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Rain or excessive heat during campus tour season found to have measurable impact on whether students are likely to apply

Science committee chair describes ‘widespread cuts’ to strategically important research as ‘failure’ of leadership

More money, control over workloads and protection from AI obliteration also feature in union branch’s log of claims

National Audit Office review highlights growing maintenance backlog as funders invest in building new laboratories

Treasury reaps the rewards from high contribution rates which appear to be pushing disadvantaged students away from university, analysis finds

Positive impact of channelling government funding into charity at expense of universities has yet to be proven, argues learned society

System being pushed to the brink as sharp increase in number of students not matched by investment in teaching capacity, report highlights

Decision to remove student representative quashed after she accepts need for collective responsibility

University increases size of payout and extends deadline as it insists more staff will take up offer to move pensions after union describes scheme as ‘abject failure’

‘Expert review’ function that promises feedback ‘inspired by’ work of well-known scholars faces growing backlash over claims it ‘misrepresents views’

Careers offices urged to find better ways to judge success beyond placement rates as employers look for more from new starters

‘We know best’ mindset perpetuates Indigenous Australians’ isolation from higher education and wealth, report argues

Trials at UK universities sent automatic email prompts to those identified as at-risk by learning analytics data

Latest survey of UK undergraduates’ attitudes to new technologies shows little agreement on whether huge increase in usage has been a good thing

Regulator presses on with plans to increase transparency and accountability of subcontracted partnerships after criticism

Business leaders might scoff but they benefit most from an educated populace, according to former opposition leader turned vice-chancellor

Treasury committee begins inquiry after calls to restrict government’s ability to change loan conditions after they have been taken out

Institution faces growing backlash following media reports about allegations of bullying and harassment

Universities and charities should provide at least 26 weeks’ full stipend under new charter to support female researchers, says science secretary Liz Kendall

Cancer diagnostics researcher Dina Haddad mixed ballet and pole dancing for science-inspired pop video

Knock-on impact of spike in oil prices disrupts learning in Pakistan and Bangladesh

Breakdown in relationship between universities and ministers has made planning for the future even more difficult, according to former Research England chair

Federation launches new online learning system to allow students to dip in and out of modules at their own pace

Teaching staff at post-92 institution to be employed by subsidiary firm and lose right to access expensive pensions scheme

American universities expected to experience steeper declines in enrolments during second year of Trump presidency

While soaring fees are blamed for turning people off university, programmes to forgive fees lure few graduates to the bush

Growing industry of companies offering students help in navigating misconduct proceedings operates in ‘regulatory and ethical grey zone’

‘Radical’ reform to English model should also involve shorter courses and a move away from ‘residential’ system, says former Open University v-c

With supercomputing and other AI-related spending prioritised, Research England has told institutions to focus on maintaining existing facilities instead of building new ones

Employers say claim would be ‘extremely challenging’ in time of financial hardship, as annual pay talks get under way

France’s 75 public universities are all running a deficit this year, as researchers warn budget cuts put science at risk 

Efforts to rebuild diplomatic ties between two countries focus on new ‘quality’ collaborations rather than restoring student flows

Decline in fixed-term and zero hours contracts ‘not good news’ in sector shedding thousands of positions