Landmark Australian review backs basic research funding boost

Government urged to accept proposed reforms after panel recommends measures to protect work across broad range of disciplines

US universities up local donations as public scepticism rises

Several leading institutions have gifted millions of dollars to their local areas of late, but scholars say efforts must be seen as more than a ‘PR drive’

‘Reform university curricula’ call as technician shortages loom

Closer links between universities and industry would help to fix 120,000 shortfall in required technical staff by 2035, says study

Imposing viewpoint diversity is the wrong cure for academia’s ills

We need greater openness among scholars on both the left and right to revise their views in light of counter-argument, says Martyn Hammersley 

Antisemitism ‘normalised’ on UK university campuses, peers fear

House of Lords debates new report that found fifth of students reluctant to share house with Jewish person

Leadership and management apprenticeships latest to be defunded

Government pulls money as part of efforts to prioritise funding for young people but universities say move ‘not in interests of economy’

MEPs’ changes to Horizon successor ‘a move in right direction’

Two draft parliamentary reports seek to protect independence of key bodies but universities say more clarity is needed on directionality and defence research

Kent cancels in-person exams after two die in meningitis outbreak

University works with authorities to contain deadly disease, with 11 young people taken to hospital and others being told to get antibiotics

All-or-nothing R&D reforms ‘will prevent Australia’s stagnation’

Increase in PhD stipends, efforts to estimate true cost of research and reforms to key grant schemes included in long-awaited recommendations from review panel

Utah could allow conscientious objection to class assignments

Restricting loans ‘wrong debate’ as ‘no A level’ students triple

Universities told to adjust to new attitudes on HE expansion, as figures show boom in new entrants who have few to no qualifications

Call to extend admissions deadlines for cut-off Iranian students

Internet blackout amid conflict with US and Israel leaves applicants in the dark over study abroad opportunities

‘Long way to go’ on digital transformation, universities told

Reliance on legacy systems and lack of investment in new technologies leaves universities struggling to meet demand for more personalised learning, report finds

Black students less likely to achieve highest master’s grades

Study looking at ‘little explored’ attainment gaps at postgraduate taught level finds white students far more likely to achieve a distinction

Uncertainty is driving Australian universities up the wall

A slew of proposed changes and interim measures around university entry is making student numbers and university incomes difficult to predict. As the legislation paving the way for the new regulator...