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After the furore of Oxford’s election, no obvious frontrunner has emerged to take the high-profile role at Cambridge. Some say the institution needs a politically engaged figurehead, others want someone who can sort out internal fractures

Competition to find use for ‘Old Curiosity Shop’ on university’s Holborn campus can be inspiration for others looking to fill heritage buildings, says project manager

While main parties battle over debt-wipe proposal in Australian election, critic says scale of fees is the real issue

Flagship programme and dedicated skills funding could help Europe meet labour needs, EUA says

Concerns framework programme’s budget could be redirected to back projects with military uses ‘threatens to undermine its core purpose’, say leading research universities

Tariff war between superpowers may lead to more Chinese students choosing universities closer to home, but international collaboration must be protected, say university leaders

French institution reports 300 applications as state funding bolsters efforts to ‘offer refuge’ to those fleeing Trump funding cuts

Businesses reliant on highly skilled workers urged to ‘stop taking a back seat’ as UK universities suffer financially

Vice-chancellors say they have ‘no choice’ about downsizing, but unions question the need as 2024 accounts reveal recovery trend

Study findings misrepresented in experimental Q&A published with paper, amid concerns efforts to save researchers time are fuelling mistakes

Union says means-tested grants of up to £4,224 should be reintroduced on top of existing loans, as spending review looms

English universities encouraged to adopt more consistent approach that is easier to navigate after criticism from inequality watchdog

Growing spending on research and development in Global South leading to more papers, but increased scrutiny needed to identify misconduct, say publishers

National security U-turn ‘cutting Australia off from knowledge creation frontier’ just as US turns its back on collaboration

Planned restructure of key government departments under new coalition must keep dual responsibilities of universities together, leaders say

With existential challenges mounting in both his adoptive homes, outgoing University of Surrey vice-chancellor says cuts cannot be the only focus as he prepares to head back Down Under

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson takes action over concerns about attendance and recruitment at Oxford Business College

India’s Ahmedabad University secures top award after becoming leading player in research and innovation

Claire Callender, professor of higher education at IoE and Birkbeck, died after suffering from lung cancer

Institutions can lean on generous government funding and industry links to win race for top American research talent, summit hears

English universities pushing to show they are serious about tackling sexual misconduct ahead of new regulatory requirements but experts say efforts still ‘patchy’

Budget cuts of €500 billion to higher education and research funding in the Netherlands breach government agreement, universities say

New restrictions following pro-Palestinian encampments appear to contravene Australian universities’ commitments on free speech, says legal academic

Universities should reinvest any money made from commercialisation rather than see it as a way of fixing financial problems, says expert

Survey of first-generation scholars finds many struggle with ‘unwritten rules’ of academic life

Drops in the number of new spin-out companies and public events may show start of retrenchment in outward-facing activities

Union tells scholars to avoid all but essential trips and academic conferences choose non-US locations amid ‘sea change’ in research collaboration

Three-term system ‘suited the time’, but post-pandemic conditions bring new priorities, says university

Institution known for innovation and risk-taking faces doubts over its future but is still planning new ways to do things differently

University’s refusal to concede to demands over protests and DEI despite risk of ‘grave consequences’ has led to renewed optimism among staff

Private providers needed to fills gaps for working adults even as government focuses on public sector

As people from non-traditional backgrounds become the majority in Australian universities, a legal academic argues that efforts to accommodate them can help the old guard too

Medical training a bright spot for the sector, in an election campaign mostly focused elsewhere