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Chancellor goes ahead with 1.2 percentage point increase, hiking staff costs for already cash-strapped institutions

Vice-chancellor steps down after five years at the helm to focus on treatment

Highly ranked UK university sets up first physical presence on other side of the Atlantic

As pre-Wikipedia resource enters its 25th year, pioneers eye new applications as well as new languages

Researchers need to get politicians to focus on addressing underlying issues instead of short-term problems, according to former chief scientific adviser

‘Over-regulation’ feared as actual use of new technologies lags far behind perceptions of university staff

University among the latest providers to be referred to National Trading Standards by English regulator

University leaders under ‘extraordinary pressure’ amid funding crisis, says departing University of Southern Queensland chief

Sheffield-born laureate on his hometown’s influence, his PhD struggles and why social media should be taxed like smoking

Institutions already years behind private companies in their ability to tackle online threats, university chief of IT warns

Alternative to traditional principal investigator-led approach aims to bring different voices to the fore

Research institutes ‘unprepared’ for impact of growing focus on national security amid geopolitical shifts, survey finds

Survey by the Royal Historical Society finds axe is falling most heavily on post-92 institutions

New Sheffield provost discusses the future of diversity initiatives, the importance of free movement of scholars and why he is missing from sector statistics

“Workforce change” processes under way at seven institutions likely to claim well over 1,200 jobs, with more campuses expected to follow suit

Some resisters mistrust tertiary education but others just do not see the need

Beijing announces plans to expand doctoral programmes in key disciplines and offers more financial aid

Demand for Australian education may have sunk so far that visa processing rearrangements will make little difference

NWO initiative seeks to address concerns about sustainability of free to read, free to publish model

Non-Punjabi Indians may reconsider study destination as diplomatic row shows little sign of cooling

Enrolment rate for free school meal and black pupils is in reverse, according to DfE data

Recruitment bounces back from 52 per cent drop seen in May, with suggestions that market is ‘recalibrating’ to levels last seen in 2022

Ex-shadow minister Chi Onwurah warns government will struggle to achieve its goals without maintaining investment

Liverpool vice-chancellor argues that conducting more research outside London and south-east of England would improve healthcare and educational outcomes

‘Layers and layers of interventions’ will not be a temporary phenomenon, analyst warns

Universities will struggle to grow their way out of current financial crisis as predictions of 350,000 more students by 2035 now seen as unrealistic

Researcher describes ‘fraught’ tensions between working-class professional service employees and academics at leading UK universities

Question remain over regulator’s political neutrality and extent of ‘meaningful’ dialogue with sector

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

Academic freedom constraints of previous Law and Justice administration come to an end, but funding concerns remain, researchers say

Expert in early years development at the University of East London discusses working with children, translating his work for a TV audience and why more scholars should consider leaving the research intensives

Vice-chancellors want access to support for public sector organisations if expected levying of national insurance on employers’ pension contributions goes ahead

Island’s chief executive instructs universities to strengthen vetting processes as plans to attract more offshore students ramp up

International education is ‘not a one-way street’, Canberra insists, as it limits inbound travel

New intake shrinks by 5 per cent year-on-year across the sector, with bigger declines at four-year institutions

Former Conservative business secretary, now based at University of Warwick, believes Labour’s proposals will underscore higher education’s vital role in growth

Pressure group attacks ‘shocking’ rise in ‘fat cats’, but institutions insist it is right that they offer competitive salaries

Trump victory could be ‘horrific’ for universities but even a Harris win may not deliver additional funding, say experts

International student crackdown partly a response to world of ‘fragmentation, competition and protectionism’

Anglosphere countries risk squandering their market advantage, researchers warn

‘Exercise caution’ when commenting on topics outside areas of expertise and distinguish personal and professional positions, Leru urges

Office for Students summarises findings from first round of reviews looking at ‘areas of concern’ in teaching

Scion of academic and ministerial family could champion ‘a push towards academic excellence’, but policy intent is ‘hard to read’

Chinese students could face further vilification as presence in sensitive areas under question

Number of institutions claiming financial exigency now into ‘double figures’

‘Revenue hit’ will undermine universities’ ability to recruit foreign faculty while driving more locals overseas

Few physical sciences researchers are sharing their results in a way that can be easily used by other scholars, analysis finds

Some academics put off from using AI because of ‘lack of guidance’ on how to use technology ‘ethically and transparently’

Global sustainability event in Istanbul on 16-19 June 2025 to convene 5,000-plus attendees

Troubled institution joins neighbouring ANU in flagging major cuts, saying it is ‘spending beyond its means’

New post-16 regulator finally comes into being as Welsh institutions face funding crisis

First budget under new right-wing government insufficient, sector leaders say

Declines in international student numbers blamed for fresh round of university redundancies

Proposal to let universities control regional study hubs ‘raises more questions than answers’

Monarch bankrolls new academic programme to support small states threatened by climate change

Growing dividing line in society could expand into traditionally Democratic Hispanic vote, professor warns

Universities warn folding Horizon Europe costs into existing budget would force ‘deep cuts’ on rest of science sector

Departure of British-educated Nobelists will resurface questions about UK’s ‘passive’ efforts to keep top talent, say experts

Proposed rises in employer national insurance and levy on pension contributions could ‘unwittingly tip the balance’, warns UUK leader

Japanese women’s institution decided not to go ahead with nursing school after ministry pushback, but had already hired faculty