Rising US student numbers in UK ‘unsustainable’, warns v-c
Modest ‘Trump surge’ will not last, says leader, with regulation, demographics and parental preferences all posing issues for institutions hoping to recruit
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Leadership ‘merry-go-round’ at universities as v-c vacancies grow
Quarter of UK universities changing vice-chancellors after several retire and some forced out, with experts predicting continuing challenges mean churn at the top will only continue
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Universities ‘all over the place’ in response to ICE raids
Under pressure from students to speak out but wary of angering the White House, institutions are trying to find ways to help while avoiding ‘pageantry’
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The crisis in US higher education? What crisis?
Yes, the political climate is extremely difficult, but all the evidence on applications, enrolments and completions suggests that Americans still value what universities have to offer, says Eileen...
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Sinophobia is a disservice to the UK
Chinese academics, students and partners bring great benefits that the UK would be very foolish to spurn, says Michael Spence
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HEC Paris bets on campus overhaul as US student interest grows
Grande école embarks on biggest redevelopment for more than 50 years amid changing enrolment patterns and disruptions to traditional teaching models
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UKRI increases minimum stipends for PhD students
National funder commits to another above-inflation increase of almost 5 per cent
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Europe’s largest university hit by massive IT outage
Sapienza University of Rome knocked offline for more than three days after suspected cyberattack
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Tributes paid to Melbourne v-c who ‘lived at triple speed’
Outpouring of grief, love and laughs at commemoration ceremony for leader who was ‘still in the making’
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‘Scandalous’ master’s loans ‘forgotten’ in student debt debate
English system that provides funding for less than cost of third of degrees, with repayment thresholds frozen below minimum wage, ‘no longer fit for purpose’
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‘Silent decoupling’ under way as Elsevier talks near crunch point
York and Swansea latest to decline publisher’s offer, with latter also walking away from Springer Nature deal
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‘Cautious optimism’ as new Dutch coalition reverses research cuts
After years of turbulence in the higher education sector, Dutch universities say the incoming government marks ‘change of direction’
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‘New phase’ needed to meet Scottish participation targets
Still unclear whether Scotland will meet fair access goals set for this year, as country prepares to adopt institution-level approach
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News Talks podcast: Sussex v OfS – what could it mean for UK HE?
We discuss why the University of Sussex is challenging the OfS in court and what it could mean for freedom of speech, institutional autonomy and the role of the regulator