Academia is too slow to respond to communities that can’t wait

Recognition of genuine engagement in knowledge exchange frameworks would send a clear signal about institutional priorities, says Chi Ying Lam

Application numbers slump as Australia rejects third of visa bids

With China losing interest, India following suit and Nepal and Bangladesh routinely denied visas, universities’ overseas recruitment prospects look increasingly bleak

Arts institutions hit hard as OfS details teaching grant cuts

University for the Creative Arts loses more than half its funding after support for creative subjects reduced to zero

Horizon Europe: Japan officially joins EU’s research programme

Asian giant follows South Korea in associating with flagship programme, gaining access to funds for research that addresses societal challenges

New British Academy fellows at risk in Exeter jobs cull

Being at the ‘top of your game’ no guarantee of job security, warns decorated historian now facing the chop

Caution urged over blanket roll-out of AI to staff and students

Several universities have committed to giving everyone access to latest technology, but expert says a more nuanced approach is needed

‘Compelling case’ needed to ‘justify more funding’ – Csiro chief

‘Self-referential’ science must make sure it is using current allocations effectively, says head of slimmed-down agency

Devolution drives new alliances – but what can they achieve?

Institutions increasingly grouping together locally in bid to make their voices heard but those behind the initiatives say incentives to collaborate still too weak

Academic integrity has become a pedagogy of suspicion

Much of what we classify as misconduct consists not of ethical failings but of unevenly distributed opportunities to acquire skills, says Nick Cartwright

Visa brake based on ‘arbitrary metrics’, High Court hears

Lawyers acting for students blocked from UK universities contest supposed link between study visas and asylum claims

Griffith claims more Commonwealth medals than most countries

Nurturing well-rounded athletes is core business, sports college head says, as campus gears up for forthcoming Olympics

Medical School admissions investigated by US government

Anthony McClaran on seeing regulation from both sides

Departing leader of St Mary’s reflects on how Teqsa differs from OfS, maintaining proportionality in regulation and ensuring smaller institutions can stand out despite pressures towards homogeneity