Ten candidates make Cambridge chancellor election shortlist

Race lacks obvious front runner, with Mohamed El-Erian largely unknown outside academia and Sandi Toksvig proving divisive

Half of international students put off by shorter graduate visa

Survey finds UK plans to restrict amount of time someone can stay post-study could affect enrolments – but interest remains high

Using fees to cross-subsidise research ‘a huge strategic risk’

Australia’s ‘addiction’ to foreign students’ fees and its penchant for ‘little bits and pieces of reform’ are threats to sovereign research capability, press club hears

Visa interviews paused as social media vetting plan considered

‘Exorbitant’ pay packages for leaders of UK private providers

Leaders still among the best paid in the sector, with little sign that increased regulatory scrutiny or financial hardship is having an effect on wages

Don’t limit EU funding to ‘best in class’, Polish minister says

Next framework programme should recognise European scholars ‘don’t all have the same burden of the past’, according to Andrzej Szeptycki

Universities’ antisemitism definition ‘more hindrance than help’

‘Vaguely’ worded statement will be difficult to enforce in disciplinary proceedings, says Jewish law dean

Governing bodies ‘too focused on competition, not sector health’

Emergence of governors from private sector means oversight bodies have ‘lost touch with university community’, according to new draft code of conduct

To ‘publish or perish’, do we need to add ‘AI or die’?

The co-intelligence revolution is quietly reshaping what academic excellence means – and who can attain it, says Jakub Drábik

Trump’s crackdown on international students is misguided and dangerous

US society must reject the false dichotomy between supporting American interests and welcoming international contributors, says Fernando Reimers

Plans for Horizon Europe successor ‘still lack clarity’

Confirmation of self-standing FP10 welcomed – but budget questions still to be answered, say umbrella bodies

Cardiff scraps plans to cut music and languages courses

Further rowing back on cost-cutting measures end fears that certain languages will no longer be taught in Wales

Kazakhstan has ‘enough’ branch campuses, says HE minister

Focus shifts to strategic partnerships and attracting more international students after foreign universities flock to Central Asia

India green-lights branch campuses for two Australian universities

While flurry of approvals raises concerns about the financial viability of offshore outposts, government policies leave ambitious universities with few other choices

Change needed as academic careers ‘steadily lose their appeal’

European universities urged to re-evaluate structures and support for employees after ‘profound’ shifts in jobs market