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Half of Russell Group universities accept record number of undergraduates, according to end-of-cycle admissions figures

University claims staff are in breach of contract for failing to reorganise lectures lost during recent industrial action

Union leader says Southend campus closure will ‘take the heart out of the town’

Visa applications from the subcontinent go under the microscope, as Canberra finalises measures to combat onshore poaching

UK international education champion Steve Smith defends new strategy from criticism that it ‘lacks substance’

Fee freezes bring down spend per student, as overall funding for education in England reaches historic lows

Former University Alliance head returns to UK to lead research universities group after more than a decade in Australia

‘Do it properly or don’t bother,’ commission sceptic advises, as others argue for more chiefs

Director of Institute of Development Studies discusses stepping into the role after 25 years, impact of USAID cuts and benefits of Sussex collaboration

Reviewer bias and higher teaching workloads for women may explain why they have to wait much longer for accept or reject decisions, say study authors

Thailand and India each clock up double-figure haul of finalists as prestigious contest enters eighth year

Government renews drive to attract international academics with more recruits coming to UK under Global Talent Fund

Labour prioritises growth abroad over increasing international student numbers on home soil amid immigration concerns

More people sceptical that science makes life better compared with pre-pandemic, and public also doubting contribution to economic growth

Some of president’s most audacious cuts have been scaled back or suspended but a year of turmoil is beginning to show in institutions’ bottom lines

Institutions forced to take matters into their own hands as high employer contributions ‘increase likelihood of university closure’

Concerns persist despite eleventh-hour watering down of legislative response to Bondi massacre

Vast majority of parents in England having to support children at university, finds poll, with some sending more than £1,000 a month

Analysis suggests much of the sector remains mired in financial difficulty with total losses increasing, but rise in income brings hope

‘Trump effect’ drives surge in US HE workers looking to move abroad, with China, Australia and Ireland also big beneficiaries

Teaching and research central to any hopes of rebuilding country, according to academics, as pressure grows for political change

Large numbers of editors publishing in their own special issue attacked as ‘academic narcissism’ and ‘scientific misconduct’ in first-of-its-kind study

MP calls for institution to take steps to restore trust as concerns mount over how it has been run

Encouraged by surge in interest in learning Gaelic, Skye’s Sabhal Mòr Ostaig looks to branch out on its own despite pressures on language courses and specialist providers

Politicians target closer research collaboration between two countries but campuses unlikely to follow, given funding constraints

New Ucea chair warns ‘much is at stake’ if unions and employers don’t collaborate to tackle ‘negative’ sector image, as he promises action on the ‘employee experience’

Jordanian professor’s free-wheeling study is pulled and an editorial board member sacked after linguists criticised ‘extremely strange’ article

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