‘Big four becomes big 14’ in dominating international education

Anglophone destinations no longer rule the roost, but experts say composition and quality should matter more than volume

Colleges push back against drive to collect more admissions data

Low-quality and AI-generated papers ‘could overwhelm publishing’

Survey of more than 3,000 researchers by Cambridge University Press reveals widespread concerns over the rise of ChatGPT-assisted papers

Students who stay in home region ‘marginalised’ by policymakers

School-leavers incentivised to move away from local area to attend university, despite the benefits that staying put can bring, according to MillionPlus

NUS launches first-of-its-kind music PhD as creative sector grows

Dean hopes new model for postgraduate study in Asia will influence education in the region more broadly

‘Painful job losses likely’ as AI fills university admin roles

Institutions should retrain staff affected now rather than ‘sustain jobs which machines can do better and cheaper’, expert argues

Hate the compact? Start building a better case for academic freedom

The Trump administration is trying to extort universities to submit to its control. To defend the university against such overreach is to affirm a broad constitutional tradition that limits state...

Athena SWAN is a facilitator of genderwashing

Even successful applications lack specificity and ambition, ignoring universities’ own data about where problems and strengths lie, says Pat O’Connor

Use budget to increase fees and grants, ministers told

UUK calls on government to hit pause on fee levy plans amid fears chancellor will progress policy next month

Call funding review post-election, Welsh v-cs tell parties

Universities’ manifesto ahead of 2026 Senedd poll also wants independent commission on participation

Two-thirds of providers below OfS franchising thresholds

Regulator says universities should only enter partnerships when they are satisfied that teaching and support standards will be maintained

‘Sampling’ of foreign students’ English skills mooted by Canberra

Potential language reforms part of a bigger ‘social licence’ project, assistant minister tells conference

Australia to change student visa processing rules again

Government ‘will not back off’ from managing size and shape of onshore international enrolments, assistant minister warns

Multiple possibilities now the norm for student globetrotters

Most prospective students have at least three countries in the frame, survey finds

Committees and IT departments have captured the university

Teaching missions would be easier to fulfil if academics did not have to seek so many permissions to do their jobs, says Akhil Bhardwaj