Politics

University report alleges students were charged extra fees in dentistry school, but faculty see racial politics and retaliation over whistleblowing

Safety net stretched to cover EU calls closing in 2022, rather than grant agreements due a signature

Jobs and Skills Summit sees vocational colleges awarded funding to deliver ‘the high value and often more complex qualifications’

Embassies in dozens of countries now accepting visa applications, but many students still in the dark over anticipated move

Labor minister’s insistence that postcode should not determine opportunity sparks new initiatives

Grant delays worse than ever, researchers say, as ARC strives to meet demands of ousted government

While the sector laments its low profile in this week’s Canberra congress, policy expert expects it to generate ‘dysfunction’

National interest test for research grants to be simplified amid sweeping review of ARC

Iain Mansfield’s spell as key driver of policy ends – for now, at least – while ‘anti-woke’ campaigner is touted as potential education secretary

Campaigners say academic publishers will have to ‘figure this out pretty darn fast’ as Biden sets 2025 deadline for switch to instant open access

As administration approves $10,000 baseline of loan forgiveness after long deliberation, universities promise hard look at pricing and value

To sustain its world-leading universities and science, the next UK prime minister must listen to Tory heavyweights and move on from ‘sugar-rush’ policymaking

Sector faces battle to make its priorities heard as candidates reveal little about their views while pandering to Tory base

President forced to search for third ministry candidate since May, leaving sector rudderless as universities face enrolment decline and frozen fees

Cardona cites cultural deficit in lamenting that billions in equity-oriented aid is failing to make a significant difference

Bursaries and scholarships among other measures to solve teaching workforce ‘crisis’

Military drills may put off overseas learners at a time when student flows from mainland China are already staunched by Covid-19

Outgoing prime minister’s pro-science messaging has been ever-present during his time in Downing Street but has he delivered for research? Jack Grove considers his legacy

Graham Virgo ‘very concerned’ by Liz Truss’ policy that would guarantee interviews for all straight-A* students

Rate will be 6.3 per cent from next month, after projections swapped for real data

Sparked by fear of Chinese technological competitiveness, Congress acts to double NSF budget with push for applied technology

Long-term halt in loan repayment requirement – while Biden stalls on other protections – undermines key federal accountability method, experts warn

Second postponement in as many years acknowledges Covid’s ‘major impact’ on research efforts

Marketisation has compromised higher education, leaving it unsure how to rebut criticism like Kemi Badenoch’s, says Steven Jones

A bitter feud between the head of one of Oxford’s grandest colleges and its dons made front-page news. As a new, internally recruited vice-chancellor prepares to take office, Jack Grove hears from both the dean at the centre of the dispute and those who are glad to see him gone

The academic and civil rights crusader talks about a mother who showed her how to stand up for herself and for others

Soaring youth unemployment could spur outward flight or lead young people to turn away from ambitions of studying abroad

Next prime minister urged to appoint Cabinet-level minister for science and technology to show ambitious commitments are ‘more than just words’

After Supreme Court decision, websites specialising in finding accommodation abroad report spike in enquiries

Just 20 years after their very existence was uncertain, LGBTQ campus leaders now writing the book on how to learn from their personal schools of hard knocks

Front runner for PM’s first major intervention into higher education suggests ‘narrow focus’ and ‘no regard for logistics or legalities’, critics claim

As loss in Harvard and UNC cases seems likely, dozens of top corporations argue in filings that they do better with diverse workforces

As the Indian and the US examples both show, openness and flexibility is easily limited by parochialism and provincialism, says Saikat Majumdar

Universities’ pleas to train more professionals may now gain traction as Labor government creates new jobs and skills body

Judicial leader of campaign to end abortion rights abandons constitutional law seminar at George Washington University

Administration nears completion of regulatory overhaul with new rules on student aid, non-profit conversions and prison recruiting

Answering lawsuit, Biden administration agrees – for now – that native speakers can get full credit for foreign language mastery

Graduate careers are long and pay varies by region – so why measure course value on graduate salaries 15 months in, asks Neal Juster

OfS to introduce new quality condition, including proportion of graduates securing ‘managerial or professional employment’, in October

Prospect of huge payout grows as Biden administration backs student claim that elite campuses colluded to hold down financial aid

Rapid erosion of value of £9,250 is ‘stretching unit of resource to breaking point’ and will require new legislation, says Jo Johnson

To better respond to regional need, England’s higher and further education sectors should be unified and devolved, says Michael Shattock

Clash over officials’ salaries occurs against a backdrop of resentment over union leadership’s pandemic tactics

Institutions in the European countries face ‘contamination’ as governments group them with more regulated parts of the education system

Surprise insolvency has brought campus resignations and nationwide labour stress

CUHK centre in Shanghai seen as controversial by some, inevitable by others

While sector welcomes significant funding injection, future shape of national centre is clouded, as is much of its past efforts

We need a vision of how to foster the knowledge base and creative mindsets on which new thinking depends, says Jan Palmowski

MP given downgraded brief after courting controversy with middle finger gesture

Rising star of contest to be next PM signals intention to clamp down on ‘low quality degrees’ and universities that ‘indoctrinate social attitudes’

After 80 per cent gain in youth voting for last midterm congressional election cycle, Supreme Court decision seen as driving interest even higher

The president of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro discusses budget cuts and encouraging interdisciplinarity

University sector awaits political leadership as key posts lie vacant

Science sector ‘needs ministerial leadership’, says MP who resigned barely 24 hours earlier

Professors sanctioned for vaccine discussions as politicians seen gearing up for US-style assault on academic rights

Boosting individual academics' awareness of the risks of collaboration in certain areas is also crucial, says Fiona Quimbre

Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania hold up state’s budget as part of demand that university gets no money if valued research involving aborted tissue persists

Departure of prime minister may allow for a rethink on Horizon Europe association, but sector could face months of damaging policy stasis, say experts

Boris Johnson appoints Cabinet to see out remainder of his premiership

Newly appointed education secretary follows science minister out the door