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Unprecedentedly long strikes at Nottingham, Edinburgh and Dundee could be the shape of things to come, observers say

Researchers face growing harassment on social media and mounting pressure over funding decisions, campaigners say

International House Association president says sector is speaking too much to itself when advocating for overseas students

If the logistics of mass placements require students to organise their own, those without their own networks will suffer, advocates warn

Plans for three new university towns and a 30 per cent increase in PhD scholarships have been well received by the sector

Chief executive Libby Hackett says top universities should charge more as scale of teaching deficit is revealed

Prime minister Mark Carney calls for closer ties between Canada and Europe in both research and education

Government releases action plan to help sector earn £40 billion but critics say policy settings are making it impossible 

Australia’s shadow education minister bemoans loss of competition in sector, while committing to suite of policies well before next election

Education minister Cefin Campbell admits review will not remove the need for tough decisions on how to support both students and universities

Pakistan orders Afghan medical and dental students to return home as war between the countries rages on

Left-leaning parties will form next government but university funding concerns remain

Computer sciences journal editor is developing an AI system that will question authors about their understanding of their submissions

Mathematicians express ‘extreme concern’ over the pace of development, following existential risk warnings

Legislation’s passage likely when parliament resumes in October

Machine-learning model predicts that applications from Hong Kong, China and EU will continue to fall over coming years

Visa rights canned for dependants of most students and temporary graduates, with transfers to inferior courses also banned

For the first time in The Lancet’s 200-year history, union members plan to strike over “unacceptable” pay offer

The first stand-alone Australian university base in Europe has flourished since opening 25 years ago today

History and social sciences tick upwards but languages and creative arts continue to fall, while vocational subjects rise

One Hong Kong university has rolled out a Cantonese-trained, AI-driven virtual elderly client for teaching social workers

Mary Curnock Cook tells sector to reflect on how digital provision has transformed journalism amid a ‘nightmare scenario’ facing higher education

Experts urge universities to better ‘demonstrate the value of public research’, as critics such as Charlotte Gill ‘rage bait’ sector on X

Passage of legislation appears assured after Greens ‘secured’ government’s agreement to a dozen amendments

Lobbyists say constraints on the R&D Tax Incentive outweigh the benefits, despite unexpectedly favourable treatment of biomedical research

Martin Lewis hopes autumn budget will address controversial threshold freeze, as MPs try to force total system review

Minimise the need for students to give their account of events multiple times, universities told by ombudsman 

UCU and Unison warn changes to trade union agreements could lead to unions being derecognised

The judge’s ruling could be overturned in the higher courts, but international education experts are encouraged by the last-minute stay

Universities must promote ‘broad public understanding’ that university autonomy is essential, Scholars at Risk’s annual report says

Changes to grant system suggested by Chris McDonald could ‘mistakenly’ further concentrate funding in the golden triangle, academics warn

Finding significant gaps between approaches at private and public universities, Unesco calls for more investment and stronger governance

Producer of long-running ITV documentary series recalls how Nick Hitchon remained committed to teaching on his deathbed