Scientist fears ‘frightening implications’ as NIH pulls funding

Indigenous course requirements prompt ‘indoctrination’ claims

Compulsory assessment tasks that highlight cultural histories of Australia and New Zealand help prepare students for future careers, universities insist

‘Cool heads needed’ as ministers mull further franchising rules

Leaders warn that over-regulation could shut down provision entirely after fraud connected to partnership agreements comes under the spotlight again

Indian states vie to become next branch campus hotspot

Attempts to establish alternatives to Gift City and Delhi bring new incentives for global universities but some fear such investment will heighten inequalities 

‘Culture of silence’ on campus sexual harassment, even in Sweden

Students less likely than employees to report or disclose sexual harassment, according to study of major Swedish university

Sussex’s fine underlines the folly of censoring rival arguments

Any academic who adopts a social constructionist view of gender without studying the alternatives is embarrassingly superficial, says Eric Heinze

‘LSE seven’ challenge university’s ‘hostile response’ to protest

Institution’s president called disruptive Gaza protests ‘a temper tantrum by children’ in emails released as part of investigation

Fulbright students remain in the dark about their future

Static student loan forecasts ‘overly optimistic’, Canberra told

Budget projections that changes in repayment rules will incur no extra expense ‘lack credibility’, expert says

Recruiting US scholars can protect ‘threatened research’ – rector

Universities should offer opportunities to US talent because it can ‘prevent fruitful lines of enquiry from being abruptly cut off’, says head of leading European institution

Universities face free speech ‘uncertainties’ after Sussex ruling

OfS defends ‘thorough’ investigation that legal expert says leaves institutions ‘without clear guidance’

Can China’s universities power it to victory in the global AI race?

China’s ambition to lead the world in AI is far from unique. Yet its resources, talent and coordination of higher education and industry could just give it the edge, especially as Donald Trump’s...

Abusing me will not remove language departments’ need to evolve

In a postcolonial and technologically advanced age, ignoring most of the world’s languages is no longer tenable, says Tomasz Kamusella

Toronto appoints first female president in 200-year history

Melanie Woodin will succeed Meric Gertler, who has led Canada’s largest university for more than a decade, on 1 July

Spring Statement offers no answers to university funding crisis

Sector bodies hit out at lack of focus on cash-strapped sector crucial for driving economic growth and defence innovation