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Governments in UAE, Qatar and Bahrain order institutions to shift to online learning after Iran launches drone and missile attacks

Under-fire Charles Darwin University decides to concentrate on core business after resignation of vice-chancellor

New platform launched to coordinate responses to humanitarian crises will initially focus on refugee inclusion in branch campuses

Figures with links to private education group appointed to university’s board to provide ‘strategic’ guidance

Lengthy wait for legislation to introduce an amended Office for Students-run grievance process is unnecessary, claim campaigners

Universities launch new programmes to train engineers after coming under pressure to better meet continent’s skills needs

Early career academics most likely to express negative views about teaching culture at their institution, survey finds

Reduction in repayment rate combined with longer write-off period would redistribute costs for graduates, finds thinktank

Reintroduction of graduate visa has had dramatic impact on behaviour of international students, according to long-running ONS data

Horse-trading looms, as opposition senators reject legislation outright and crossbenchers demand changes

Requirements around racism, disability and transparency among new proposed benchmarks for retaining registration

New tool promising to watch lectures and complete assignments for students abruptly taken down amid concerns about cheating and data protection

Concern around student finance and graduate dissatisfaction in England will continue to grow regardless of expected Treasury reforms, say former government officials

Mega university’s first foray back into overseas education since branch campus failures proves controversial

Universities allowed to charge 2 per cent more for tuition but switch from grants-heavy system to more reliance on loans will hurt enrolments, experts warn

Universities told to temper ambitions in ‘highly competitive market’ with automatic growth far from guaranteed

Long-running atmospheric measurement aircraft no longer offers value for money in light of rising costs, says environmental research funder

Early figures for this academic year show ‘volatile’ recruitment continuing, with several Russell Group universities seeing steep drops

Students offered chance to transfer to university after sudden announcement that College of Osteopaths is shutting

Minister outlines vision of value over volume, amid debate over imperatives to ‘make a buck’

Quid pro quo recognition of prior learning seen as a ‘game-changing opportunity’ for Australian students and universities

Leeser promises ‘consultation’ on international education while pruning the ‘thicket of regulation’ in speech to Universities Australia conference

Changes to system put forward by Plaid Cymru and Reform UK ahead of coming election would breach Treasury rules, economists warn

Tighter rules around enrolments and completions could include recent January intake, increasing risk universities will be deemed non-compliant after tumultuous period

Generation raised in digital-first classrooms questioning importance of books, academics say, but others believe issue has been overblown

Universities worst affected as lawyers collate database of incidents of ‘repression’

Universities encouraged to develop new sites in flagship Northern Metropolis development, backed by increased government funding

Prime minister promises reform after coming under pressure over student finance ‘debt trap’

Worries over admitting ChatGPT use for editing and drafting may explain extremely low disclosure rates, study suggests

Universities want ‘clear division’ between FP10 and competitiveness fund to protect frontier research

Visa uncertainty hampering ‘free flow’ of scholars, ambassador complains, as security experts warn of Beijing’s ‘voracious’ appetite for foreign research intelligence

Near-decade of funding instability undermining sector’s capacity to deliver for the nation, representative body claims

UK-wide survey of university promotion policies reveals emphasis on PhD recruitment and completions, rather than the need for high-quality support