DfE unveils £6 million centres in ‘deliberate shift’ on research

New flagship university-based research centres may signal end of intentional sidelining of pedagogy academics

Victorian universities boost annual earnings by A$1bn

Latest tranche of financial accounts depicts a sector in hearty financial health, despite policy volatility

Half of campus tech leaders question AI’s return on investment

VUW anoints provost Bryony James as incoming v-c

Cornish engineer specialising in the properties of food bites off leadership role at capital city university

Non-Anglo countries ‘increasingly favoured’ for study abroad

Visa cost and ‘complexity’ among the factors pushing students away from traditional education destinations, survey finds

Black studies master’s course to close at Birmingham City

University to shutter course less than a year after it launched, despite vice-chancellor’s commitment to training next generation of black academics

Nottingham ‘would run out of money’ by 2031 without further cuts

Vice-chancellor defends deep job losses at embattled institution, insisting restructure will help it adapt to changed environment in higher education

No plan to stop ‘disorderly exit’ if university goes bust, say MPs

Uncertainty remains on whether students would be locked out of classrooms mid-semester if a university folded, education committee warns

Overseas student numbers to reach 9 million but ‘elitism remains’

‘Stark’ regional inequalities persist despite massive expansion of higher education globally, finds Unesco

Campus jobs should be lifelines for US students – but pay rates lag behind

To support equity and retention, campus employment must align with students’ economic realities, say Robert Glover, Ben Cotton and Tamra Benson

Canvas owners pay ransom to protect data from hackers

Northampton says OfS ‘not serving sector’ after courses criticised

Regulator imposes extra conditions on institution following probe into computing courses that Northampton says was based on outdated data

Jewish Studies Weighs How to Move Forward in the Post–Oct. 7 Era

‘Watered-down’ equality policies revisited after Sussex ruling

Case against university being thrown out ‘swings pendulum’ back towards harassment protections, says legal expert

Tuition fees ‘taboo’ leaving European universities ‘exposed’

Institutions on the continent much more susceptible to government interference owing to reliance on state funding, report warns