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British Council report raises concerns about unequal relationships and brain drain

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

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

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

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’

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pro-Palestine campaigners claim ‘important victory’ but university says interim ruling demonstrates that restrictions do not limit freedom of speech

Institutions generally accept budgetary demands to return unspent grants but warn long-term cuts could damage competitiveness

Regular breaks, mock vivas and introducing an online option among other recommendations made by review that aims to combat ‘gladiatorial approach’

Statement endorsed by 39 Australian institutions described as both being ‘not robust enough’ and a ‘betrayal’ of staff and students

Party’s renewed focus on winning back support of those who have not gone to college provides little incentive to defend higher education from Trumpian attacks, experts say

Almost two thirds of young people in capital participate in higher education, 15 percentage points more than next best region

Country saw demand fall in most major markets last year, with master’s students making up smaller proportion of visas issued, according to new data

Major student recruitment firm sees drop in placements and English language tests after immigration changes in Canada and elsewhere

Edward Peck had already announced he would step down from university role this summer

Government commission advocates for intervention in downsizing of higher education sector to avoid regional disparity