Expansion ‘no longer an option’ for universities tackling crisis
One in five UK university leaders exploring mergers as sector fears ‘contagion’ effect of institutional failure
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Incoming students ‘happiest cohort since pre-pandemic’
Student applicants from overseas report fewer mental health issues and reduced loneliness compared with UK domestic counterparts
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Growing English-medium teaching is both opportunity and risk for Korea
South Korea hopes to enrol 300,000 international students by 2027, but more teaching in English could deepen domestic inequalities, says Kyuseok Kim
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Strike ballot called over University of the West of Scotland cuts
UCU claims institution hasn’t ruled out compulsory redundancies as it cuts further 75 roles
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Casual workers ‘should have been paid for student consultations’
Union says Monash should now ‘pay staff what they’re owed’ as judge resolves ‘ambiguity’ over ‘contemporaneous’ meetings
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£100 million investment ‘shows confidence’ in blue-sky research
Leverhulme Trust puts more money into UK sector ‘under strain’ to mark centenary year
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Attacks make work more vital, says founder of EDI institute
Leader of first institution dedicated solely to diversity training says it faces ‘environment of significant risk and hostility’
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Fee levy funds should be ‘used to tackle participation gaps’
Using money raised from international fees could help support most disadvantaged to attend university, finds inquiry
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Have chatbots killed the student essay?
This year’s marking season has confirmed for many academics that, less than three years since the launch of ChatGPT, AI use by students has become so rife that their submitted writing is no longer a...
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Resisting the temptations of AI may be impossible for underpaid markers
Teaching assistants have demanded fair pay for years but industrial action has made little progress. AI offers a significant raise, notes Michael Buehler
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Students who take online English tests ‘struggle with courses’
University staff growing increasingly concerned about students’ declining English proficiency, finds study
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Decades-old music school among casualties as ANU cuts mount
Australian National University’s 60-year-old school to become a ‘programme’, as performance, composition and theory give way to ‘music and well-being’
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More jobs at risk as universities gear up to fight student levy
Domestic student places and essential courses face axe as plan to tax international tuition fees could prove to be ‘final nail in a coffin’ for some institutions
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Technology ‘more important than location’ for business schools
Leader of management school with bases around the world says technological advances make opening more campuses unnecessary