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Senator warns universities have ‘few levers’ to pull when things go badly – citing ‘havoc’ at the Australian National University under former vice-chancellor

Westminster government reportedly agrees reassociation to Europe’s flagship student exchange programme five years after departing under Brexit

Newcastle and Bradford also in the red as UK universities continue to publish their annual accounts

Spain, Italy, Germany and France rivalling traditional destinations such as Australia and Canada as recruitment patterns shift

More than 9,000 results revoked after Pearson found students had been getting others to pass tests for them

Collaboration between British and Chinese scholars has increased over the past decade in the wake of the UK’s departure from the European Union

Universities defend decision to award some vice-chancellors larger bonuses than last year, with one private institution giving boss over £100K

The University of Southern California launches module dedicated entirely to Korean musician G-Dragon as academics report rising interest in non-Western cultures among students

Union members back industrial action in early 2026 as row over pensions continues while Essex employees also launch ballot

English regulator warns multiple unnamed universities may have breached consumer protection legislation

Reconceive disagreement as an opportunity to engage rather than a problem to be solved or sidestepped, experts urge, following terrorist tragedy on iconic beach

Former administration’s tuition fee reforms undermining Albanese government mission to promote equitable enrolments

Institutions warn delays after reopening of English sector registrations are jeopardising their financial sustainability

Times Higher Education journalists name the change-makers at the heart of the sector’s biggest debates over the past 12 months

Universities ‘afraid to be trans inclusive’ after Supreme Court ruling and OfS Sussex fine, leaving staff fearing ‘hostile environment’

Cambridge, Queen’s University Belfast and Leicester record shortfalls for the second year in a row as latest accounts highlight sector-wide financial challenges

Universities can decide on publishing deals after terms agreed with Elsevier, Springer Nature, Wiley and Taylor & Francis

Classes to be held at iconic venue on non-matchdays as footballers’ institution seeks to counter international student shortfall

University leaders considering internal recommendation to cease veterinary education after regulators extended conditional accreditation of degrees

White House plans to launch new ‘state-of-the-art’ foreign funding reporting portal expected to increase scrutiny of universities

Analysis shows that one provider has increased its number of subcontracted students by 500 per cent 

Rollback of decoupling researchers from their work questioned despite policy U-turn on books

Chief executive becomes latest to depart English regulator after nearly four years in charge

Funding must be part of the conversation, crossbench senators warn, as final report of Australian governance inquiry published

Efforts to ensure student voices are heard on university boards often ‘tokenistic’, with ‘invisible barriers’ placed on participation

Decision to row back reforms demonstrates difficulties of using process to engineer social change, critics say, with little clarity over how newly revised ‘people’ section will work

Charging interest on loans already repaid would be illegal in other sectors, senator highlights

Researchers sent emails to authors of recently published papers to test how much prestige matters in access to academic resources

Edward Peck insinuates risks of breaching rules when collaborating across sector aren’t as high as widely perceived

Admissions chief fears rising number of commuter students could limit access to courses for those from poorest backgrounds

Minister’s assertion that universities can keep trading during liquidation process ‘markedly’ at odds with other experts’ views, committee chair says

Nuclear physicist departs next spring having set up first branch campus in India

Several planned reforms to the UK’s Research Excellence Framework scrapped or partially rolled back after three-month pause, bringing exercise closer to 2021 audit