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Ban on dependants looks all but meaningless as primary applicants struggle for admission

Artificial intelligence used to cull half of applications submitted by cybersecurity scholars, before they got to human eyes

Report finds academics critical of heightened research security measures ahead of upcoming government strategy

Head of new mission group for smaller ‘research-led’ universities rejects minimum tariff and differential fee plans endorsed by larger institutions

With country now holding largest share of research retractions globally, scholars hope putting a number on the problem will trigger action

But university says one in five degrees going had no students on them, and researcher argues Gaelic studies can be foregrounded in broader programmes

Researcher was held at airport on way to participate in academic workshop, and has not been seen for more than 100 days

New report suggests Australians, particularly women, are educating themselves more than ever to avoid going backwards

Polling suggests sector is public’s lowest priority for education investment

But experts question whether recording rape separately from other forms of serious sexual misconduct is a sensible move

The impact of Canberra’s latest rule changes on university enrolments might be muted by prior effect of student visa refusals

Suicide accounts for nearly one in five deaths among international students in Korea, calling into question the welfare support afforded to foreigners

Universities that were once barred from funding because of their governance model could soon regain full access to the programme 

Deans report experimenting with different assessment methods to stem risk of students falling into AI-induced ‘cognitive surrender’

Survey comes after vice-chancellors said they wanted every undergraduate in England to undertake work experience as part of their degree

Growing numbers of institutions expected to have breached new compliance rules, endangering future recruitment prospects

University leaders urge incoming government to address multibillion-euro repairs backlog that led to a campus closure 

Decision could put institutions on a treadmill where they can only meet teaching needs by constantly employing more casuals, court victor warns

Data shows UK research punches above its weight in industrial strategy sectors but in some regions scientific strengths are not translating to business returns

Limited staff capacity and ‘resistance to change’ also cited as barriers to technological leaps forward

Vice-chancellor turned PhD student says university executives can feel ‘isolated’ and are seen as having gone to the ‘dark side’

Last incumbent left suddenly amid industrial action and in wake of devastating cyberattack

‘Distinctive’ targeting of independently run blog suggests ‘state actors’ want to shut down debate on controversial research topics, says professor

Shadow science secretary eyes ‘far clearer strategic objectives and priorities’ for UK Research and Innovation

Populist’s vow to allow police on campus potentially heralds broader anti-academic attacks, observers say

Modelling finds just nine countries offer ‘headroom and stability’ to source more students but this assumes competitor markets don’t shift

Unprecedentedly long strikes at Nottingham, Edinburgh and Dundee could be the shape of things to come, observers say

Landmark report also reveals slow progress in quest for workers to have degrees

State government would have firmer hand on universities’ operations under recommendations from latest inquiry into sector ‘crisis’

Researchers face growing harassment on social media and mounting pressure over funding decisions, campaigners say

International House Association president says sector is speaking too much to itself when advocating for overseas students

If the logistics of mass placements require students to organise their own, those without their own networks will suffer, advocates warn

Plans for three new university towns and a 30 per cent increase in PhD scholarships have been well received by the sector