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Students who have previously been safeguarded progress to university in ‘vanishingly low’ numbers, highlights Sheffield initiative

Universities are at a crossroads and must act decisively to become sites of social transformation, says first black woman to lead a university in Brazil

South-east Asian country sees more than 40,000 visas issued in 2024, a 20 per cent increase on five years ago

University groups call for new fund to ‘complement, but not substitute’ next framework programme

Amsterdam University Press series editors quit with open letter objecting to sale to for-profit publisher

Warning more institutions may look to Scottish government for support as ailing university’s problems blamed on mismanagement rather than wider funding pressures

Researcher who waited nearly two years for rejection claims ‘nonsensical’ criticisms of his paper must have been chatbot-generated

Special envoy plans ‘report card’ judging institutions on efforts to tackle hate speech and protect Jewish students and staff

Academics must come out from ‘behind our walls and our labs’ and take the lead on sustainability issues, conference hears

Further meetings fail to reach agreement in UK sector talks, with union calling 1.4 per cent rise a ‘real-terms cut’

Country amasses 30,000 researchers working on new technology, ‘dwarfing’ the talent pools of its nearest rivals

Data for 2025 falls behind 2024 numbers for first time just ahead of make-or-break recruitment window 

More cautious lifelong learning policy ‘inevitable’, say experts, as ministers emphasise phased transition to new system

Researchers call for improved national assessment processes as proposals receive different feedback at European level

Better education-industry links can ensure continent capitalises on new technologies in a way it didn’t before, says World Bank economist

Demand from Chinese students softens worldwide as economic concerns reshape family choices, new agency data shows

Students more positive on all aspects of university life than last year, but regulator flags management problems at some institutions

Coming new English student finance system offers flexible study options for subjects that support Labour’s industrial strategy

French president welcomes growing collaboration between scientists either side of the Channel

Surrey one of the first institutions outside TPS to look at offering different terms and conditions for new hires to save costs

British Council-run scheme comes amid growing concern over the ethics of international student recruitment

Harvard’s reported deal-making and Penn concessions over trans athletes seen as signs that president’s ‘war’ on higher education has entered new stage

User-pays immigration overhaul could undermine international education recovery, universities warn

Bolster partnerships with institutions outside the EU through next iteration of mobility scheme, umbrella groups urge

Student applicants from overseas report fewer mental health issues and reduced loneliness compared with UK domestic counterparts

One in five UK university leaders exploring mergers as sector fears ‘contagion’ effect of institutional failure

UCU claims institution hasn’t ruled out compulsory redundancies as it cuts further 75 roles

Union says Monash should now ‘pay staff what they’re owed’ as judge resolves ‘ambiguity’ over ‘contemporaneous’ meetings

Using money raised from international fees could help support most disadvantaged to attend university, finds inquiry

Leader of first institution dedicated solely to diversity training says it faces ‘environment of significant risk and hostility’

Leverhulme Trust puts more money into UK sector ‘under strain’ to mark centenary year

University staff growing increasingly concerned about students’ declining English proficiency, finds study

Australian National University’s 60-year-old school to become a ‘programme’, as performance, composition and theory give way to ‘music and well-being’