Arizona cuts student aid and freezes hiring, but defends sports
After analysing surprise $240 million budget shortfall, university reduces scholarships and freezes faculty pay and hiring, while calling athletics a core element

After analysing surprise $240 million budget shortfall, university reduces scholarships and freezes faculty pay and hiring, while calling athletics a core element

Removal of personal and affiliation details means assessors judge the idea rather than the researcher’s track record

While Republicans seek momentum from fiery hearing and Penn ousting, professors gain clarity on the size of the fight ahead

History centre shut during University of Brighton cuts could continue as autonomous organisation

A professorship comes with prestige, but appointments are opaque and there are other rewarding ways to cap off an academic career, says Ron Iphofen

Geneticist Anne Ferguson-Smith is the third new female leader of a UK research council named in recent weeks

Groups representing 61 research-intensive universities across Germany, France, the UK and Switzerland say that stronger research partnerships strengthen the whole of Europe

Canberra’s attempt to reduce backlog of ‘permanently temporary’ graduates hamstrung by trade agreement

Former political staffer and representative group head to take the helm at umbrella body

While Americans return to institutions worldwide, Biden administration talks of post-Covid academic reset with political rival but largely prevents it

President wants to turn national research institutes into ‘programme agencies’ and give universities more autonomy, but experts question how effectively the plans can be implemented

‘Fantasy rhetoric’ that university leads to the ‘good life’ leaves students feeling ‘betrayed’, Australian study finds

Financial strain shrinks risk appetite, but Kingston is teaching and assessing the skills employers crave as a core part of every subject, says Steven Spier

Five more institutions achieve gold awards after OfS resolves challenges to original ratings

A look at the most-read THE university rankings articles from the past 12 months