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Turnaround driven by selective slowdown in processing of applications from certain countries, rather than uptick in approvals

Members at union’s congress debate whether to hold another national ballot despite failure to reach threshold last year

Ursula von der Leyen and Peter Magyar hail ‘great progress’ as leaders agree to unlock EU funds after Orbán defeat

‘Decisive action’ is needed to address structural deficit despite recent cost-saving measures, says principal 

Union tells staff to walk out after academics taking part in boycott told they will lose full pay

Greenwich-accredited courses to resume in September after DfE backtracks on decisions made in ‘market review’

First leader of sector steward ‘happy to look at fees’ while commission pursues costing analysis

Western educators are mostly oblivious to a change of guard in higher education, authors of a new ‘mapping exercise’ warn

Select group of elite universities increase share of fee money as others lose out, leading experts to fear ‘two-tier’ sector is developing

UK universities urged to diversify recruitment methods after steep drops in master’s enrolments

Immigration, transgender issues and race among the topics many students avoid talking about on campus, OfS survey suggests

One in 10 out-of-work young people have a degree, major review finds, as UK prime minister warns too many are missing out on ‘high quality alternatives’ to university

Country’s budget shifts more costs on to students, with money saved from signature policy diverted to other priorities

Changes fall short of comprehensive overhaul prescribed in landmark innovation report but are welcomed anyway

National Wealth Fund and Lloyds pledge to back environmental projects that tackle challenges universities face in retrofitting campuses

‘Catch-all’ responses risk driving out high-quality provision, report warns

‘Perfectly good’ institutions ‘may fail’ without curbs on recruitment being reintroduced, report argues, ahead of expected dip in youth population

Findings strengthen case that UK should agree early access to next framework programme as soon as possible, say v-cs

UCU leader tells annual congress that sector faces threats like never before and issues cannot be fixed under current model

Union fears remaining staff will face even heavier workloads as 500 jobs have already been lost over past two years

Survey of current and prospective loan holders finds ‘massive frustration’, with system putting off future students

Innovative Research Universities becomes ‘2050 Alliance’, named after participation target outlined in Australian accord

‘Class size crisis’ hitting disadvantaged students hardest, claims Australian union which blames Jobs-ready Graduates reforms for ballooning recruitment

Leopoldo López reflects on how academic writing helped him while in prison, the impact of political interference on his country’s universities and what it will take to rebuild civil society

Smaller English institutions among those faring best in current financial crisis because they ‘never had the fat years’

Universities must provide more of the types of experiences that would once have been gained during first graduate job, says vice-chancellor

Istanbul Bilgi University handed reprieve after authorities abandon attempts to close it over concerns about parent company

New fee structure for English regulator seeks to relieve ‘higher burden’ being placed on smaller providers

Dedicated stream from Medical Research Future Fund will ‘begin’ to solve problem, independent research institutes say

Submissions to UK parliamentary inquiry also stress need for new mechanisms to ensure higher earners pay more

Public science sector at risk of disappearing in next decade without big injection of funds, politicians warned

Requirement that universities produce ‘world standard’ research in at least half of fields taught encouraged too many ‘broad-based’ institutions, critics say, but its demise could end up hurting some

Constant power outages and lack of fuel risks causing lasting damage to island’s higher education sector, warns Reynaldo Velázquez Zaldívar

UK institutions look to structural changes to address cost pressures, but warn there is only so much they can do without government support

Academy of Management to move event in future years as regular attendees stay at home owing to visa fears and opposition to president’s research policies

‘Temporary circumstances’ responsible for increased financial dominance of richest pair

UCU general secretary tells Times Higher Education that university risks being changed ‘beyond recognition’ if 600 job losses go ahead

Union warns that female nursing staff face being moved on to inferior terms while male engineers retain research rights

New code confirms trans people can be excluded from facilities on basis of biological sex but experts say that does not make grappling with competing responsibilities any easier

Nursing professor who led overhaul of Research Excellence Framework will leave funding body in spring 2027

Ministers urged to intervene as proposed cuts to highly regarded chemistry departments threaten UK government’s skills and growth plans

Proposed ‘minimum standards’ for research careers argue scholars should expect the same living standards across the continent

Government focuses on investing in existing domestic institutions but minister insists it remains ‘very open’ to foreign campuses

Enrolments from Nigeria, Pakistan and Sri Lanka hit hardest as Home Office gets strict ahead of new compliance rules

Serd panellist says measures should be taken as a whole, stressing that R&D-fuelled economic development does not work without fundamental research

Universities piloting the use of AI tools in assessment identify ‘tension’ in determining correct role for academics to play

Australian study reveals lower salaries, inconsistent seniority levels and thwarted development opportunities for leaders appointed to oversee indigenous access

Ukraine’s State Tax University considers how to restore campus to its former glory after more than half was destroyed in first weeks of the Russian invasion

Audit of all UK institutions reveals lack of coordination in how student AI use is being managed, with 40 per cent lacking any public policy

Plans to cut staff numbers in department that has produced four Nobel prizewinners will harm university’s research reputation, warns UCU

University faces major escalation of industrial action after putting 2,700 people at risk of redundancy

Rise in top marks was most prevalent when students completed written tasks at home, says University of California, Berkeley scholar

Attitude towards proposed deal mixed across two institutions, with Cranfield staff hoping for more security while many King’s employees see move as risky

Research integrity experts commend arXiv’s crackdown on bogus AI-written citations but warn it may be impossible to police at scale

Former commission head discusses competitiveness focus of ‘revolutionary’ Horizon programme, why Europe has to increase spending on defence research and the need for more scientific expertise in policymaking

Lack of ‘suitable jobs’ for PhDs represents a ‘structural failure’ to capitalise on the ‘public investment’ in their education

Regulator says ‘prolonged litigation’ not in best interests of students or universities after High Court blocked record fine

Academics say organisation that supports disadvantaged students needs governance overhaul after being placed in administration again

Pressure grows on institutions to pause major restructures while sector awaits news of how much coming changes will save employers

Fears country is going ‘back to the old days’ as minister declines to explain why projects blocked, and researchers wait months longer for funding decisions