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UK universities that have made the switch to different teaching model say it boosts student retention and recruitment but staff burnout is real risk

Financial constraints reducing appetite for risky experimentation but pressures can also help to ‘clarify minds’, say experts

After flat research funding drew complaints last year from universities, new plan warmly welcomed

Study finds scholarly autonomy used to justify breaches of 48-hour weekly working hours cap

As part of annual budget, lawmakers also call for focus on fraud, new funding models and peer review

Young voters ‘desperate for politicians to offer them more’, feeling that MPs don’t value their views

Young people experiencing increasingly turbulent starts to their working lives, study finds

Boston ethnographer argues that people often disclose more than intended when they close ranks and create obstacles

Institutions ‘got it wrong’ by putting all the attention on assessment when large language models first launched, say experts

Tying state-of-the-art digital research infrastructure to particular research communities should give way to more equitable landscape, conference hears

Former government adviser says a modest cut in operating costs could allow for a doubling of the number of UK academics

Artificial intelligence infrastructure currently dominated by corporations, scientific advisory group warns

HKU leader Xiang Zhang wants better protection for staff from ‘malicious’ allegations levelled anonymously

Offshore venture will neither require funds from nor contribute to its struggling New Zealand parent, at least in the short term

Higher education sectors born out of empire fail to meet local skill needs, says professor

Female and male academics alike suffer from apparent bias against female-dominated fields such as education and nursing, study suggests

Analysts suggest Yoon Suk-yeol’s handling of admissions dispute contributed to his unpopularity ahead of his party’s electoral defeat

Long-serving leader will not seek fourth term, with handover scheduled for September 2025

Campus legislation passed by Nigerian senate in July 2020 still waiting for assent

David Mba creates fully funded PhD studentships after taking reins at Birmingham City University

‘Clarkonomics’ has proved a big boost for local economies wherever the University of Iowa basketballer plays, and experts explain her record-breaking tournament performances have been a slam dunk for the institution

Currency devaluation makes it harder for families to afford higher education, and for institutions to pay their staff

Agents had not kept their clients in the loop despite pocketing thousands of dollars in fees, survey finds

Stirling principal warns against repeat of post-Brexit inclusion but concedes ministers will need to see details of next framework programme

Companies will partner with global institutions under a government plan to speed up the development of new technologies and boost international collaboration

Jobs chopped at universities, government agencies and crown research institutes

Data reveals the amount of days academics devote to public events, but have scholars become ‘apathetic’ towards civic engagement activities?

Students concerned that High Court decision to overturn a ban on political groups at university could lead to more unrest

Giving a major push to a growing trend, Ivy League institution concludes that using the SAT and ACT produces a net gain in equity

Amid high-profile resignations, presidents face increased pressure over public statements

UK-based recipients of Advanced Grants will still have to move institution to secure Brussels funding, despite Horizon Europe association deal

Steepest recorded decline in college graduation numbers joins sliding enrolment and unprecedented campus closures among major nationwide warning signs

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

AAUP plans dozens of events on day of new congressional hearing against student protests, challenging university leaders to better protect academic independence

Hepi report on funding options, aimed at stopping politicians from ‘keeping shtum’, sees v-c back a graduate tax as ‘genuinely progressive’

Changing term dates leaves staff fearing extra workload pressures and encroachments on research time and summer breaks

Professor reflects on Liverpool’s ‘literary greats’ and how a lost archive led to his ‘warts and all’ profile of the Fab Four and their road manager

Booker Prize-winning author is latest arts leader to speak out against job shedding at celebrated university

With general public’s trust in science reaching new highs, researchers want more help to communicate their findings

US central bank finds Biden’s promises on debt are potentially turning borrowers away from loans with more favourable repayment plans

Preliminary results showed students who used VR headsets reported greater improvements in how calm they felt compared with those who accessed interventions via smartphones

While enrolment rates are set to surge at the island’s universities, progress on the development of student housing has been slow

Education minister apologises after investigation finds students from migrant backgrounds were disproportionately selected for home visits

Applications climbed by almost 2,000 per cent in 2022, the year of the Russian invasion, but most students chose low-cost courses with minimal entrance requirements

Proponents of new technology say it can alleviate stress on advisers and make expertise more accessible but critics say this work needs a human touch

New government’s decision spells the end of ‘back-breaking’ exercise, commentators say

Researchers at Paul Smith’s College designed a VR version of a local forest trail using the same graphic engine as popular video game Fortnite

A quarter of modern institutions looking to shed upwards of 50 roles, with agreements on teaching loads and promotion also under threat, UCU survey finds

Early data suggest number of international students starting taught postgraduate courses is down 6 per cent, but some individual campuses hit much harder

Universities Netherlands announces new measures to limit international student numbers, but needs politicians’ help to introduce quotas

After 2020 campaign promise, and Supreme Court rejection, president still sees winning hand in college debt relief

Shadow chancellor’s regional productivity agenda could be driven by devolving parts of R&D funding or creating new kinds of institutions, say experts

First-years in Utrecht targeted by ‘bangalijst’ have been pursuing legal action against members of student group responsible for document

Universities must gear themselves up to deal with an activity that has ‘evolutionary roots’, academic integrity expert argues

Private institution to assess socio-economic make-up of its staff and students as calls grow for a national census

Scamsters enlisted dozens of Indonesian universities to embellish the educational benefits of a German holiday jobs programme, police say

Further industrial action planned as union members try to resist wave of university cost-cutting

Report finds that female education researchers are outnumbered three-to-one and face ‘multi-faceted’ challenges

Left-wing victory at India's JNU subject of Bollywood film

US’ biggest charitable foundation, with focus on global health, abandons APCs in favour of preprint repositories