Can citizens’ assemblies help tackle universities’ problems?

Westminster initiative that brought together people from across the institution to look at climate policy can be replicated elsewhere, participants say

Wollongong chancellor resigns as corruption probe continues

Michael Still steps down amid investigation into university contracts, with union reps cautioning that governance issues are ‘sector-wide’

Lincoln puts 140 staff at risk in latest job cuts

‘Unacceptable’ that academics are facing more redundancies, says UCU, but university insists it must adapt

University of Sheffield’s Nobelist brands chemistry cuts ‘insane’

Genetics pioneer Richard J. Roberts criticises plans to cut posts at ‘brilliant’ department that launched his scientific career

Critical thinking skills helped secure jobs, say overseas alumni

Third edition of British Council survey of international graduates shows continued positivity with UK education, despite sector challenges

Universities eye levy U-turn under Burnham leadership

Sector pushes to reopen negotiations on controversial tax, while some call for the income raised to be reinvested in universities

Branch campus partnerships risk veto under new Australian bill

Amendments bring offshore campuses under Foreign Arrangements Scheme, while reframing it around ‘national interest’

In India, AI is only exacerbating academic inequality

For those without digital and cultural capital, AI is a dangerous helper whose use is liable to land them in hot water, says Rituparna Patgiri

Scottish universities form new alliance amid financial challenges

Universities to use government transformation funding to explore collaboration opportunities, but representatives insist institutions will maintain their own identities

Actors urge Nottingham to save student-run theatre

Broadcaster Matthew Bannister leads star-studded group of alumni in bid to protect site that has launched dozens of careers

Declining overseas enrolments slow UK’s education export growth

Country still on track to reach international education strategy target despite dip in revenue

Colleges reflect on 250 years of American history, warts and all

Marketised model ‘clearly coming to an end’, says ex-Greens leader

Natalie Bennett insists resurgent environmental party remains committed to free tuition, and building a system where universities are no longer ‘places of fear’

Consult properly over restructures, Australian universities told

Sham and shortcut consultations frowned on, as Canberra mulls more governance reforms

Neglected ‘cash cow’ postgrads ‘need bespoke support’

‘Bad tendency to lift and shift’ undergraduate support on to postgraduate taught cohort, says leader of UK-wide study