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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’

Domestic student places and essential courses face axe as plan to tax international tuition fees could prove to be ‘final nail in a coffin’ for some institutions

Leading light of Cambridge biotech industry Greg Winter says country should seize ‘once in a lifetime’ chance to poach American scientists fleeing Trump cuts

Leader of management school with bases around the world says technological advances make opening more campuses unnecessary

Around 200 doctorates funded across 10 university consortia in new model for arts and humanities postgraduate research funding

Strict conditions aimed at preventing bulk of teaching in a language other than Dutch removed for existing programmes

Institutions with track record of widening participation to be prioritised for expansion while those not moving fast enough face being struck off

Suspensions and expulsions are signs of ‘institutional failure’ to appreciate students’ ‘challenging life circumstances’, Australia’s new welfare arbiter says

Universities warned against alienating local communities as government emphasises civic mission

Students having to come up with extra €1,000 ‘hurts those with the least the most’, representatives say

Getting the student profile right is a tricky business, university admits, after international student numbers rise high above 40 per cent target

New funding model an example of ‘top-down’ research planning that will harm scientists’ careers, fears Nobelist

Increased use of words such as ‘delves’, ‘underscores’ and ‘showcasing’ identified since popularisation of large language models

Disappearance of US-hosted data should be ‘wake-up call’ for scientific community, conference hears

Two-thirds of incidents not reported through official channels, with academics instead taking own measures such as not attending conferences, survey finds