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Investments from Trinity College Cambridge and university will support about 300 PhDs over a decade

Academics warn that a Trump ‘administration of retribution’ could affect many aspects of higher education, including loan forgiveness, diversity efforts and student protests

Collegium Humanum allegedly issued more than 1,000 fast-track MBA degrees in exchange for ‘financial and personal benefits’

Top universities project evolving to focus on interdisciplinary work and longer-term measures of success as 10-year anniversary nears

‘Conflating knowledge systems with underlying disciplinary teaching’ is part of a ‘slippery slope’ for the academy

New STEM proposal meets state’s needs and government’s demands, vice-chancellor says, but opponents say all relocation plans should be scrapped

Kemi Badenoch appears light on policy but keen to land punches – with higher education potentially again in the firing line

Pressure to publish seen as pushing up frequency of common errors including ‘reserach’, ‘pubic health’ and ‘casual inference’

Student aid form delays seen as deterring some students from enrolling this autumn, but modifications still seen as making things simpler for future applicants

Returning Republican president likely to stop short of plan to abolish agency entirely, and instead use it to push policy priorities, say experts

Academic freedom statute ‘widely misunderstood’, says New Zealand barrister

But simplicity is hard to produce in a complex world, Australian forum hears

Latest redundancy round militates against the government’s growth aspirations, observers warn

Science Tokyo head says joining forces is an ‘effective strategy’ for institutions facing funding and demographic shortfalls

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media

Economic benefit to universities and wider society still seen positively by most but negative views gaining traction, UK poll finds

October deadline Ucas data shows drop in university applications from UK 18-year-olds, and declining interest in medicine courses, but rising interest from China and US

A winner of this year’s Ig Nobels describes how he debunked claims about extreme ageing, his alternative career path as a surfer, and why the thermal tolerance of plants keeps him up at night

University staff like their workplaces more than people in other sectors but spend less time being there, surveys find

University to investigate claims that investigation into abuse in halls of residence was doctored by senior leaders, amid mounting political pressure

More attacks on academic freedom, heightened privatisation and possible elimination of Department of Education on agenda following Republican victory

Universities in the Valencia region mourn after last week’s floods as heavy rains move north to Catalonia

Many researchers opting against trying to publish replication efforts, survey finds

Year-long postponement of lifelong learning finance mechanism presents opportunity to rethink some of its central tenets, say experts

Contested elections in Georgia and Moldova ‘decisive moments’ for EU relations, experts say

‘Sea turtles’ seen as aiding elite universities’ internationalisation goals, but tide may already be turning

Horse set to follow the cart, as critics warn of perverse consequences

Science secretary voices ‘intense frustration’ at having to apologise for pausing ‘unfunded’ £800 million exascale computer project

Announcement of small inflationary increase came just days after budget left leaders in despair

In the first round of voting 23,000 staff and alumni voted to establish the final candidates for the university’s chancellor role

MP for Havant joins Laura Trott in new Tory leader’s front-bench team

‘Alarming precedent’, says union; ‘interim solution’ pending ‘appropriate governance’, says university

Changes will ensure compliance with new legislation, according to administrators, but unions say it is about cutting costs

Attacks on academics and suppression of student protests may intensify under leader linked to human rights abuses

Proposed exam would test Spanish competence and subject ability, and would have to be completed in person

Increase in amount paid by undergraduates will not cover additional staff costs imposed on institutions in the budget

UK government expected to maintain tough approach amid warnings of Canada-style caps

Both new ventures located in London’s financial district and launched in partnership with third-party companies

Former chief secretary to the Treasury set to face Bridget Phillipson in Commons for announcement on tuition fees

Bridget Phillipson confirms inflationary fee rise and adds £414 extra per year to maintenance loans

Some A$15 billion of student debt relief will do almost ‘nothing’ to help cash-strapped Australian institutions

President of leading institution says majority of students have been displaced, and funding is a mounting concern

Poll finds third of UK undergraduates worried for future of their institution amid funding crisis

Australian academics required to ‘act up’ for years before being paid for it, analysis finds

UK institutions look ahead to next autumn as survey confirms devastating impact of visa restrictions

High cost may turn international universities off Vietnam despite growing demand

Professor filling first-of-its-kind role says universities need to encourage students to use AI in their studies, or risk them falling behind

A new book, The Black PhD Experience, explores the journeys of black doctoral students in UK universities

While critics dismiss direct impact of proposal as ‘rather meaningless’, concerns about broader messaging loom large

Figures reveal dramatic rise in AI-related misconduct at Russell Group universities, with further questions raised by sector’s ‘patchy record-keeping’ and inconsistent approach to detection

Tim Jones seeks to get university ‘where it should be’ but must contend with whims of government policy

Figures from Open Secrets show 93 per cent of campaign donations from higher education have gone to vice-president and other Democratic candidates

Universities’ challenge now is keeping pace with applications, analyst says

Hundreds of thousands of university leavers alerted to cashback eligibility

Tribunal rules that Manchester student Dana Abuqamar is ‘not an extremist’

Programmes were ‘foundational’ to Northern Rivers-based Southern Cross but are no longer viable, vice-chancellor says

Just 3 per cent of respondents to sector survey rated Ottawa government’s engagement with sector positively

New president of ‘Caltech of Middle East’ explains why Saudi belief in universities’ ability to transform society persuaded him to lead KAUST

New book raises concerns about how increasing digital surveillance on campuses reproduces racial and economic injustices

Area studies and languages at risk at Leiden University, with academics foreseeing humanities ‘apocalypse’