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No signs Flávio Bolsonaro would depart from jailed father’s anti-science legacy, experts say, but Lula has also struggled to relieve pressure on higher education

Erasmus-supported cohort ‘shocked’ to learn they had been reported to the Home Office for completing studies midway through final projects

Several Australian universities pause applications from Iran but say government unclear over whether students from sanctioned countries banned

Union passes vote of no confidence in executive board over high workloads and job insecurity

Weaker earnings prompt stock sell-off, as survey by Navitas reveals ‘unintended consequences’ of policy changes

Campaign groups say regulator should expect influx of cases, but many academics are still not aware that the long-delayed complaints scheme is set to launch

US institutions told they could lose funding if they retain links with foreign universities deemed risk to national security

Braverman targeting ‘lawful residents’ with plans to ‘ban foreign students’ from accessing loans, says UUK chief

Nathan Cofnas says he will ‘probably be fired’ as Ghent begins disciplinary proceedings

Government amendments as bill passes first stage ‘fix minor drafting errors identified by my department’, minister explains

Employer body says it is unable to instruct institutions to increase staff pay until unions decide whether to enter dispute

Chichester steps in to teach out programmes after sudden closure of APAC

Detectors can help pinpoint where image manipulation is occurring but should not be seen as a ‘universal truth machine’, experts say

Funder told to change its eligibility criteria described as a ‘de facto ban on supporting new organisations’

Popstar Shakira joins efforts to help repair damage at university damaged in the disaster

Decisions ‘above my pay grade’, says Nobel laureate, as authorities quash joint research into pain relief and drug-resistant tuberculosis

Academic integrity giant denies accusations as university declines to renew contract in favour of ‘other options’

New £500 million development built on site once compared to a war zone gears up for autumn launch

Recovery rate of research improves slightly in latest Trac figures, but remains well below historic highs

Specialist provider shuts after losing grant support, with more than 200 students impacted

University system already reliant on international students’ tuition fees now depends on visa fees as well

Universities’ continued use of online exams risks undermining public confidence in degrees, argues Policy Exchange

Country projected to lose another quarter of first-year entrants in 16 years, with international students unlikely to fill the gaps

International students should be judged on their quality rather than their family ties, says immigration expert

Peter Bonfield, who has led Westminster since 2018, named chief executive of British Cycling

Coverage that went beyond ‘legitimate’ questions of academic integrity should be investigated, says group of black leaders

Students considering selling their house to complete degrees among those helped in aftermath of disaster

Lecturers say they lack support in working with students to develop their academic writing

Higher education still pays but the margin of advantage has ‘narrowed noticeably’, quarter of a century of Australian survey data suggests

Careful what you wish for, shadow minister warns universities, as crossbencher asks whether ‘the substance matches the slogan’

Police say 41-year-old was found unresponsive at address in south London and pronounced dead at the scene

Vice-chancellor insists university must make further savings because of ongoing financial pressures

Higher- and medium-tariff institutions perform best as decrease in students accepting firm offers drives more to consider their options