Top leaders ‘won’t touch Florida’ after Ono’s public rejection
Politicised appointment processes threaten to leave key university positions in red states only open to ‘ideologues’
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Quarter of UK’s AI research collaborations done with China
East-West partnerships playing an ‘increasingly substantial role’ in development of critical technologies but geopolitics puts trend under threat, finds British Council
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Bournemouth UCU calls four days of strikes over exam season
University ‘unlikely to be able to award degrees’, union says, as it holds walkouts over 100 job cuts - but institution insists it has a contingency plan
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Entrepreneurship education can bridge gap between universities and SDGs
The operational functions of universities mean many are ill-equipped to fully support global priorities. The answer lies in integrating entrepreneurship education into their core mission, says...
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English universities must be involved at all levels of the skills system
As Skills England begins its work, HEIs must embrace an agenda closely tied to ministers’ ambitions for the economy and the regions, says David Bell
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Fears for Polish research reforms as right-winger wins presidency
Historian Karol Nawrocki could use veto to block changes, adding to academics’ frustration over slow progress
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Metro mayors get share as research spend set to hit £22.5 billion
Pledging to invest £86 billion over the rest of the decade, Labour promises local input into decisions over how to spend some of the fund
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Make Horizon part of trade talks, universities tell Canberra
Involvement in giant research collaboration scheme would provide ‘a seat at the table’ as US partnership frays
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University with most franchised students to cut provision by half
Buckinghamshire New University ends partnership ties with three institutions as it attempts to ‘remove its reliance’ on subcontracting
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Doctorates more professionalised, candidate status still unclear
Doctoral schools, quality assurance and supervision guidelines all on the rise but question of staff or student status still not resolved, survey finds
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UK-Israeli research ties questioned amid Gaza aid blockade
With EU reviewing Israel’s Horizon Europe participation, some believe research boycott should form part of Keir Starmer’s potential ‘targeted sanctions’
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Top Sydney universities one-third funded by Chinese students
As international education crackdown continues, new figures reveal scale of potential impact on some institutions’ finances
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Despite population decline, Korea’s Kyung Hee aims for the SKY
Leading private university pivots to graduate and international students as entire sector threatened by low birth rate
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Even in the poorest nations, universities play a vital role in the SDGs
Conflict, the climate crisis and poor infrastructure and funding mean pursuing the SDGs is a major challenge for South Sudan. But universities are still playing a positive role, especially when it...