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Only four universities hitting Europe’s 20 per cent target, but immobile institutions say agency figures belie specific barriers and possibilities of domestic exchanges

Administrators unalarmed, noting more applicants could come from mainland China, especially Greater Bay Area

Leaders warn more universities likely to face financial difficulties in coming months as pay stretched to ‘limits of affordability’

Reported proposal to let international students take on more part-time work criticised as ‘short-sighted’

Sir David MacMillan and Dame Kate Bingham join board as ‘high-risk, high-reward’ starts work

Early taste of academic precarity reported in biggest-ever survey of student-employees, although rectors’ conference questions reliability of a union-commissioned study

As institutions attempt to make language more inclusive, scholars question whether changing language with negative connotations has the opposite effect

Government said to be aiming for ‘uncontroversial’ legislation on LLE, with future of plans to limit student entry unclear

Proposed act to strengthen ties between neighbouring continents would be seen as too ideological and unworkable, say experts

Chief executive Susan Lapworth says regulator will ‘respond positively and practically’ to recommendations from highly critical report

Participation keeps going up, but significant equality issues remain

Unions ‘disappointed’ and say ‘marginally improved’ rise ranging from 5 per cent to 8 per cent would not fix sector’s problems

Sector faces years of uncertainty after a series of economic and political crises in the country

Agency rebuts Office for Students report which ‘substantially misrepresents’ role in assessing higher education providers, as major rift exposed

New polling highlights ‘scandalous’ impact of financial pressures on student life

Sciences gain £145 million that would have gone to humanities and social sciences under old system

Academic leader on equity and affordability sees many positives in Ann Arbor, but room for improvement in research and student experiences

Government took away scheme ’hastily’ and ‘without convincing reason’, according to critics

Levelling up secretary confirms Sunak government’s change of approach on investment zones, after reports plan has stalled

UK universities must think as one with civic leaders and businesses to boost regions as Boston peers have, says influential peer Lord O’Neill

Country would lose out to competitors if it rolls back two-year work eligibility, leaders warn

Experts say long awaited overhaul is welcome but questions-based approach still leaves some students at more of an advantage

Decision to deter non-EU students with fees likely to ratchet up pressure in an already stretched labour market, particularly for energy and other engineering graduates

Ombudsman records sixth straight rise in grievances as pandemic and industrial action continued to disrupt universities

University’s Institute of Technology and proposed innovation district aim to make benefits stick in one of England’s most deprived areas

Union calls 18 days of action in February and March ahead of crunch meeting in pay talks

JNU students watch BBC film despite warnings of disciplinary action and social media ban

House of Lords committee warns changes ‘make the system less progressive’ and government ‘should have consulted’ on them

Vice-chancellors hope for overseas expansion after Unesco agreement on recognising qualifications ratified

Suspect’s academic history raises pressure on universities to consider whether a heavy interest in some types of criminal behaviour warrants added screening

Women now have a better chance of getting in than male scholars with similar track records, suggesting attempt to redress historic injustices

Rising Universities Superannuation Scheme provisions mean three-quarters of institutions report deficits, with losses totalling £3.6 billion

Institutions should pay heed to pressure from Beijing, but avoid depriving students of study abroad opportunities, scholars say

Two authors who taught on university’s creative writing course were employed on temporary contracts for 15 years

First casualty of 2023 may not be the last as federal funds that kept many institutions artificially solvent during the pandemic dry up

Major report seeks to establish true emissions for the whole of the UK sector – and suggest route to net zero

Rights retention agreement aims to end ‘unhelpful’ model under which universities ‘give IP to publishers and buy access to it in perpetuity’, says Manchester librarian

Open letter calling for political neutrality of public universities has gathered over 1,000 signatures

Duisburg-Essen has had to rebuild entire IT infrastructure and postpone admissions deadlines, although teaching and exams are able to continue

Government with decade-old birth policy must strengthen support for post-maternity return to work, young academicians say

CAS in danger of losing relevance as university research gains ground, study finds

Court fines Auckland University of Technology over breach of regulator’s order

Paper calls for mandatory consent training and improved complaints processes

Lacklustre employment for doctorate holders betrays ‘disconnect’ between academia and private sector employers, scholars say

Ombudsmen need more resources and voluntary investigators need recognition if fabrication is finally to be taken seriously, says sleuth

MPs earn more than £250,000 from roles in sector, while all-party parliamentary groups get in excess of £500,000

Kennedy School dean Elmendorf, under sustained protest, apologises and invites celebrated Human Rights Watch leader

Prodded by DeSantis, heads of all 28 campuses promise to hinder attempts to explain racial inequities to students

One in three degrees were firsts last year, but this is still above pre-pandemic levels

Former political advisers say frequently used figures to advocate for research funding do not sway government thinking

The expert in outbreak medicine discusses overcoming early academic challenges, the UK government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and how a chance meeting over bagpipes changed his life

Funders should review how interviews, eligibility criteria and internal selection policies work against marginalised groups, says study co-funded by Wellcome and Oxford

Increase in tensions in Middle East led to highest ever number of incidents recorded by the Community Security Trust

Politicians fight Chinese social media platform over security concerns seen as flawed and even risky, but with possible upside for student mental health

Rise runs at more than three times the rate of uplift in England

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

Highly regarded institution cuts back due to falling student numbers, high dropout rates and rising energy costs

Former Bank of England deputy governor will replace long-serving president Lee Bollinger

After Lord Wei calls for sector funding to be tied to test of students’ political views, critics say ‘parts of Tory party have gone stark raving mad’

Gay rights champion Robert Wintemute says McGill University’s response to the forced cancellation of his seminar is disappointing