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Notoriously difficult entry exams may need to be amended for foreign applicants, say academics

‘Awful lot of pressure’ on higher education sector ‘to do the heavy lifting’ without wider societal commitment, says Manchester professor

Former US central banker who bailed out banks during the 2008 financial crash is recognised for research on bank runs in the 1930s Depression

Government expects international enrolment to fall by 70 per cent after introduction of tuition fees for students from outside the EU

Pioneering conference for leading black cancer scientists is part of drive to diversify UK science

After spikes in participation in recent polls, students’ role as a key voting bloc is under increased scrutiny in upcoming elections

While institutions welcome surge in applications, some faculty concerned that island’s universities might be ‘losing their feel’

Survey of Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting attendees shows even those tipped for glory feel insecure and underdeveloped

Twente president says €4 million a year for national EDI efforts ‘a start’, but that famed tolerance ‘emphatically’ not the same as inclusion

Open University confirms plans to sell its stake in company it helped to found

New skills priority list shows efforts to plan for future workforces should focus on professional roles, as well as those in trades and technical areas, sector leaders say

Critic of Trump would bring extensive academic experience to post steeped in political intrigue

Surprise news that the UK is achieving its long-term target for research spending does not dent case for more public investment, says David Willetts

Australian analysis finds that the architects of new policies should think more about unintended consequences such as the level of student debt

Even after two decades of death threats, Afshin Ellian sees liberal societies as a paradise on Earth

Consultancy firm Education Insight says Brexit to blame as universities look to China and India to replace EU students

Move designed to ‘support 21st-century families’ and help institution remain competitive despite ‘historically high turnover rates’

Institution’s bid to overturn ruling that Bristol failed in its duties comes amid debate over extent of institutional responsibility for undergraduate welfare

After agreeing takeover of three more colleges, the University of Divinity looks to other fields – and states – for renewal

Appointment may reflect shift towards a ‘harder-edged, more hawkish’ attitude towards research collaboration, say experts

Academics say mobilisation gives universities a powerful tool, with learners who get expelled facing being sent to the Ukrainian front

Researcher encourages universities to talk openly about Fomo and the risk it poses to young students

Staff down tools as pay and university funding alike drift well behind inflation

It’s the ‘start of a revolution’, students chant in third week of protests

Trailblazers of a molecule linking technique honoured, including one who becomes a laureate for the second time

French ministry wants universities to use unallocated funds to cover up to 500 per cent increases in energy costs

Princeton ‘lifer’ moves to Cambridge without ever totally shaking off her outsider status

Nation’s top doctor, a celebrity after Covid, says he’d like a campus posting to write, lecture and share 60 years of experience

European finance ministers told to abandon ‘absurd’ plan to shift unspent Horizon funding elsewhere in their squeezed 2023 budget

Claim universities feed students ‘anti-British history’ was ‘cheap wisecrack’ when ‘mature debate’ needed, says ex-No 10 adviser

Research by Nobel laureates is now being used for encrypted communications, says Nobel Prize committee

Union achieves key aim of 2017 Bell review of sector organisations

Advocates abandon Melbourne seminar over Australia’s answer to Diversity Champions Programme, citing presence of opponents

But political scientists and politician-scientist say the country’s rightward shift poses ‘no risk’ to academic freedom or international recruitment

New York-based manga comic expert claims withdrawal of Karl Andersson’s controversial paper may ‘stifle innovation and scholarship’ in future

As legal challenge gains, Congress avoids renewing provision seen letting elite campuses tie financial offers to student ability to pay

Scholars warn that Tokyo’s cash injection will reward the few over the many, pushing top institutions closer to industry at the expense of basic research, social sciences and humanities

Biden administration comes to the party, as cash-strapped regional institution seeks new ‘development partners’

Minister’s comments at Conservative conference reignite culture wars over universities

Strong critic of Chinese human rights abuses takes on brief after hiatus of several months

New home secretary concerned about dependants ‘piggybacking’ on family members’ student visas

Philip Augar issues warning on LLE, but Lord Willetts fears new government ‘would like to’ restrict higher education entry

Svante Pääbo follows in footsteps of his father, a fellow Nobel laureate

Iain Mansfield warns ‘widespread discrimination’ against wealthier students weakens university funding case

Sorin Cîmpeanu accused of ‘trying to legislate in his own interest’ for draft law that would introduce amnesty for plagiarism more than three years ago

Mamokgethi Phakeng describes journey from guilt over taking time out to learning to relax into a much-needed break

Academics believe regime is ‘unlikely’ to silence ‘spirit of opposition’ gaining momentum across hundreds of campuses

Demand and quality questioned by businesses and universities as reforms leave majority of STEM courses at full length

Top Korean institution announces change of direction for its first venture into the US

English regulator announces long-awaited thresholds higher education providers must meet to avoid the risk of sanctions

Republican-led jurisdictions join private borrower in court claims citing tax losses and other harms from $300 billion giveaway

Hopes that formalisation of economist’s imprisonment could trigger his early release

Virtual exchanges and microcredentials off the table until rules are redrawn

Auckland case illustrates fine line between political expression and potentially dangerous incitement

At an institution already known for inclusivity, Valerie Sheares Ashby plans to apply those values to her ambitions to grow UMBC’s infrastructure and research activity

Steep rise in dropouts blamed on cost of living as inflation erodes value of student finance

Twelve universities understood to have been unsuccessful in applications under controversial new regime

As global talent shifts, National Academies experts warn nation increasingly has more to gain than lose in a less restrictive atmosphere

Founder of China’s New Education Initiative will use award money to expand programme’s reach to rural areas

‘Fluffy rationale’, ‘uncooked records’ and ‘kidney disappointment’ are among the nonsensical terms that have exposed bogus scientific papers