commission pursues costing analysis

Western educators are mostly oblivious to a change of guard in higher education, authors of a new ‘mapping exercise’ warn

Select group of elite universities increase share of fee money as others lose out, leading experts to fear ‘two-tier’ sector is developing

UK universities urged to diversify recruitment methods after steep drops in master’s enrolments

Immigration, transgender issues and race among the topics many students avoid talking about on campus, OfS survey suggests

One in 10 out-of-work young people have a degree, major review finds, as UK prime minister warns too many are missing out on ‘high quality alternatives’ to university

Country’s budget shifts more costs on to students, with money saved from signature policy diverted to other priorities

‘Perfectly good’ institutions ‘may fail’ without curbs on recruitment being reintroduced, report argues, ahead of expected dip in youth population

‘Catch-all’ responses risk driving out high-quality provision, report warns

National Wealth Fund and Lloyds pledge to back environmental projects that tackle challenges universities face in retrofitting campuses

Changes fall short of comprehensive overhaul prescribed in landmark innovation report but are welcomed anyway

Findings strengthen case that UK should agree early access to next framework programme as soon as possible, say v-cs

UCU leader tells annual congress that sector faces threats like never before and issues cannot be fixed under current model

Union fears remaining staff will face even heavier workloads as 500 jobs have already been lost over past two years

Survey of current and prospective loan holders finds ‘massive frustration’, with system putting off future students

Smaller English institutions among those faring best in current financial crisis because they ‘never had the fat years’

‘Class size crisis’ hitting disadvantaged students hardest, claims Australian union which blames Jobs-ready Graduates reforms for ballooning recruitment

Innovative Research Universities becomes ‘2050 Alliance’, named after participation target outlined in Australian accord

Leopoldo López reflects on how academic writing helped him while in prison, the impact of political interference on his country’s universities and what it will take to rebuild civil society

Universities must provide more of the types of experiences that would once have been gained during first graduate job, says vice-chancellor

Istanbul Bilgi University handed reprieve after authorities abandon attempts to close it over concerns about parent company

New fee structure for English regulator seeks to relieve ‘higher burden’ being placed on smaller providers

Dedicated stream from Medical Research Future Fund will ‘begin’ to solve problem, independent research institutes say

Public science sector at risk of disappearing in next decade without big injection of funds, politicians warned

Submissions to UK parliamentary inquiry also stress need for new mechanisms to ensure higher earners pay more

UK institutions look to structural changes to address cost pressures, but warn there is only so much they can do without government support

Constant power outages and lack of fuel risks causing lasting damage to island’s higher education sector, warns Reynaldo Velázquez Zaldívar