US academics fear further attacks in 2026 after ‘horrendous year’
Higher education leaders pessimistic about future under Trump administration as recent campus shootings darken the outlook
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Foreign student downturn pushes more universities into deficit
The number of UK universities reporting financial shortfalls for the past academic year continues to climb as some pay out millions in redundancy costs
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UK universities must evolve to deliver the brighter future people want
If 2025 was about establishing stability, in 2026 our focus must turn to building for the future, says UUK president Malcolm Press
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Record Australian international income ‘from onshore students’
Universities’ increasing reliance on visa applicants from within the country has so far failed to dent profitability
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Let’s resolve to ditch the redundant neologisms
What kind of experience isn’t lived? Are all systems really ecosystems? Why do we keep inventing pointless new jargon, asks Ron Iphofen
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New Year Honours 2026: knighthood for Leicester vice-chancellor
Professors from UCL and Plymouth Marjon University receive damehoods, while four vice-chancellors commended
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‘Remarkable’ Melbourne vice-chancellor Emma Johnston dies aged 52
Marine ecologist remembered for ‘unwavering commitment’ to students and work advocating for science and research
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Artist-academic collaborations can lead to ‘unexpected magic’
Joint projects require academics to ‘show up and feel a bit uncomfortable’, argues theatre maker who is taking up a new position at the University of London
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Does Russia’s militarised system herald the future of HE?
It might be an extreme example but elsewhere, too, universities are being reimagined as state safeguards, say Maguatcher Jeremie and Chen Bateer
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China investors bet on Malaysia campus despite steep competition
New city-like development planned in Kuala Lumpur’s suburbs complete with fledgling institution headed up by former Nottingham Malaysia CEO
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Times Higher Education’s most-read articles of 2025
Trump turmoil, financial strife and shifts in international student enrolment all feature heavily in annual round-up of stories that most engaged THE readers
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Chilean academics fear funding cuts under new far-right leader
Incoming president pledges to slash government spending but remains quiet on other higher education issues
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Atec commissioners jettisoned following conflict concerns
Interim leaders’ early departure the latest snag in controversial commission’s troubled birth