Starmer’s departure ‘leaves university challenges unresolved’

Prime minister fell short of pre-election promise to stabilise higher education sector as focus shifted to other priorities, say policy experts 

York v-c Charlie Jeffery to lead University of Southampton

University of York leader will switch to fellow Russell Group member in October after seven years in charge

SDG measures ‘meaningless at grassroots level’

Universities’ contribution to a sustainable world will remain ‘patchy’ until they become less ‘stuck’ in metrics and better at talking to their communities

Can – and should – honour codes survive in the AI age?

Part-time work ‘the norm’ as students’ money fears increase

Nearly nine in 10 UK undergraduate applicants expect to work during studies, with many relying on earnings to get by

‘We must consolidate resources’: Georgian minister defends reforms

As academics warn university reforms will threaten autonomy and decimate faculties, country’s education minister says changes are needed to align with labour market needs

University bosses must denounce bad policy, says UA chief

If compliance becomes universities’ ‘organising principle’, ambition will give way to risk management, Sheehy warns

Ukraine’s universities are a case study in resilience

When whole campus communities are displaced and war continues, sustainability becomes an endurance test that can help an institution rediscover its true mission, writes Mykola Trofymenko

To restore social licence, we need an international commission on HE

A comparative analysis could explore what creates social support for international education, say Glyn Davis and Anton Muscatelli

How UK higher education’s financial model broke in 2024-25

Last year’s 1 per cent decline in overall sector income may look insignificant, but it is the tip of an iceberg that could ultimately sink significant swathes of a structurally unbalanced and...

Latin American students choosing Spain over US, Esade head says

Staff and students who would once have picked North America looking to Europe for stability and freedom, according to leading business school dean

Finland ups HE target to 60 per cent after years of lagging behind

Achieving bold attainment goal requires country to overcome fears about ‘over-education’ and provide the right resources, say university leaders

Gaza’s destroyed universities ‘must be rebuilt by Palestinians’

As a report details systematic destruction of hundreds of university buildings, with thousands of students killed, Gazan university leaders tell THE higher education can still bring hope

Korea ‘breaks new ground’ with Latin American courses deal

Country shifts soft power focus to universities in developing world, buoyed by the success of its cultural exports

Fears over ‘polishing’ of REF statements spark audit calls

Narrative format of environment statements may encourage institutions to ‘stretch the truth’ with misrepresentations ‘hard to prove’, experts fear