Politics

Ewan Kirk, entrepreneur-in-residence at the University of Cambridge, says Westminster government is being ‘driven by the madness of the immigration debate’

Government says that higher education institutions manage their own events but that it might advise them to “respect…wider social norms”

New president introduces legislation that would allow universities to charge, but many may be reluctant to do so

‘University check’ would allow for issues to be resolved in the drafting stage, rather than once policies have been announced, says EUA

With Claudine Gay accepting debatable instances of plagiarism as final straw, faculty see odds getting hopeless for countering unified political and economic power

Restrictions would increase registration fees for non-EU learners, but plans to make international students pay returnable deposits for residence are already in doubt

Top-ranked Canadian institution calculates financial and reputational cost of premier’s move to penalise use of English, and wonders how it can survive

University leaders warn of ‘deepening pain’ from latest cuts, amid ‘concerning headwinds’ on international recruitment

Revised policy fails to address key causes of research career precarity, university leaders say

Long-frozen, loan-funded tuition fees are neither covering course costs nor, arguably, fairly recognising the benefits of higher education to society and employers. But is there an alternative that is politically and economically viable in a likely UK general election year? John Morgan reports

The former science minister talks to Jack Grove about his concerns over recent visa reforms and his ‘lonely battle’ to keep Britain in Horizon Europe

Prime minister’s drive for ‘political capital’ on net migration risks ‘long-term damage’ to international reputation, UK sector warns

While new salary threshold has been announced, clarity on level of discount applied for key roles in higher education is yet to come

Partial elimination of tuition fees could prove self-defeating by undermining the private universities that educate more than half of the country’s students

Universities in conservative region decline to add DEI component to their conditions of accreditation

LLE can overturn ‘mad idea’ that university must happen between ages 18 and 21, says David Latchman, stepping down as Birkbeck v-c after 21 years

Autonomy, tertiary sector integration and sustainable research funding are crucial to sector’s future, Brian Schmidt says, as he relinquishes leadership role

Cutting entitlements will be counter-productive unless countries address cultural barriers keeping international graduates from meaningful work

The UK government must pledge to maintain the graduate route and confine its review to genuine abuse, says Jamie Arrowsmith

Serious financial concerns at a handful of English universities over potential breaches of banking covenants

The Elizabeth Magill case notwithstanding, presidents should focus on how conflicts affect the primary mission of their university, says Nicholas Dirks

While Republicans seek momentum from fiery hearing and Penn ousting, professors gain clarity on the size of the fight ahead

Canberra’s attempt to reduce backlog of ‘permanently temporary’ graduates hamstrung by trade agreement

President wants to turn national research institutes into ‘programme agencies’ and give universities more autonomy, but experts question how effectively the plans can be implemented

Australia’s now-you-see-it, now-you-don’t approach reflects policy patterns in other leading education destinations

Flexible post-18 education funding went through ‘against Treasury’ says its architect after spell in No 10 developing scheme

Biden officials call for publicising details of bad science allegations brought to the government, raising institutional warnings of privacy and legal violations

Rise in financial aid of 10 per cent ‘like an early Christmas present’ amid rising costs, says national student group

Education exports and high student loan repayments help offset damage from inflation and interest rates, according to Australian mini-budget

But minister refuses to rule out further changes to post-study work visa as he outlines details of coming review

Government schemes to bolster higher education come amid ongoing population decline and recent drop in doctoral students

Representative groups broadly welcome focus on quality and integrity, but proposed changes to migration points test will be pivotal

UNC chancellor’s move to Michigan State also comes after years of trustee interference

‘If the government wants data, here’s the data,’ says dean, as study finds Māori and Pasifika remain under-represented in medical enrolments

Former Virginia provost had been criticised for failing to directly answer whether student protesters calling for genocide of Jews would be in breach of university code of conduct

Magill gets minimalist endorsement after sudden trustees meeting, as she and Harvard and MIT leaders face criticism over students defending Palestinians

Federal immigration minister also warns provinces and campuses they ‘will not like’ his penalties if students from abroad aren’t treated better

Too heavy a focus on skills training restricts universities’ role in the world, THE event hears

Vice-chancellors warn that UK government immigration policy is behind fall in international recruitment by having ‘negative impact on perceptions’

Minister tells THE he has been calling vice-chancellors directly when he receives reports of Jewish students feeling threatened

While concessions and newly flagged exemptions provide reassurance over Australia’s proposed defence trade control changes, ‘grey areas’ remain

Recent increases to already sky-high visa and health service costs have prompted worries that talented overseas-born academics will turn their backs on the UK, undermining the country’s lofty scientific ambitions. As a new home secretary takes office, Jack Grove hears from some of those affected

Solutions on higher education funding in England already known, says former secretary of state

Leaders of three elite universities berated in appearance before lawmakers alarmed by protests 

Academics should emphasis role research can play in tackling other voter priorities going into next year’s election, says campaign group

Academy and fifth estate must team up, Nobel laureate says, as 3.2 billion people prepare to vote in a reality-free zone

All but a handful of universities now tarnished by short-changing scandal, according to academic union

Graduate route needs fresh look to ‘prevent abuse’, says home secretary, as increase in visa salary thresholds confirmed

Criticism of Australia’s ‘tax’ on international students escalates amid signs that it may be a done deal

In change welcomed by sector leaders, institutions can become fully accredited with only one PhD programme from 2025

Victory of Geert Wilders’ Party for Freedom likely to lead to stronger crackdown on English-language teaching and international student intakes, experts say

Shadow minister Matt Western accuses government of creating ‘funding crisis’ in English universities

Education divide report finds Tory support among graduates lowest for 45 years and graduates will outweigh school-leavers in most seats by 2030s

MEPs say EU needs jurisdiction over higher education to ensure mutual recognition of qualifications, among other things, but universities aren’t so sure

Free tuition also to be switched from first to last year of tertiary study, under pact between new governing parties

Commons Education Committee exploring whether institutions should adopt ‘standardised method of mitigation’

Scholars say government is giving universities a tall order without concrete support plan

With potentially worrying changes to Australia’s research security arrangements odds-on to proceed, universities want clarification on amendments

Institutions focused on applied research and employer-informed curricula could be vital part of more coherent post-16 system, says LSBU chief

Mid-career fellowship scheme backed by a £250 million endowment is part of package linked to unused Horizon Europe funds