Withheld childcare grants leave student parents in limbo

Warwick marketing ‘fiasco’ shows ‘education isn’t a luxury brand’

Experts warn institutions against losing sight of their purpose, as more details emerge about university’s prolific spending on PR activities

‘Vicious cycle’ of language degree cuts and declining enrolments

Universities encouraged to offer language degrees to students with no prior experience as low uptake in schools creates pipeline problems

Australian foreign student numbers ‘likely to fall short of cap’

Visa fee hikes and processing delays achieved scuttled legislation’s goals to limit incoming students, data suggests

Has ‘excellence’ funding brought a ‘German Harvard’ any closer?

For two decades, Germany has spent billions of euros on boosting the research capacity of its top institutions. As selection proceeds for another six-year Excellence Strategy, Emily Dixon examines...

Academics should not feel guilty about AI use’s environmental impact

Let’s focus concern about AI’s energy and water use where it can make the biggest difference and demand accountability from developers, says Cal Innes

Justice department declares DEI unlawful

University entrants from deprived areas on the rise in Scotland

Two institutions enrol almost 40 per cent of all students from poorer regions as intake drops at other universities

Will Trump’s bill reverse health improvements for students?

Staff ‘demoralised’ by lack of career progression amid cost cuts

Promotion freezes at UK universities exacerbate frustrations caused by mass redundancies and low pay rises, with academics warning it could force more people out of the sector

Grants boost enrolment in high participation countries – study

Researchers find non-repayable grants key to increasing higher education participation in countries where more than two-fifths of adults have a degree

Lecturers ‘deeply shocked’ as EU drops lettori compensation case

Commission claim that decades-long discrimination dispute has been resolved described as ‘incomprehensible’

Researchers need to reclaim the conversation on the value of research

Sector lobbyists may be partly responsible for the Public Accounts Committee’s over-emphasis on commercial outcomes, says B.V.E. Hyde  

ChatGPT ‘study mode’ feature aims to encourage critical thinking

OpenAI builds tool to combat student reliance on AI answers, but insists that cheating requires ‘holistic’ approach from universities and tech firms

Ice cream seller ‘shaming’ exposes China ‘graduate success flaws’

Viral case reveals how Chinese universities prioritise prestige over personal choice, exposing tensions in a system struggling to adapt to mass higher education, academics say