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Fees and integrity checks designed for long-stay students risk decimating sector and depriving universities of future enrolments

Three national universities cleared to exceed limits by up to 5 per cent as Tokyo pushes to compete for global talent

Universities face sanctions if they fail to probe wrongdoing but critics say latest integrity push does nothing to tackle root causes of problem

Pastoral pragmatism reigns as Dunedin’s returning students let their hair down for infamous ‘Flo-Week’

Outgoing president of ambitious Japanese institution discusses building research capacity, dealing with staff discontent and moving on from reliance on public funding

UK’s incoming tax on international student fees could have unintended consequences for country’s health system and research capabilities, universities warn as consultation comes to an end

University found to have failed to check learners’ eligibility and prior attainment, alongside issues with collecting employer contributions and recording whether delivery had taken place

Some universities reduce staff teams by more than a fifth after year of cutbacks and job losses, new data show

Major survey finds overall satisfaction levels rising despite pressures but concerns around financial difficulties, research culture and feedback remain

Country to vote whether to restrict immigration if numbers continue to grow, potentially affecting international students and researchers

More focused approach to research funding difficult to achieve without richer, more integrated data, argue impact specialists

No need to study Down Under because you can do the same courses at home, would-be students told

Conservatoire accepts academic’s beliefs protected after he faced student boycotts owing to email questioning structural racism

Universities expanding abroad may be being over-optimistic, debate hears, as government pushes higher education exports

UCL settlement opens door to more ‘risk-averse’ institutions having to pay up over disrupted pandemic-era teaching, say lawyers

Lee Bollinger, who led under-fire institution for two decades, says universities need protections as the unofficial ‘fifth branch’ of the US constitutional system

Time for academics to get out of their comfort zone, according to scholars who advocate using ‘timeless toy’ in the classroom

Investing in sector by focusing on new technologies can combat brain drain and help institutions escape from their reliance on the West, say experts

Researcher finds no preference for sending sons over daughters to Western universities, but argues gender still shapes decisions in more subtle ways

Former home secretary puts universities ‘on notice’ after being appointed to Nigel Farage’s ‘shadow cabinet’

Findings outline need for systemic whole-of-sector reforms, commissioner says

Complex governance arrangements and lack of regulation of emeritus titles putting female colleagues at risk, says UCU report

Incoming government could take sector in different direction, scholars say, depending on which party handed power over key ministry

Taith being wound down as UK prepares to rejoin Erasmus but academics say nation has benefitted hugely from having own programme

Further proof of rapid growth in research master’s courses emerges, with programmes with ‘low academic requirements’ and ‘no English tests’ advertised online

‘Unique’ university-company partnership would produce GPs geared for country practice without eroding other schools’ placements, backers say

Pre-action letters sent to 36 more universities over lost teaching during pandemic as long-running ‘test case’ resolved

Scottish higher education minister commits to taking group’s recommendations seriously as work gets under way on new sustainability framework

Risk of fraud ‘not evenly distributed’, with those pushing fake certificates and embellished grades finding new ways to mask wrongdoing

Calls for regulator to act on subject review findings and better align education provision with nation’s needs, as six of its eight universities face deficits

Authors must put aside personal pride and seek retractions when their literature proves unreliable, says sleuth

New book released as UCL celebrates 200th anniversary recounts changing student culture over past two centuries, questioning idea of a ‘golden age’ of higher education

Government mandates restricting which disciplines universities can offer jeopardises internationally recognised courses, says worst-affected institution