Scholars fear influence of Orbán-linked college after expansion
Purchase of Vienna-based university by Mathias Corvinus Collegium seen as attempt to spread ideology of populist leader abroad
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Committing to SDGs can energise research-intensive universities
Newcastle has made environmental justice a core value, aligned all its work with UN goals and built partnerships to drive sustainability and innovation, says vice-chancellor Chris Day
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Four stories that illustrate why whistleblowers need more protection
The powerful are willing to sacrifice the well-being of those who challenge them. Why are they allowed to get away with it, asks Mark Geoghegan
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Some students awarded blanket As amid Michigan strike
As hopes of reaching agreement fade, department heads are under pressure to pass all those who took classes taught by graduate workers before they walked out in March
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UK student visas: government cracks down on dependants
International students coming to UK will be prevented from bringing family members, unless on postgraduate research courses
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Rural campuses eye building boom as housing shortages bite
Australian universities outside cities say building more accommodation will help students and local communities
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South Korea’s ‘zombie universities’ could be paid to close
A rapidly declining student population makes closures inevitable – but scholars say where the axe falls should not perpetuate inequalities
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Lack of data on visas for dependants ‘deeply unhelpful’
Universities could help alleviate any issues if they were told which of their students were bringing family members, leaders say
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AI a ‘credit risk’ to universities, warns Moody’s
Advancements in technologies can also present substantial opportunities for innovation in the sector, investors say
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Irish university leadership’s gender rebalance may not persist
Senior management may be responding to national requirements, but fundamental, sustainable change needs more work, says Pat O’Connor
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Russian education minister dies after ‘criticising Ukraine war’
Pyotr Kucherenko was taken ill on a return flight from Cuba, with a journalist later claiming he had privately called the invasion ‘fascist’
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Cambridge urges end to talks impasse as marking delays loom
Vice-chancellor and union rep make rare joint statement appealing to national negotiators to resolve dispute
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Graduate tax ‘hybrid’ fairer for all, says top-up fees architect
Economist Nicholas Barr, whose research shaped Labour’s 2006 fee policy, says mixed graduate tax and loan system can fix funding crisis