Soft power pioneer: policy clout loses edge outside government
After a career spent switching between academia and the White House, Joseph Nye admits that returning to Harvard left him feeling flat
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Students protest as Japanese universities mull tuition fee hikes
As policymakers reduce funding, institutions seen as having little choice but to start charging students more
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UKRI panel chair resigns over handling of Donelan accusations
Kamna Patel accuses Research England of ‘indulging’ science secretary’s ‘malevolent’ attack over Gaza comments
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What would happen if a UK university went bankrupt?
No British public university has ever had to close its doors, but funding pressures are leading to vast numbers of redundancies and fuelling dire warnings that some institutions are close to the edge...
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Instability risks more ‘politically toxic’ overseas reliance
King’s vice-chancellor also argues there’s a long-term need to be ‘open to the idea’ of some universities charging higher fees than others
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More apprentices ‘shouldn’t come at higher education’s expense’
Tory plans to close low-performing degrees to fund apprenticeships ‘miss the mark’, says UK sector
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South Africa election: ANC ducks higher education challenges
Funding problems and corruption dog sector, but ruling party manifesto stays silent
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Xi vows to adjust university courses in line with employer demand
Chinese leader calls for greater alignment of degree programmes with the country’s workplace needs
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Fees and teaching subsidies rise in New Zealand budget
First budget of new governing coalition seen as ‘neutral’ for universities as small increases in funding set to be offset by inflation
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Australian student surveys survive budget razor
‘Good data means better policy’, educationalists stress
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China likely to rebuff Taiwanese president’s call for students
Lai Ching-te uses inauguration speech to ask for return of mainland students to island universities but installation accompanied by rising cross-Strait tensions
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Number of UK study visas granted halves following dependants ban
Eighty per cent drop in number of family members given permission to come to UK
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‘Relief’ as reports suggest graduate visa will be retained
Rishi Sunak looking at launching a clampdown on recruitment agents but has backtracked on reforms to UK’s post-study work rights, according to reports
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UK government ‘must own’ impact of any graduate visa changes
Ministers urged to resist policies that will ‘massively overcorrect’ student numbers as key migration statistics unlikely to reflect reality of institutions’ declining enrolments
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US Republicans get harder pushback over free speech and Gaza
As politicians stage another public hearing to shame academia, university leaders display new level of resistance, joined by students at Harvard and California system