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Teqsa’s request for extra clout to tackle ‘systemic’ governance failures deemed too much by some, too little and late by others

ScienceDirect innovation allows academics to interrogate articles and compare experiments

Sector haul neared £800 million last year but close to half of that went to just two universities

Government drive to boost research commercialisation struggles to get off the ground at public universities

Improved grant success in UK regions reverses funding dominance of London and broader south-east, although disparities remain, says study

Rise of robot-written summaries should push publishers to articulate value and impact of research more clearly, argues Oxford University Press director

Largest cuts yet in UK higher education’s year of redundancies accompanied by promise of external investigation into ‘what went wrong’

Student recruitment company warns reintroduction of travel bans would damage perception of US as ‘welcoming’ country

Australian east coast campuses emerge from lockdown after wayward storm pulled its punches

Recording gender identity but not sex perpetuates historical exclusion of women from research, paper argues

Passing five-figure milestone would only involve a small monetary rise but could it change the psychology of the debate around higher education?

Regulator ‘looking forward to getting on with it’ after key interventions delayed by political wrangling

Researchers could struggle to find alternative employment if their previous employers have REF submission rights on their work to date, English scholars warn

Education minister concedes to doctors’ demands after year-long feud

News editor steps up following appointment of John Gill as company chief executive

Professor claims harassment has become ‘entrenched and normalised’ in some departments

Figures suggest demand may have risen after Donald Trump’s election in November

Lack of campus visits by Patrick Vallance does not reflect his extensive communication with higher education sector, says science department

Provincial government also removes academics from expedited immigration process, raising fears over recruitment

Communing with long-term residents is vital to overseas learners’ well-being but can leave them feeling more isolated than ever

Ecologist to take over from Sally Mapstone in aftermath of key government spending review

Leader of Welsh institution, already under pressure over massive job cuts, claims words were ‘grossly misinterpreted’

Academics warn that top-level power struggle contributes to low enrolment in state institutions

University and government projects relied heavily on American funding put on hold by Donald Trump

New chair with long history in higher education welcomed by universities but Office for Students told it still has work to do to address long-running grievances

Yale University joins several other leading research institutions in pausing hiring or spending

Inflation-busting rise demanded despite thousands of job cuts across sector, and as University and College Union’s own staff vote to strike again

Experts concede shortcomings in the oversight of universities but question whether Teqsa is best placed to resolve them

Institutions asked to provide interim financial returns amid rising tide of redundancies

Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has threatened to strip the school of its accreditation

Employment rates for PhD holders reach record low in South Korea, with younger researchers most affected

Study finds evidence of ‘modest’ bias among reviewers covering race and gender

Politicians pushing STEM courses ‘would be well advised to acknowledge that at present student demand is doing their work for them’, says Hepi report

UCL research potentially has significant implications for universities rated on post-study employment outcomes

Researchers are less likely to cite those accused of sexual misconduct but remain unmoved by fraud allegations, study finds

Total international enrolments down 11 per cent despite increases at undergraduate and doctoral levels, according to Heses survey

Staff and students fight to save famed unit, transferred from Middlesex University in 2010

British Council report raises concerns about unequal relationships and brain drain

Number of female university leaders reaches record high, with Switzerland seeing biggest growth

Australian department ‘not aware’ of computer ‘bug’ that applicants blame for torpedoing their PhD dreams

VET needs a boost, researcher argues, amid counter-claims that higher education is on the back foot

Most institutions in trouble can find balance between income and expenditure on their own, according to prospective new OfS chair 

Meeting over revoking fellowship of Tesla and SpaceX boss proves inconclusive, although academy promises to consider ‘potential further actions’

News website Bellingcat co-creates module in partnership with University of Nottingham

Jane Norman eyes more focused approach for university after decades of rapid growth, with new financial paradigm forcing ‘hard conversations’

Union says Westminster must follow devolved administrations in offering additional funding amid mounting bloodletting

Sector regulator Medr looking at demand and provision across the country, says Vikki Howells

New higher education minister attempts to appease students after turbulent month

Amid ongoing confusion around grant decisions and payments, scholars fear they will not be able to continue with potentially life-saving work

Institution is ‘balancing the right to protest with the rights of others to not be adversely affected’, says new vice-chancellor

Long-serving editor promoted to top job after nearly two decades with title

Dubious design registrations in the UK are being passed off as ‘international patents’ by Indian academics seeking to game promotion criteria, sleuths find

Academics ask why university needs to cut jobs when its income hit £1.4 billion last year

Phil Brickell writes to education secretary to highlight ‘concerning practices’ at newly rebranded University of Greater Manchester

Charity says Ucas data adds to case for extending home fee status to displaced applicants

Lower number of universities penalised by government for visa practices, but scholars urge caution

Industrial action threatened for start of 2025-26 academic year if universities do not take action to minimise redundancies

Quarter of social media posts in key markets show negativity towards higher education, analysis finds

Only 42 per cent of students have seen Teaching Excellence Framework ratings for universities they were interested in

While hundreds of academics decry education minister’s intervention, supporters say he acted in researchers’ interests