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Famed for its focus on ethics, Ghana’s Ashesi puts new focus on demographic shifts, health and climate change

But minister refuses to rule out further changes to post-study work visa as he outlines details of coming review

Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities calls for ‘significant boost’ to partnerships with non-European institutions

After extended review, covering allegations of plagiarism on top of political pressures over Israel, governing board calls first black president right choice for healing

Steep rise in students receiving non-need-based aid seen as ‘hidden equity issue’ in US higher education

Students call for Mathias Vicherat, who denies the allegations, to resign after he was questioned by police earlier this month

Thousands sign petition opposing plans to close degree programmes as university court meets to discuss whether to put plans on hold

Research time has fallen among Ukrainian scientists while 17 per cent have left the field altogether, study finds

Government schemes to bolster higher education come amid ongoing population decline and recent drop in doctoral students

GuildHE wants to encourage universities back into teacher training and support them to deliver high-quality education in partnership with schools

Chancellors might only choose vice-chancellors once a decade, but they spend the next few decades agonising about it

Representative groups broadly welcome focus on quality and integrity, but proposed changes to migration points test will be pivotal

UNC chancellor’s move to Michigan State also comes after years of trustee interference

‘If the government wants data, here’s the data,’ says dean, as study finds Māori and Pasifika remain under-represented in medical enrolments

Institution once attended by MrBeast, YouTube’s highest-paid content creator, among those seeking to serve growing industry

Impact of maintenance loans failing to keep up with inflation grows

Former Virginia provost had been criticised for failing to directly answer whether student protesters calling for genocide of Jews would be in breach of university code of conduct

‘Branding opportunity of a lifetime’ raises awareness of Gulf state’s campuses

Vietnamese students the most concerned with the cost of living and course fees, while Nigerians most worried about immigration process

Anthony Polito, a former business school academic, killed at scene in Las Vegas

Swiss university will also establish 20 new professorships, funded by the Dieter Schwarz Foundation

EUA says Brussels must stop dipping into Horizon Europe budget to fund other short-term priorities

Magill gets minimalist endorsement after sudden trustees meeting, as she and Harvard and MIT leaders face criticism over students defending Palestinians

Federal immigration minister also warns provinces and campuses they ‘will not like’ his penalties if students from abroad aren’t treated better

University of Tehran plans outposts in India, Iraq, Syria and Georgia, plus closer ties with Russia and China

Monica Bertagnolli, former Harvard surgeon, sees critical moment to improve both equity and accuracy in multibillion-dollar study investments

Despite record earnings, commencements and visa lodgements, analyst predicts ‘readjustment’

Anglia Ruskin and Dame Nancy Rothwell take top prizes at ‘Oscars of higher education’

Current business model not sustainable for more than two to three years, according to David Maguire

Number of new teacher trainees entering some universities has fallen by as much as 66 per cent, as experts warn of ‘crisis’ in recruitment

Too heavy a focus on skills training restricts universities’ role in the world, THE event hears

Vice-chancellors warn that UK government immigration policy is behind fall in international recruitment by having ‘negative impact on perceptions’

Minister tells THE he has been calling vice-chancellors directly when he receives reports of Jewish students feeling threatened

Recently announced changes to skilled worker visa ‘bitter news’, says European Research Council president Maria Leptin

Adult education and skills development needs separate pot of money, THE event hears

Wellesley environmental historian on drawing inspiration from students for his Cundill History Prize-nominated book on batteries, and why the West risks growing China dependency in clean energy era

While concessions and newly flagged exemptions provide reassurance over Australia’s proposed defence trade control changes, ‘grey areas’ remain

Scholars advocate creation of global database after analysing scale of travel, free meals and gifts disbursed by medical sector in France

Year-long delay to UK research assessment follows concerns abolishing minimum output rule for researchers could harm inclusivity

As many as half of women on STEM degrees report being victims of sexism, with universities’ response seen as falling short

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

End-of-cycle data also confirm falling numbers of international student acceptances, plus a slowdown in overseas applications

Campus Live event hears sector leaders call for neighbouring institutions to share facilities in the face of declining enrolments

Solutions on higher education funding in England already known, says former secretary of state

Leaders of three elite universities berated in appearance before lawmakers alarmed by protests 

In culmination of decade-long pressure, NCAA leader suggests minimum annual compensation of $30,000 for top sports players

Australia’s biggest university appoints from within after ‘rigorous and broad-scale’ executive search

The unexpectedly musical background of many sociologists might explain their academic success, Glasgow professor argues

Persistent classroom absences attributed to online hype, mental stress, adjunct reliance and job-centric mindsets

Loss of foundational Southern California alliance highlights institutions feeling they can now competently provide their own virtual courses

Lawsuits and House probes launched against those who study online falsehoods leaves many questioning whether work will continue into next election cycle

Academics should emphasis role research can play in tackling other voter priorities going into next year’s election, says campaign group

Academy and fifth estate must team up, Nobel laureate says, as 3.2 billion people prepare to vote in a reality-free zone

Ivy League university denies Joan Donovan’s claim that huge donation turned leaders against her

Long series of demonstrations aims to resurrect troubled lecturer, largely because students value her bigger understandings

All but a handful of universities now tarnished by short-changing scandal, according to academic union

Institution faces first legal test of its EJRA policy as it grapples with fallout from Oxford tribunal

As state higher education leaders count growing share of support from gambling, experts detail reasons why they should be more alarmed

Fee forgiveness or more generous student loans could be used to ensure an area’s skills needs are met, argues MillionPlus

Graduate route needs fresh look to ‘prevent abuse’, says home secretary, as increase in visa salary thresholds confirmed