US-China joint universities boast record application numbers
American applicants help to drive growing international interest in Chinese partnership institutions
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Universities’ spin-out stakes drop sharply after Tracey review
Institutions reduce shares in companies after review highlights holding large amounts of equity can supress growth
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Funding cuts could hamper European efforts to attract US diaspora
Governments and institutions launch schemes to attract US talent – but budget and anti-internationalisation policy could get in the way, some fear
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Will rocks really melt with the sun before Scotland charges tuition fees?
Alex Salmond’s famous anti-fees pledge remains cast in stone. But with the debacle at Dundee lending credence to the view that Scottish universities are in an even deeper financial hole than their...
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The humanities must continue to evolve to best protect their future
If our subjects are to stay alive and relevant, we must engage more strongly with the factors that give them a place in society, says Marion Thain
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Visa policies, not ranking, ‘now primary determinant of fees’
Fees rising and scholarships disappearing as visa constraints reduce incentive to keep students’ costs low
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Argentine scholars renew strikes as wages dip below poverty line
Institutions still waiting for a budget to be set for financial year amid Javier Milei’s unprecedented austerity drive
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Cambridge granted Gaza protest injunction to protect graduations
High Court judgment preventing protesters from disrupting ceremonies sets ‘dangerous precedent’, say human rights groups
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Sheffield Hallam staff to strike over delayed pay rise
While institution has now implemented this year’s rise, UCU members want it backdated to August
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Master’s degrees outnumber undergraduate awards for first time
International students drive growth in taught postgraduate qualifications at UK universities
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Australian scientists demand meeting over Trump grant cuts
Threats to US-funded research and infrastructure could mean ‘profound implications for Australians’, academy warns
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Agents push master’s by research as way round UK’s dependants ban
Marketing highlighting exemptions to UK visa rules under scrutiny in Home Office amid warnings that regulations could be extended
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PhD fees only cover 20 per cent of costs at some UK universities
Average losses on doctoral training of over 50 per cent seen as ‘underestimate’, with gaps plugged by overseas student fees and quality-related funding
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Funds linked to Imran Khan case to be spent on new university
Cash recovered from alleged money-laundering pays for development of new institution in Islamabad that prime minister hopes will ‘rival Oxford’