Politics

Protest comes as House of Representatives prepares to debate controversial cuts to higher education and research of more than €1 billion

Questions cause alarm but the panel ‘wouldn’t be doing its job’ if it avoided them, commentators say

Little prospect of convincing politicians or the public of the need to raise fees higher, leaving universities dependent on an upturn in economy and international student market, says Shitij Kapur

Non-metropolitan institutions should be treated differently from their city cousins if overseas admissions are limited, says northern Australian MP

Linda McMahon, Republican donor and long-time ally of Donald Trump, chosen as education secretary despite limited experience

Sector leaders fear progress will be stymied by expected months of political uncertainty

Better to revise the previous government’s tuition fee hikes than redirect taxpayers’ money into wealthy graduates’ pockets, says Maxwell Yong

English fee rise does little to relieve pressure on institutions, with increased staff costs likely to swallow additional funding

The removal of recruitment caps in 2015 was hailed by ministers as a boon to institutions’ and students’ ambitions. But the tuition fee’s declining value and the Russell Group’s ever-growing market share now threaten the viability of some institutions, and calls are growing for a U-turn, writes Juliette Rowsell

President-elect says ally will ‘send education back to the states’ after pledging to get rid of department entirely

Prolonged integrity problems, ongoing visa chaos, harsher caps to come: the post-caps prospects for Australian international education

Universities need £60 million boost from Holyrood budget to avoid further cuts to per-student funding, says IFS

Leading professor says he is likely to leave UK to avoid tax hit, and fears others may be reluctant to come in the first place

Many credit right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk with mobilising young white college voters across key swing states

Crossbench party wants debt reduction legislated straight away, while opposition dismisses measure as an elitist ‘election bribe’

Visa processing chaos set to continue amid opposition parties’ rejection of proposal to limit international student numbers

Institutions start putting recruitment on hold amid uncertainty about whether new limits will come into force in January

With vaccine sceptics taking top White House posts, there are concerns that attacks on scientists who counter misinformation may become more extreme

Ministers may have ‘little appetite’ to revisit contentious legislation, but is just letting it lie a viable option?

Private colleges set to be hit with punitive limits on overseas recruitment, despite being among the top performers in government-commissioned surveys

Republican’s first term suggests that anti-immigration rhetoric will undermine universities’ offshore recruitment efforts

Chainsaw-wielding leader has shown some signs of pragmatism since historic election win but plight of the country’s highly regarded universities remains dire

Ensure that your exit causes minimal inconvenience, regulator tells private colleges

Dame Karen Holford tells MPs that financial stress caused by visa restrictions are hurting R&D ecosystem while Aria bosses outline their strategy to Lords

London Higher chief executive moves into new role focused on translating interdisciplinary research into public policy solutions

Political interventions on a host of issues suggest marketisation’s opponents are wrong to see neoliberalism as the root of all evil, says Gerbrand Tholen

Wartime austerity could slash research output and disproportionately hit disadvantaged students, sector leaders warn

Academics warn that a Trump ‘administration of retribution’ could affect many aspects of higher education, including loan forgiveness, diversity efforts and student protests

Top universities project evolving to focus on interdisciplinary work and longer-term measures of success as 10-year anniversary nears

Kemi Badenoch appears light on policy but keen to land punches – with higher education potentially again in the firing line

Returning Republican president likely to stop short of plan to abolish agency entirely, and instead use it to push policy priorities, say experts

But simplicity is hard to produce in a complex world, Australian forum hears

Latest redundancy round militates against the government’s growth aspirations, observers warn

However we feel about the election result, we must strive to make education and democracy protect and nurture one another, says Michael Roth

More attacks on academic freedom, heightened privatisation and possible elimination of Department of Education on agenda following Republican victory

Horse set to follow the cart, as critics warn of perverse consequences

Year-long postponement of lifelong learning finance mechanism presents opportunity to rethink some of its central tenets, say experts

Contested elections in Georgia and Moldova ‘decisive moments’ for EU relations, experts say

Announcement of small inflationary increase came just days after budget left leaders in despair

MP for Havant joins Laura Trott in new Tory leader’s front-bench team

Increase in amount paid by undergraduates will not cover additional staff costs imposed on institutions in the budget

Proposed exam would test Spanish competence and subject ability, and would have to be completed in person

Attacks on academics and suppression of student protests may intensify under leader linked to human rights abuses

UK government expected to maintain tough approach amid warnings of Canada-style caps

Former chief secretary to the Treasury set to face Bridget Phillipson in Commons for announcement on tuition fees

Bridget Phillipson confirms inflationary fee rise and adds £414 extra per year to maintenance loans

Some A$15 billion of student debt relief will do almost ‘nothing’ to help cash-strapped Australian institutions

Poll finds third of UK undergraduates worried for future of their institution amid funding crisis

While critics dismiss direct impact of proposal as ‘rather meaningless’, concerns about broader messaging loom large

Tim Jones seeks to get university ‘where it should be’ but must contend with whims of government policy

Figures from Open Secrets show 93 per cent of campaign donations from higher education have gone to vice-president and other Democratic candidates

Tribunal rules that Manchester student Dana Abuqamar is ‘not an extremist’

Just 3 per cent of respondents to sector survey rated Ottawa government’s engagement with sector positively

It’s tempting to dismiss the Ohio senator’s attacks on higher education as MAGA rabble-rousing, but he is right in some respects, says Lincoln Allison

Addressing the sector’s woes has, at best, been kicked down the road to next year’s spending review. How disappointing, says Nick Hillman

Chancellor goes ahead with 1.2 percentage point increase, hiking staff costs for already cash-strapped institutions

Researchers need to get politicians to focus on addressing underlying issues instead of short-term problems, according to former chief scientific adviser

Devolving research and skills funding to metro mayors would allow universities to drive innovation-led economic growth, says Neal Juster

Research institutes ‘unprepared’ for impact of growing focus on national security amid geopolitical shifts, survey finds

Demand for Australian education may have sunk so far that visa processing rearrangements will make little difference