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At hearing ahead of summer ruling, conservative-dominated top judicial body questions administration’s right to offer $400 billion in student debt relief

Sir Anthony Finkelstein told MPs that the language centres were an ‘explicit tool of Chinese influence’

Governor’s fellow Republicans consider bill to seize hiring and curriculum rights

Government more likely to attract branches that are ‘very small and focused’ than large landmark campuses, scholar predicts

University settles or reinstates five scholars but insists union membership was not a factor in redundancy process

European universities outline blueprint to improve doctoral training but acknowledge some professors can’t or won’t change their ways

Multiple universities pay multimillion-dollar settlements over spring 2020 tuition, as they reach deadline to finish spending federal pandemic relief aid

Union announces plans to go ahead with walkouts across six days in March to ‘ramp up pressure’ as Acas talks near conclusion

As NIH pushes for improvement on racial and gender measures, drag attributed to growing segment of non-diverse principal investigators

Governments could bankrupt three-quarters of institutions by blocking students from travelling abroad, says vice-chancellor

Small Canadian private university to end classes after this semester, while holding out hope for future revival

Multibillion-dollar industry bouncing back as visa grants and international arrivals surge

Charging students who already have a similar degree could gain traction among politicians tiptoeing around free higher education ahead of April’s elections

Sector must show tangible benefits of funding or public will prioritise other things, poll finds

OfS’ proposed scheme might unintentionally endorse personal relationships between staff and students, campaigners warn

As soon as the departure of the Cape Town vice-chancellor was confirmed, the debate over her legacy began

Analysis using authors’ affiliations also finds female researchers prefer Italy and Spain, while more of their male counterparts go to Japan

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen says discussions will begin once new Northern Ireland framework is confirmed

Member of leading US collegiate basketball team keeps winning games after allegedly delivering gun said to have been used by teammate and friend in murder

University closes loophole that had allowed students to craft a fully online programme but critics say decision relied on ‘unsupported claims’

Biochemist ends nine-year tenure at Norwich institution after staff pass vote of no confidence

Scholars call for greater transparency on institutional hiring processes

Potential UK-EU deal on Northern Ireland is chance to finalise Horizon association, but UK’s financial contribution ‘will have to be changed’

Major governance reform ‘desperately needed’ despite improving financial health of UK’s biggest higher education scheme

Anger at plans for majority of intake to come from abroad when domestic medical school applicants face fierce competition

Students who would have studied in Ukraine are turning to Poland since the invasion, university leaders say

All staff covered by national negotiations to receive 2 per cent or £1,000 more in March

Former head of income and payments was able to cover up his crimes for 30 years

Third of ONS survey respondents say they are less likely to begin another course due to financial difficulties

More family members entered country on study visas in 2022 than in previous six years combined – with Nigerian dependants outnumbering students

Vice-chancellor to leave within weeks following row over exit of deputy

Australian armed forces need new blood but are also keen on exchange, says Tanya Monro

Protesters set sights on those seen as responsible for low-quality education after raid on country’s most important university

Poll reveals how once ‘non-existent’ path to top tier of academia has now become ‘common’

After long run focusing on lowering student costs, president eyeing re-election shifts towards conservative-favoured vision of job-centred educational goals

Protest scheduled as university promises bigger and better replacement in its new Vienna home

State system’s regents comply with Republican governor’s edict as Florida students protest similar moves by DeSantis

University admits it could have been more flexible when making decision that affected postgraduate’s right to stay in the UK

But shadow minister laments slow reforms, ‘contradictory’ foreign influence positions and access policies that ‘set students up to fail’

‘Mother of ERA’ now charting its demise, as the ‘law of diminishing returns’ prompts a rethink

Planned departure from Western higher education will ‘limit Russian students’ exposure to outside world and democracy’, scholars warn

‘Silence is political,’ indigenous leader warns sector, as institutions ponder whether to back yes vote in looming poll

Figures will ‘strain’ private institutions, with faculty and course cuts expected by academics

English regulator plans to order institutions to create registers of relationships, with expectation that staff who keep liaisons secret will be sacked

Stian Westlake will take helm after two-year delay in appointing a permanent executive chair

Former leaders call for science and technology delivery unit to end Whitehall ‘micromanagement’ of research funding and for ‘bespoke’ research councils

Association of Commonwealth Universities survey also highlights gender inequalities in academic appointments

Sector leaders warn of brain drain as government pushes for constitutional change to assert control over judiciary and end to recognition of degrees from Palestine

Trudeau administration imposes broad halt on federal research funding agencies supporting projects involving foreign nationals with possible security risks

All options on the table as Australian accord seeks ideas before the ‘hard work’ of implementation begins

Number of transnational learners up 9 per cent year-on-year

Unused funds earmarked for UK association to the European Union’s research programme returned to Treasury

Almost 400 bachelor’s and master’s courses attracting enhanced post-study rights named as term-time working hours limit extended

Vice-chancellor warns of cuts to areas such as degree apprenticeships and infrastructure projects if fee squeeze continues

University groups say the proposed agreement with the German-British publisher ‘still does not meet the needs of the sector and our members’

More universities may opt to increase charges if government offers no way out of growing deficits, scholar warns

State education department head suggests SAT could be replaced by Christian-oriented alternative

UCU leadership criticised for making ‘unilateral’ decisions as academics scramble to get back to work

Tough new demands requiring institutions to produce world-class research could put some universities’ titles under threat. But is that a good thing?

One in three students misses 8am classes, and having more early starts is associated with lower grades, Singapore study finds