Union and university body clash over job loss predictions
Universities must not use international education reforms as a smokescreen to jettison staff, Australian union says
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University dualism leaves some staff ‘falling between the cracks’
Crucial personnel who don’t fit the academic or professional services mould need more support to keep them from leaving sector, report warns
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Antisemitism incidents at universities reach record high
Larger proportion of incidents on campuses linked to war in Middle East compared with those that happened away from higher education
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Even a reformed OfS will make little difference if English funding isn’t fixed
It is heartening to have an education secretary who values universities as a public good, but public goods require public funding, says Jo Grady
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Will the UK’s new academic MPs help fix higher education?
Shock results in July’s general election mean there are many more academics in parliament, but narrow majorities are just one reason why their constituencies are likely to be their main focus
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Professor departs South Asian University after Modi criticism row
Academic’s exit brings more uncomfortable headlines for institution that has already faced several legal disputes this year
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International students in New Zealand more satisfied – survey
Environment, safety and friendliness prove pluses, but cost and work experience ‘remain biggest challenges’
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International education levy ‘preferable to visa chaos’
Proposal denigrated as ‘wealth tax’ better than the alternative, architect says, as Australian universities unite to oppose caps
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Students fear over-reliance on AI ‘devalues’ higher education
Report stresses AI is ‘new standard’ and universities need to better communicate policies
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Bangladesh’s students paid a high price for a freedom that may not last
Successive governments have a long history of suppressing freedom of speech, thought and association on campus, says C. Rashaad Shabab
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Pass rate drops again as Scottish results day hit by email errors
More Scottish students given places at university or college, with small uptick in international undergraduates
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Labour confirms death of university minimum service levels plan
Tories had wanted to extend legislation limiting impact of industrial action to higher education sector
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Can OfS really be transformed from sector’s scourge to saviour?
Labour has placed its faith in better regulation sorting out the financial issues in the sector, but what tools and powers does an already overburdened organisation need to tackle its biggest...
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Black colleges face contrasting prospects under Trump and Harris
Victory for HBCU graduate could bring significant benefits for sector, but second Trump term seen as more ominous
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Free speech complaints ‘not going away’ despite law pause
Universities urged to continue work to tackle free speech concerns after being ‘handed reprieve’ by minister