Rental law changes ‘come at worst time’ for student market
Big providers hit with falling occupancy levels and affordability concerns amid changing enrolment patterns
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Pan-Pacific university doubles student aid amid global fuel crisis
Institution spread across 12 island nations steps up support, as Persian Gulf shockwaves reach Polynesia
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Artemis moon missions a ‘gift that keeps on giving’ for research
Scientists celebrate impact of pioneering space flight, with data and samples gathered predicted to shape studies for decades to come
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Universities New Zealand downsized amid funding pressures
Representative body for country’s eight institutions loses staff and has functions scaled back with policy work being taken on by in-house teams
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Can journals that pay peer reviewers succeed?
Professor who set up publisher four years ago to redirect revenue to those doing quality control says it has been an ‘uphill battle’
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Passed your PhD? It’s time to scale a new academic Everest
Lacking profile or career reward, higher doctorates are being mothballed by UK universities. That is a pity for a credential that helps scholars build on the research potential of their PhD, says...
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Study visa applications for the UK down a quarter on last year
New Home Office data shows a continued slide in demand for UK study visas, adding to universities’ financial worries
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Thousands of mathematicians to boycott US Fields Medal event
Academics demand that prestigious gathering is held elsewhere because of attacks on Iran and immigration crackdown
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Times Higher Education Awards 2026: entries open
Universities in UK and Ireland encouraged to submit entries across 20 categories as annual showcase revisits Birmingham
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Cap student growth to curb ‘risky behaviour’, ministers told
Universities prioritising ‘rapid expansion’ over sustainability threaten survival of the entire English sector, new report warns
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Digital investment could ‘relieve need for university job cuts’
Extending UK government technology funding to universities could save sector millions of pounds a year, argues new report
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Canada to stick with ‘flawed’ international student caps
Policy has achieved political aims despite damage done to sector, say experts, after Auditor General report finds impact vastly underestimated by officials
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Will Hungary rip up its authoritarian playbook for universities?
With polls predicting defeat for Viktor Orbán in Sunday’s elections there are hopes that controversial governance reforms – copied by Donald Trump and other populist politicians – will be abolished....