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Political statements by management may appear to be viewpoint of institution, warns university free speech tsar

University degrees no match for bots that sift applications as well as stealing graduates’ jobs, rebel senator says

Short-term academic work becoming ever bigger problem in Canada as teaching seen as ‘variable cost’ amid changing enrolments and budgetary shocks

Sunderland’s London campus trial extended after ‘overwhelming’ support but take-up of idea remains low in sector battling deficits and job losses

Country’s ambition to become world’s leading higher education sector by 2035 will only be achieved if employment, inequality and governance concerns addressed, says new book

Fully funded places on master’s courses seen as first step in attracting more academic talent to Orkney and beyond

New president of leading Singaporean arts college discusses how creative industries are helping cities grow and importance of thinking differently and impact of recent merger

Government strategy to prioritise value over volume appears to be working as commencements and enrolments trend down

Education secretary when Plan 2 loans were introduced tells THE that universities ‘would be in even shakier position’ without his changes

Campaigners call for ‘more structured’ approach to helping students in crisis zones after shock visa block leaves applicants in limbo

Pushing doctoral students to credit more senior academics on early publications has contributed to ‘ethical scandal hiding in plain sight’, says education professor

Broad support for Serd proposals to reorganise A$4.6bn tax break scheme as current iteration struggles to ignite business investment

Union urges Canterbury Christ Church University to promise staff won’t face any disciplinary action if they stay away from campus as more cases confirmed

UK universities tell students flying home for Easter to be aware of risk of breaching restrictions if they get stranded

Staff and students protest after controversial scholar Nathan Cofnas moves to Ghent following free speech row at Cambridge

New figures show efforts to address issues with repayments faltering as critics say system in ‘dire need of an overhaul’

Sector will face heightened questions about role and purpose unless it engages with new political forces, report warns

Leaders more qualified now than decade ago, with many boasting international experience, study finds

Headline enrolment growth masks weaknesses in educational exchange and country’s standing as a TNE player

Canterbury Christ Church confirms one of its students also affected as academics describe ‘shock’ at dealing with major outbreak

Private provider withdraws from OfS registration process as regulator criticises its plans to offer ‘master’s degrees’

Female scientists less likely to use comedy in conference presentations, finds study that highlights ‘absence of humour’ the norm

Students face online learning and evacuation orders, and being unable to return home for Eid, head of international campus hub tells Times Higher Education

Majority of institutions in Australia, Canada and the Netherlands fall in ranking of the world’s most international universities

Ministers increasingly saw education as an ‘export’ after exiting the EU, prioritising economic gain over other benefits, argue authors of new book

Chancellor says government wants to make improvements but insists other priorities will take precedence

UK science minister says missed deadline for postdoctoral grants was ‘mistake’ unrelated to funding shake-up as he defends reform agenda

Focus on physical fitness and psychological support for staff and students, with universities also urged to provide more training

Largest provider of English language testing says online assessments favoured by government could undermine academic integrity

Newly crowned winner of Holberg Prize raises alarm over job losses and shuttering of courses across UK

Secrecy rules tacked on to complaints processes leave students ‘disempowered’ and unable to access social or professional help, ombudsman finds

Drop in institutional autonomy of 50 per cent since 2015 means country is now only rated as ‘moderate’ by experts

Closer links between universities and industry would help to fix 120,000 shortfall in required technical staff by 2035, says study