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Institutions warned PhD students particularly vulnerable to ‘boundary blurring and grooming’

As Trump directs the NSF to fund organisations tackling national priorities, scholars see echoes of the same approach in the UK and beyond

THE investigation uncovers companies offering to award degrees themselves or arrange for one to be bestowed from network of universities worldwide

Merger of three public universities ‘would create cost, waste and loss of choice’ while ushering ‘complexity rather than competitiveness’

Specialist in early modern English and theatre, Michael Scott, hopes his project will introduce new audiences to Shakespeare – although admits some colleagues find it all a ‘bit strange’

UK research agency to play a central role in prime minister’s ‘innovation agenda’, but union seeks clarity on organisation’s budget changes after recent physics cuts

Director of UK in a Changing Europe announces it will shut at end of the year

Newcastle and Westminster join Southampton in decision not to renew deal with plagiarism checker amid questions over how once-ubiquitous service is adapting to AI age

‘Painful’ times ahead as both sides of Australian politics look to slash international enrolments in ‘competition over a single number’

University exploring new revenue streams to continue important scientific research at site, as astronomers remain concerned about the future of facility

Asian giant launches eye-catching scheme in its continued pursuit of overseas talent, but experts warn it comes with caveats

PVC for education to leave Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine to head up independent sector standards assessor after period of interim leadership

Presidents say they agree with concerns over ‘opaque’ admissions but won’t deal with ‘masked individuals ordering people to leave’

Latest Home Office statistics show student visa bids hit five-year low for pivotal recruitment month

Research institution will be first public American university to offer US degrees on Indian soil 

Social mobility charity urges universities to double down on access efforts after releasing new analysis showing benefits of higher education

Large study finds students fear procrastination holding them back more than other factors such as anxiety, depression and financial challenges

Party’s higher education spokesperson calls for all university students to have at least English and maths GCSEs

Public universities raise fees by an average of 17 per cent, which observers fear could put off students from lower-income countries

Universities welcome budget measures to ease burden on students, but say financial problems left ‘essentially untouched’

Beijing-organised monitoring of UK seminars endangers student safety and free speech, says UCL censorship critic

French and Japanese scientists awarded prize in chemistry for discoveries that have aided the manufacture of pharmaceuticals

University leaders split over how much of the sector has been hit by tighter immigration compliance rules, although financial fallout may force rethink on HE funding model, some predict

Female students may be forced to leave country because they do not feel safe amid string of alleged incidents connected to campuses, experts warn

‘You don’t want two classes of employees on your campus,’ says former superannuation minister-turned-vice-chancellor

‘Pay-per-use’ model hailed as ‘game-changer’, giving AI agents access to primary literature

UCU calls on institutions to rethink restructuring plans as industrial action affects large swathes of sector

Students left underoccupied and ‘kicking their heels’ at university, according to former Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman

Francis Halzen awarded prize for contributions to IceCube Neutrino Observatory that could ‘reveal previously unknown cosmic phenomena’

Universities warn political parties against policy bidding war as opposition proposes strict new visa curbs

BCU leader tells Conservative conference that high-ranking universities ought not to be treated as a ‘template for the rest’

Shorter courses and focus on AI help universities in Gulf increase admissions by 15 per cent in one year

Morten Axel Pedersen says challenge of adapting to new technologies on same scale as industrial revolution