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At least 50 job cuts proposed as university confronts A$200 million hole caused by ‘external headwinds’ and federal policy changes

Limit visitor numbers and access to study areas, some urge university, but others don’t mind visitors so much

Rapid expansion of master’s and PhD courses sparks concern over course quality for some

Labour has put skills front and centre of its plan for government but where does the omission of higher apprenticeships from the growth and skills levy leave universities – and how will these skills be funded otherwise?

Christian Ehler insists that additional funding must not come with political strings attached

Disadvantaged students reported feeling under-supported in their transition to higher education

Leadership hopeful takes aim at universities in latest of series of controversial remarks at party’s conference

But increases to PhD stipends are ‘too little, too late’, postgraduate union says

Reputable colleges stripped of students while thousands of places go to institutions focusing elsewhere or facing closure 

Survey of pro-growth economists by innovation thinktank UK Day One finds weak support among economists for extra higher education spending

Leadership recruits from outside academia bring new perspectives, and a few skeletons in the closet, to university administration

Universities’ ‘inadequate’ responses ‘just like their handling of sexual assault’, says Australian parliamentary committee

Conservative Party conference divided on impact of Labour’s rebalancing of skills funding

Party was ‘irresponsible’ to let per-student funding erode during last six years of governing, says ex-universities minister

Policies must protect gender-critical beliefs as well as trans and non-binary staff, former OfS head says in wake of tribunal judgment

Leaders urged to be more ambitious in their proposals in order to secure long-term health of universities

Academics whose pay was deducted for taking part in marking and assessment boycott begin legal case

A wave of US institutions say they will no longer take stances on political or societal issues, but some are critical that keeping quiet is ‘tantamount to implicit support’

Diplomat Luis Vassy will lead the grande école after resignation of Mathias Vicherat amid domestic violence allegations

UCU threatens strike action as university enacts second redundancy programme in less than six months

Science and gender equity advocate to become first female leader of Australia’s top research institution

All the key suggestions for reform as Universities UK outlines how the sector can be put back on a firm financial footing

Vision for future direction of English sector calls for fees to be indexed to inflation and an increase in teaching grants

Very large research-intensive institutions performed best overall, THE analysis finds

Universities reconsider short-term programmes in China amid perceived rising hostility towards foreigners

Manchester Met named as top-performing institution for inclusion in new report

Report finds senior faculty who disagree with Beijing lose positions of authority while those who fall in line are rewarded

New Labour government wants an ‘effective tool in increasing the value of education exports’

Rather than railing at those who control the purse strings, help them solve their problems, says regulator

Geneticist Dennis Lo Yuk-ming confirmed as Rocky Tuan’s successor at Chinese University of Hong Kong

Educators must take responsibility for their own contribution to the crisis, forum hears

Survey by Norwegian Association of Researchers finds many believe their institution does too little to safeguard them from harassment

Beijing’s University of International Business and Economics closes Israeli outpost as faculty are unable to travel to the Middle East