Bishop quits as ANU chancellor, citing ‘regulatory overreach’

Embattled leader warns interference was making her work untenable, but opponents say regulator’s actions are warranted

Low-income students more likely to submit AI admissions essays

Public engagement declining amid UK financial pressures

Time spent on events and free exhibitions drops as academics face ‘work intensification and time deprivations’

British medical students abroad ‘may abandon NHS’ after new law

UK nationals have increasingly looked abroad for medical training in recent years in light of caps on domestic places, but new laws mean they will find it harder to secure a job at home

Retractions ‘must be the start of AI slop clean-up’, says critic

Withdrawal of education papers by British Education Research Association is long overdue, says integrity campaigner who argues more retractions are needed

The OfS should appeal against the flawed Sussex free-speech ruling

The verdict wrongly overlooks the Equality Act’s role in determining what universities can be expected to do to protect free speech, says Maya Forstater 

Smith: Target quality over ‘bums on seats’ to win over Home Office

Skills minister acknowledges commitment to reducing net migration is causing ‘competing priorities’ in UK government

Research careers ‘losing appeal as trust in academia falls’

Universities struggling to compete with the opportunities offered by the private sector as potential doctoral candidates question value of PhDs, summit hears

Sheffield Hallam faces strikes as Teesside job cuts fears deepen

Universities say financial pressures forcing their hands as staff discontent grows over cost-saving measures

Personalised phishing attacks likely after global Canvas hack

With data potentially stolen from 200 million users at 9,000 institutions worldwide, staff and students told to be alert for more sophisticated attempts to steal data

Professor turns his firing into fight for academic freedom

Employers fear graduates lack adaptability as AI reshapes work

Concerns that UK universities not preparing students adequately as annual survey shows big rise in performance-related issues among recent hires

Singapore ‘experiments’ with master’s for non-graduates

Postgraduate business degree with no undergraduate admission requirements ‘could be transformational’ in an ageing world, says dean

Racial diversity ‘boosts graduate salaries’, finds major study

Researchers say new findings should prompt review of Supreme Court’s decision to ban affirmative action in admissions

Higher education steward anoints priority skills areas

Strategy statement seen as another step towards harmonisation with VET, as Atec marks the ground for compact negotiations