Pause on US aid to Ukraine ‘extremely negative’ for universities

University and government projects relied heavily on American funding put on hold by Donald Trump

‘Fundamental change’ needed at English regulator, Peck told

New chair with long history in higher education welcomed by universities but Office for Students told it still has work to do to address long-running grievances

‘Terrifying’ long-term threat to global research from US cuts

Yale University joins several other leading research institutions in pausing hiring or spending

UK higher education unions seek ‘ambitious’ 7 per cent pay rise

Inflation-busting rise demanded despite thousands of job cuts across sector, and as University and College Union’s own staff vote to strike again

Introducing the Cake-factor

Research assessment has made huge progress but measurement of community remains half-baked, say Mats Persson and Jan Ch. Karlsson

Draft order hints how Trump wants to shut Department of Education

Regulator seeks more information on English university finances

Institutions asked to provide interim financial returns amid rising tide of redundancies

Cambridge veterinary course to continue despite quality concerns

Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has threatened to strip the school of its accreditation

Demographic decline hits PhD prospects as academic jobs dry up

Employment rates for PhD holders reach record low in South Korea, with younger researchers most affected

Ethnicity grant-awarding gap widens with age for EPSRC applicants

Study finds evidence of ‘modest’ bias among reviewers covering race and gender

NIH nominee skirts questions on plan to cut indirect cost rates

Fewer citations after sex misconduct claims, not research fraud

Researchers are less likely to cite those accused of sexual misconduct but remain unmoved by fraud allegations, study finds

Overseas master’s enrolments down 17 per cent, universities say

Total international enrolments down 11 per cent despite increases at undergraduate and doctoral levels, according to Heses survey

Kingston axes philosophy centre in humanities department shutdown

Staff and students fight to save famed unit, transferred from Middlesex University in 2010

Growing diversity helping to drive ‘swing’ to science degrees

Politicians pushing STEM courses ‘would be well advised to acknowledge that at present student demand is doing their work for them’, says Hepi report