Politics

Non-Punjabi Indians may reconsider study destination as diplomatic row shows little sign of cooling

Ex-shadow minister Chi Onwurah warns government will struggle to achieve its goals without maintaining investment

‘Layers and layers of interventions’ will not be a temporary phenomenon, analyst warns

Donald Trump’s election as president in 2016 prompted a slew of academic books grappling with how such a figure could have been chosen to lead the free world. But what are the chances that any of those bleak tomes will dissuade American voters from re-electing him next month, asks Matthew Reisz

Academic freedom constraints of previous Law and Justice administration come to an end, but funding concerns remain, researchers say

Vice-chancellors want access to support for public sector organisations if expected levying of national insurance on employers’ pension contributions goes ahead

International education is ‘not a one-way street’, Canberra insists, as it limits inbound travel

Trump victory could be ‘horrific’ for universities but even a Harris win may not deliver additional funding, say experts

International student crackdown partly a response to world of ‘fragmentation, competition and protectionism’

Anglosphere countries risk squandering their market advantage, researchers warn

Scion of academic and ministerial family could champion ‘a push towards academic excellence’, but policy intent is ‘hard to read’

Chinese students could face further vilification as presence in sensitive areas under question

First budget under new right-wing government insufficient, sector leaders say

Proposal to let universities control regional study hubs ‘raises more questions than answers’

Growing dividing line in society could expand into traditionally Democratic Hispanic vote, professor warns

Universities warn folding Horizon Europe costs into existing budget would force ‘deep cuts’ on rest of science sector

Proposed rises in employer national insurance and levy on pension contributions could ‘unwittingly tip the balance’, warns UUK leader

Universities UK urges ‘ambitious’ increase in research spending, not real-terms cut, ahead of budget

Welsh higher education minister rows back on Senedd remarks after acknowledging bailouts across the border are a Westminster matter

Record increases scheduled as caps proposal leaves universities ‘singing different songs’

Group of experts advises European Union to embark on huge new investment in research

Island’s leaders unveil new policies to attract international talent and grow foreign student base

Lord Vallance says UK must not ‘rest on its laurels’, but signals that new Labour government will not interfere with direction of blue-sky science

Charge students to retake passed exams, Norwegian government tells universities

Conversations between Scottish and Soviet researchers during the 1980s show academia’s potential to provide ideological safe space ‘outside of the state and its institutional needs’

Struggling universities unlikely to see greater support as warring parties focus on political reform

Capital seen as being able to absorb ramifications of a market exit, while regional towns and cities would feel much greater impact

Number of higher education institutions applying to take part in UK student mobility programme fell this year

Pandemic-style redundancies feared as universities count their losses

Parliamentarians dismiss warnings about workload and academic freedom infringements 

With major parties backing the legislation, controversial enrolment quotas appear a done deal

Irene Tracey says policymakers and universities need to work together to tackle funding crisis

Former minister says his government was right to focus on outcomes of degrees but disowns talk of ‘Mickey Mouse degrees’

Funders and prestigious universities ‘cannot compete’ as budgets stand still or go backwards

Experts fear ‘high-risk strategy’ as universities urged to double down on existing strengths and retrench from other areas

Funding aims to ‘educate people about antisemitism’ and ‘better equip’ universities to tackle antisemitic abuse

Baroness Smith references October budget as she says government is ‘working on a whole range of options’

More than half of survey respondents say result won’t impact study decision, but most would prefer Kamala Harris to win

Veterans face many barriers to attending university. Let’s give those who have served our country free access, says Zlatko Skrbis

Inquiry recommends unamended passage of Universities Accord reforms bill

Last-minute decision leaves some institutions safe and others stranded

With many of the world’s top universities sporting new heads, and tenures shrinking, experts call for initiatives to develop future leaders

Labour has put skills front and centre of its plan for government but where does the omission of higher apprenticeships from the growth and skills levy leave universities – and how will these skills be funded otherwise?

Dartmouth College president discusses seeking criticism, prioritising mental health and getting more women into engineering

The new administration must also adopt systemic measures to rebuild trust within the academic community, says Roohola Ramezani

Christian Ehler insists that additional funding must not come with political strings attached

Leadership hopeful takes aim at universities in latest of series of controversial remarks at party’s conference

But increases to PhD stipends are ‘too little, too late’, postgraduate union says

Reputable colleges stripped of students while thousands of places go to institutions focusing elsewhere or facing closure 

Survey of pro-growth economists by innovation thinktank UK Day One finds weak support among economists for extra higher education spending

Leadership recruits from outside academia bring new perspectives, and a few skeletons in the closet, to university administration

Universities’ ‘inadequate’ responses ‘just like their handling of sexual assault’, says Australian parliamentary committee

Conservative Party conference divided on impact of Labour’s rebalancing of skills funding

Party was ‘irresponsible’ to let per-student funding erode during last six years of governing, says ex-universities minister

Leaders urged to be more ambitious in their proposals in order to secure long-term health of universities

Vision for future direction of English sector calls for fees to be indexed to inflation and an increase in teaching grants

All the key suggestions for reform as Universities UK outlines how the sector can be put back on a firm financial footing

New Labour government wants an ‘effective tool in increasing the value of education exports’

Educators must take responsibility for their own contribution to the crisis, forum hears

Body proposed by former government was seen as a way of upskilling workforce and growing the economy