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

At moment of political threat, Tessier-Lavigne replacement brings continued white male lineage with reputation for scientific innovation and listening to diverse voices

Lack of innovation rewards mean lousy lectures live on, says Harvard University educationalist behind flipped learning

New figures show UK university-business interactions are down 5 per cent, to lowest level since at least 2014-15

England’s Uni Connect programme has funding reduced to £20 million at ‘exactly the wrong time’, says widening participation expert

Karen Cox to step down next month as university grapples with projected £30 million deficit

Student recruitment firm AECC warns that restricting graduate visa route could be ‘catastrophic day’ for UK higher education

Student loan debt could be contributing to Japan’s declining birth rate, researchers find

Delays and baffling rejections are leaving their mark, analyst warns

Pivotal Australian report risks enshrining curse of ‘low expectations’, critics warn

‘Low-risk’ institutions now in the minority as universities carry the can for non-fraudulent visa refusals

In a nation that struggles to get minority students into medicine, Ontario university eyes progress in broader admissions process

Nobel-winning former Royal Society president discusses his concerns over the UK’s ‘too high’ visa costs, anti-ageing science and older academics who refuse to retire

Women who complete their PhDs in workplaces with high harassment rates less likely to remain in research, Danish study finds

Durham again found to have lowest proportion of students from its own region, but highlights work to boost north east's low HE participation rate

Facing second year of faculty no-confidence vote, cardiothoracic surgeon agrees to leave as soon as successor is found

While US prison reform campaigners celebrate reversal of 30-year ban on incarcerated students accessing Pell Grants, counterparts in England and Wales express concern that government inaction has stalled progress

With 3,000 graduate students picketing for higher pay, Boston University dean encourages faculty to ‘think creatively’ about using technological alternatives

Researchers at Risk programme currently limited to Ukrainian scholars

College courses based on Swift and other pop stars grow quickly in US, promising academic value for instructors battling to maintain weakened attention spans

AI lecturers have the potential to free up academics’ time and create more immersive learning environments, but institutions are treading cautiously when it comes to introducing the technology into classrooms

New university monuments will guard against culture war attacks, vice-chancellors argue

Latest salvo sees Keralan state government challenge national president in the Supreme Court over vice-chancellor appointments

Teachers fret about workloads and researchers about job security in ‘rare sport’ of academia

Thousands of employees of few remaining non-foundation institutions say earnings have been heavily eroded by inflation

Rights group criticises government’s move to use region’s lower university admissions standards to its advantage

Both sides claim a win, with Pavlou lauding ‘legacy’ and university saying legal fees have been put to better use

UCU members back more industrial action over job cuts at London institution but Northumbria dispute could soon end after compulsory redundancies ruled out

Facing C$3 billion revenue loss from federal crackdown on overseas gravy train, Ford administration promises to spare 22 of 23 public universities from the toll

Maia Schroder-Lewis case shows difficulties students face in getting help as campaigners and government place renewed focus on mental health 

Experts concerned exodus could be linked to lack of career progression for minority scholars

Evolutionary biologist on the importance of fungal networks and why science is creative

Singapore Management University provost Timothy Clark says reforms will push students away from using generative AI in admissions statements

Poll of researchers finds little support for pulling scholarly papers of those found guilty of objectionable personal behaviour

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

University becomes the latest to restructure due to funding crisis in English higher education

The joint degree, a key goal of the European Education Area, is aimed at boosting student mobility across the continent

Blacklist proposal could punish millions for the actions of their ‘autocratic’ governments, critics say

New government announces evaluations of science and universities after scrapping predecessor’s efforts to do likewise

Study finds students who rely on ChatGPT for academic tasks feel socially supported by artificial intelligence at the expense of their real-life relationships

Researchers say precariously employed academics will lose out if universities are required to stump up fees for open access

Mounting evidence of success leads to nationwide explosion of system that lets students take regular courses while filling gaps in their learning

Cost of not reimbursing mandatory placements could be higher, advocates warn

Timing of review raises suspicions that ministers are keen to deflect attention from uncomfortable migration data

Legislation that places new conditions on union membership and funding already having an impact

Tory deputy chair expected to take on higher education brief

Conservative to step down as MP at next general election

Bill adds to £15,000 cost of damages paid by science secretary to professor over suggestion she had expressed sympathy for Hamas

Universities in the same city region clash over proposed rebrand

Author among lecturers at under-fire institution to oppose plans that union says are ‘unprecedented in scale, intensity and speed’

Prodded by conservative activists and politicians, several public universities are interpreting Supreme Court admissions ruling to include a ban on minority-focused aid

Despite explicit exemption for fundamental research, Greens warn that new regime will stymie collaboration ‘outside Aukus bubble’

Further government investment is needed to ensure UK is a ‘leading country in the G7 on R&D’, say universities, research charities and learned societies

Report on ‘voices from the frontline’ aims to dispel degree apprenticeship misconceptions like that of middle-class takeover

Regulator outlines how institutions could respond to various scenarios as it prepares to exercise new duties

Project could aid Pakistani economy by boosting wages being sent back home, but Riyadh is yet to signal whether it will play ball

Holyrood government doubles down on fee-free policy despite warnings of underinvestment

Association agreement will be signed later this year, European Commission says, with Korea joining framework programme in 2025

Moseley returns to HBCU after outside review discounts allegations from vice-president for student affairs that she was bullied before she killed herself

New vetting committee for candidates is reminiscent of ‘eastern-bloc style managed democracy’, says Conservative MP