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Marvin Rees says research-intensive universities must put professors to work on civic challenges caused by academic expansion

The self-defined ‘race realist’, the first person to publicly accuse Jason Arday of plagiarism, is alleged to have broken Belgium’s anti-discrimination law

University students have joined a massive revolt against the education system in the country, mounting blockades at dozens of institutions 

Employers’ body instructs members to implement final pay offer as further negotiations fail to resolve impasse with unions

Some hail preprint server’s two papers per month policy move for promoting ‘quality over quantity’, but others question cap’s scientific implications

Canberra accused of ‘policy whack-a-mole’ as it details latest rule changes to an industry already in ‘dire straits’

MI5 warning underlines need for ‘tougher’ research security measures and more resources to guard against espionage risks, MPs and research managers warn

UK students being told that modules are cancelled and recommended options outside their courses, union reports

‘Ambitious’ treaty also sparks concern about potential for ‘security vetting’ of Fijian research

University leaders say they are drawn to China’s research strength and fast-growing technology sector

It is unclear whether a previous invitation to 50,000 young Americans resulted in substantial academic exchange, experts say

European Commission report finds 45 per cent fewer researchers moved from the EU to the US in 2025 than in 2023

Worse is predicted in coming years, and hopes of an eventual reversal may be driven by excessive optimism about international enrolments, funding council warns

UK ‘missing out’ on talent as fewer disadvantaged students complete STEM doctorates, major study finds

With record visa refusals and a metric-driven system, the rise in countries considered high risk was a foregone conclusion

The litmus test will be whether a more stratified system improves graduate employment, observers suggest

Applicants to UK and Australian universities generally have a better time dealing with ChatGPT, ‘mystery shopper’ study finds

Jane Harrington describes her institution’s merger with Kent as ‘incredibly hard work’ and warns struggling institutions would need support to do the same

Bucks New University has been suspended from issuing student visas, the Home Office has announced 

Universities have urgently been told to review their ties with Chinese research institute after spy warning

Leader of Malaysia’s Sunway University says institutions must push back on ‘political’ moves to stop academic collaboration

There can be ‘no science above politics’ when science is ‘under attack’, the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine says a day after it was struck by a Russian drone 

Better to expand global partnerships to tap into huge demand for HE in the developing world, says SOAS University of London leader Adam Habib 

Number of students taking UK courses abroad has surpassed international students studying in the UK for the first time, new figures show

Asian universities’ resumed upward trajectory takes them past mainland Europe for the first time, as reputational lustre protects US and UK for now

Chinese universities go from strength to strength, but will need to bolster their international outlook if they are to reach the top – and the policy signals are mixed on this front

Study analysing grant application data from Danish funders suggests that requesting more funding could boost female academics’ careers

Fallout over differential university fees suggestion continues, amid suggestions that the Russell Group head is saying the quiet part out loud

Proposed loss of certain quality-related streams could undermine specialist institutions’ ability to build research capacity

The success of the West’s oldest university is down to its ability to adapt to the challenges of each era and a strong relationship with its city, Giovanni Molari tells Seher Asaf

Higher education minister says greater use of student loans could form part of the solution for the trouble-hit National Student Financial Aid Scheme

US retreat means the UK has unique opportunity to become the ‘global destination of talent’, but risks squandering it, v-cs and politicians tell Labour conference

New funding will finance research into a ‘nature-positive economy and society’ and preparations for the next, expanded Horizon programme