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Announcement made as world’s largest gathering of education and skills ministers gets under way in London

Leading university technology transfer offices hope blueprint will lead to faster deals and rapid upscaling

Number of black principal investigators applying to UK research councils halves year-on-year

Nation’s historically high level of shutdowns and consolidations overwhelmingly remains a private-sector malady, but states showing signs that old certainties may fall away

Figures indicate limited scope for growth in international enrolments, as administrators strive to balance the books

Funding problems and corruption dog sector, but ruling party manifesto stays silent

No projects are funded because nobody has the expertise to appraise them, letter claims

Development running much more slowly than target, leaving poorer learners in ‘bleak’ situation

British Heart Foundation says cardiovascular disease research faces shortfall of more than £250 million to 2035

Joint study by British Council and Universities UK International finds scale and significance of overseas delivery makes risk management increasingly important

Mike Lee retires after suspension for ending student encampment by promising to study campus’ investments and halt non-existent academic exchanges

Even as undergraduates battle to survive in besieged Rafah, they are seeking to continue their studies

Chief executive of farm company hands historic black college stock he says is worth $237 million but experts believe its real value could be far less

Survey indicates that researchers are poorly prepared for upcoming shift to free-to-read model

‘Shockingly bad legislation’ gives ministers power to favour certain disciplines

Will waning power of Scottish National Party fracture the consensus around one of its most closely guarded policies?

John-Arne Røttingen warns that financial difficulties facing UK universities are putting research at risk

Vice-chancellors tread lightly as students occupy building and defy instructions to vacate camps

Union threatens strike and says cuts will leave university ‘a shell of its former self’

OfS says hopes that English university finances will recover in next few years appear optimistic, as they are based on forecasts that are too ambitious

Student statistics due out in January now not expected until August, leaving universities ‘looking in the rear-view mirror’

We should improve the system while we’re examining it, critics argue

Game of Thrones creators return with sci-fi thriller focused on five friends with Oxford physics doctorates

Committee will have no role in selection of nominations to succeed Lord Patten, university insists

Amid a large number of competing priorities for the next government, focusing on skills and communities is probably the only way for institutions to secure the support they need, conference hears

Home Office notification of Sue Agazie highlights ‘weaponisation of immigration status’ by universities when students complain, say critics

Tightening visa restrictions, language barriers and cultural misunderstanding have contributed to soaring numbers of complaints to OIA

Ideal of student-oriented officers, arising from 1960s-era protests, appears to have lost ground to profession’s more enduring imperatives

Twenty-three per cent target adopted by European Council despite calls for previous target to be lowered, not increased

Brian Bell tells reporters that scrapping visa would only have a modest effect on immigration numbers anyway, given large impact of changes already introduced

Teaching suspended and all campus buildings closed after riot police shut down pro-Palestinian demonstration

Government embraces domestic growth, needs-based funding and a commission to drive it all, but firm commitments remain limited

Politicians promise to support Hong Kong’s international education goals, while reminding universities to foster patriotism towards China

Universities call for end to ‘toxic’ uncertainty over future of post-study work route following publication of MAC report

Everything you need to know as the Migration Advisory Committee publishes its highly anticipated review

Highly anticipated independent report opts for status quo option in boost for universities, after finding no evidence system is being widely abused

Global survey of peer reviewers reveals deep distrust towards ChatGPT, with some calling for a complete ban on its use in research and academia

Latest proposal, unveiled on eve of federal budget, highlights revenue constraints facing universities and colleges

Unite calling for independent investigation into institutional racism and how organisation is run

THE analysis reveals how entry rates have improved much faster in Labour-held constituencies than in Conservative ones since 2010

Acknowledging Aboriginal intellectual traditions could ‘bring students back’ while improving weather forecasts, says co-creator of new course

Chinese nationals studying abroad report being subject to transnational surveillance by authorities, leaving them scared to speak freely

Proposed legislation ‘unnecessary’ because existing arrangements already include caps, says strategist

Malaysia is learning from top student destinations like Australia and Canada when it comes to creating balanced immigration rules for foreign students

Universities losing income from international students would have to slash their R&D spending, letter to chancellor warns

Initiative aims to bridge the gap as education seen as ‘not solving’ Africa’s employment issues

Move by the Conference of University Rectors in Spain follows widespread student protests across the country

Body that negotiates on behalf of universities in pay talks to take on new remit from Universities UK

Temperatures soar despite the winter chills, as each side accuses its opponents of extremism

Third Ivy League leader to depart amid Israel protests concedes pressures, as numerous US counterparts face no-confidence votes

Admissions service announces series of initiatives to encourage students from low-income families to apply for higher education

Universities’ financial get-out-of-jail card no longer works, as governments in Canberra and elsewhere turn their backs on foreign students

University insists senate decision to refrain from institutional stance safeguards academic freedom

‘Gothenburg Manifesto’ calls for decentralisation of power and return to ‘core’ of academia

Institutions must accept rules have changed in order to survive ‘disruptive innovation’ brought about by new technologies, says online learning expert

Long-serving leader sentenced after quashing investigation of former USP administrators

New requirement ‘just the latest lever to reduce net migration’

Study establishes minimum income needed for students to have acceptable standard of living is £366 a week, much more than is provided in government support

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

Quadriplegic researcher and emergency doctor explains why logistical impediments are not the primary problem