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‘You don’t want two classes of employees on your campus,’ says former superannuation minister-turned-vice-chancellor

‘Pay-per-use’ model hailed as ‘game-changer’, giving AI agents access to primary literature

UCU calls on institutions to rethink restructuring plans as industrial action affects large swathes of sector

Students left underoccupied and ‘kicking their heels’ at university, according to former Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman

Francis Halzen awarded prize for contributions to IceCube Neutrino Observatory that could ‘reveal previously unknown cosmic phenomena’

Universities warn political parties against policy bidding war as opposition proposes strict new visa curbs

BCU leader tells Conservative conference that high-ranking universities ought not to be treated as a ‘template for the rest’

Shorter courses and focus on AI help universities in Gulf increase admissions by 15 per cent in one year

Morten Axel Pedersen says challenge of adapting to new technologies on same scale as industrial revolution

Leader of strike-hit Scottish institution will not seek third term of office

Languages and music departments to close despite strikes and protests but university insists it has addressed staff concerns in revised plans

Inquiry to examine how managers treat whistleblowers after damaging tribunal defeat

Reform vote growing even in areas where international students are proven boon for the local economy, former minister warns

CRANE says it will look again at all applications from recent cybersecurity research funding call after backlash against non-human review

US- and Germany-based researchers awarded prize for breakthroughs in emerging field of optogenetics

Unusual public rebuke from China comes amid questions about whether the country may take over the UK’s leadership role, relinquished earlier this year

Skimping on in-country representation and leadership experience on home campuses can lead to a lack of strategic direction

Marvin Rees says research-intensive universities must put professors to work on civic challenges caused by academic expansion

The self-defined ‘race realist’, the first person to publicly accuse Jason Arday of plagiarism, is alleged to have broken Belgium’s anti-discrimination law

University students have joined a massive revolt against the education system in the country, mounting blockades at dozens of institutions 

Employers’ body instructs members to implement final pay offer as further negotiations fail to resolve impasse with unions

Some hail preprint server’s two papers per month policy move for promoting ‘quality over quantity’, but others question cap’s scientific implications

Canberra accused of ‘policy whack-a-mole’ as it details latest rule changes to an industry already in ‘dire straits’

MI5 warning underlines need for ‘tougher’ research security measures and more resources to guard against espionage risks, MPs and research managers warn

UK students being told that modules are cancelled and recommended options outside their courses, union reports

‘Ambitious’ treaty also sparks concern about potential for ‘security vetting’ of Fijian research

University leaders say they are drawn to China’s research strength and fast-growing technology sector

It is unclear whether a previous invitation to 50,000 young Americans resulted in substantial academic exchange, experts say

European Commission report finds 45 per cent fewer researchers moved from the EU to the US in 2025 than in 2023

Worse is predicted in coming years, and hopes of an eventual reversal may be driven by excessive optimism about international enrolments, funding council warns

UK ‘missing out’ on talent as fewer disadvantaged students complete STEM doctorates, major study finds

With record visa refusals and a metric-driven system, the rise in countries considered high risk was a foregone conclusion

The litmus test will be whether a more stratified system improves graduate employment, observers suggest