UK university staff offered pay rise of 2 per cent
Annual talks between employers and unions end with offer marginally better than last year amid ‘bleak future’ for some institutions
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Australia freezes register of international training colleges
Points test for permanent migration also slated for reform, as Canberra eyes new methods of curtailing numbers
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Phillipson: Erasmus will create ‘new bonds’ between UK and EU
Education should be used to create more peaceful future at time of global upheaval, minister tells global gathering
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Walter Isaacson: ‘all of my history students must use AI’
Famed journalist, biographer and Tulane professor says technology can help scholars think creatively but all writing must be done by human hand
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Ombudsman moots reducing time students have to complain
Proposed changes could allow students to complain as soon as they accept an offer, but they will have less time to raise a grievance
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The OIA changes recognise that extra process doesn’t equal extra fairness
Accessibility is not simply about whether procedures exist. It is about whether people can realistically understand and navigate them, says Helen Megarry
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Deferring pay would ‘create consequences for vice-chancellors’
MPs revive proposal to hold back portion of university leaders’ pay, but some question whether policy designed for bankers would make any difference
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Public engagement should be ‘protected in academic contracts’
Temporary work, squeezed research time and lack of institutional support all found to be factors in restricting scholars from civic participation
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Canberra migration duel a ‘potential nightmare’ for universities
Tough talk on both sides of Australian politics ‘risks further pain’ for international students and the universities that depend on them
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Oxford immigration chief loses bid to win council seat for Reform
Head of team that supports staff with visa issues accused of conflict of interest after standing for party that wishes to abolish leave to remain
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De Montfort pins hopes on ‘agile education’ at new London site
Vice-chancellor promises ‘firewall’ between capital campus and Leicestershire base as university becomes latest to try hand in crowded market
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Labor minister vetoes research grants on national security grounds
Intervention comes two years after law change to prevent political interference, amid resurgent delays in grant processing
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Sweden’s relaxed visa rules for foreign PhDs ‘don’t go far enough’
Researchers fear wider changes to country’s immigration system will put off international talent