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Universities are struggling financially amid frozen domestic fees and growing political hostility to international students. But while the public finances are stretched, July’s general election could allow a policy reset. In the first of two articles (part two here), four senior figures suggest what a new government might realistically do

Forty jobs set to go at university

Ministers urged to resist policies that will ‘massively overcorrect’ student numbers as key migration statistics unlikely to reflect reality of institutions’ declining enrolments

Economist questions whether private institutions’ focus on profitable social science subjects matches labour market demands

Royal Society and British Academy back increase in education research spending after study reveals funding gap compared to health

Professor faces dismissal from Leiden after reports of inappropriate behaviour, also involving her husband, spanning more than three decades

Those of us who stay on post-study give far more to our adopted country than we have been able to give to our home nations, says Elena Rodriguez-Falcon

Education secretary uses Education World Forum speech to praise benefits overseas students bring as government considers making changes to the graduate visa

Leading university technology transfer offices hope blueprint will lead to faster deals and rapid upscaling

Number of black principal investigators applying to UK research councils halves year-on-year

Development running much more slowly than target, leaving poorer learners in ‘bleak’ situation

British Heart Foundation says cardiovascular disease research faces shortfall of more than £250 million to 2035