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Financial penalties loom for institutions that fail to crack down on issue as government commits to ‘report card’ system

Long-delayed proposal would merge seven state-run colleges into a new public university

Investigation by Health and Safety Executive found institution ‘does not have appropriate arrangements in place’ to manage burnout among staff

Review of formula used to allocate £2 billion QR funding could downgrade or withdraw money for ‘internationally excellent’ research, some fear

No evidence that people with a doctorate experience ‘significant wage penalties’, finds committee’s review of key visa route

New targeted model will see funder split budget across four “buckets”, with money for curiosity-driven work remaining broadly flat

Confirmed deal to cost UK £570 million in first year, with ministers targeting 100,000 participants including apprentices and adult learners

‘Significantly improved’ agreement with world’s biggest scholarly publisher averts new year shutdown

Australian science lobbyists pin hopes on research and development review, saying ‘one-off’ mini-budget funding boost will not compensate for years of decline

Senator warns universities have ‘few levers’ to pull when things go badly – citing ‘havoc’ at the Australian National University under former vice-chancellor

Facing a £12 million deficit and a beloved but underutilised rural campus, former barrister who led murder cases says she took lessons from legal career when attempting to modernise an institution with Victorian-age origins

Thousands of mistakenly awarded citations left uncorrected highlight the perils of leaving profile curation to academics, say critics

Westminster government reportedly agrees reassociation to Europe’s flagship student exchange programme five years after departing under Brexit

Newcastle and Bradford also in the red as UK universities continue to publish their annual accounts

Spain, Italy, Germany and France rivalling traditional destinations such as Australia and Canada as recruitment patterns shift

More than 9,000 results revoked after Pearson found students had been getting others to pass tests for them

Universities defend decision to award some vice-chancellors larger bonuses than last year, with one private institution giving boss over £100K

Collaboration between British and Chinese scholars has increased over the past decade in the wake of the UK’s departure from the European Union

The University of Southern California launches module dedicated to Korean musician G-Dragon as academics report rising interest in non-Western cultures among students

Union members back industrial action in early 2026 as row over pensions continues while Essex employees also launch ballot

English regulator warns multiple unnamed universities may have breached consumer protection legislation

Reconceive disagreement as an opportunity to engage rather than a problem to be solved or sidestepped, experts urge, following terrorist tragedy on iconic beach

Times Higher Education journalists name the change-makers at the heart of the sector’s biggest debates over the past 12 months

Institutions warn delays after reopening of English sector registrations are jeopardising their financial sustainability

Former administration’s tuition fee reforms undermining Albanese government mission to promote equitable enrolments

Universities ‘afraid to be trans inclusive’ after Supreme Court ruling and OfS Sussex fine, leaving staff fearing ‘hostile environment’

Cambridge, Queen’s University Belfast and Leicester record shortfalls for the second year in a row as latest accounts highlight sector-wide financial challenges

Universities can decide on publishing deals after terms agreed with Elsevier, Springer Nature, Wiley and Taylor & Francis

Classes to be held at iconic venue on non-matchdays as footballers’ institution seeks to counter international student shortfall

University leaders considering internal recommendation to cease veterinary education after regulators extended conditional accreditation of degrees

White House plans to launch new ‘state-of-the-art’ foreign funding reporting portal expected to increase scrutiny of universities

Analysis shows that one provider has increased its number of subcontracted students by 500 per cent 

Rollback of decoupling researchers from their work questioned despite policy U-turn on books

Chief executive becomes latest to depart English regulator after nearly four years in charge

Funding must be part of the conversation, crossbench senators warn, as final report of Australian governance inquiry published

Efforts to ensure student voices are heard on university boards often ‘tokenistic’, with ‘invisible barriers’ placed on participation

Charging interest on loans already repaid would be illegal in other sectors, senator highlights

Decision to row back reforms demonstrates difficulties of using process to engineer social change, critics say, with little clarity over how newly revised ‘people’ section will work

Researchers sent emails to authors of recently published papers to test how much prestige matters in access to academic resources

Edward Peck insinuates risks of breaching rules when collaborating across sector aren’t as high as widely perceived

Admissions chief fears rising number of commuter students could limit access to courses for those from poorest backgrounds

Minister’s assertion that universities can keep trading during liquidation process ‘markedly’ at odds with other experts’ views, committee chair says

Nuclear physicist departs next spring having set up first branch campus in India

Several planned reforms to the UK’s Research Excellence Framework scrapped or partially rolled back after three-month pause, bringing exercise closer to 2021 audit

Federal government says it is ‘doubling down on science’ with one of the largest recruitment programmes of its kind in the world

Epilepsy pioneer vows to target ‘negative view’ of discovery science and ‘mindset’ of expecting the outcomes in advance

Institutions that charge moderate fees and can’t pass costs on to students likely to be greatest victims of new tax, while some believe policy will help weed out lower-quality players

Two of the first beneficiaries of £54 million Global Talent Fund discuss how US funding uncertainties – as well as desire for home comforts – influenced their decision to move

Lack of career rewards for impact and institutional focus on publication metrics highlighted in Sage survey

Fair admissions and effective management should cover all areas of university operations, education minister tells v-cs in letter

Success in securing ‘consolidator’ awards continues Britain’s resurgence since rejoining Horizon research initiative

Universities face estimated costs of £166.8 million in loss and damage from effects of changing climate, landmark study concludes

Holyrood politicians must look at size and shape of tertiary sector, and consider closer research ties with rest of UK, says Anton Muscatelli

Lottery-first approach can increase applications and success rate of ‘structurally disadvantaged’ researchers, study finds

New subsidiaries and mergers expected after ministers insist on OfS registration for any institution teaching more than 300 students

First major foray abroad for one of Australia’s top-ranked universities since Singaporean venture closed after just a semester

New analysis shows complete takeover of senior administrative positions since 2021, turning universities into ‘highly authoritarian institutions’

Fears that expansion of master’s research courses to circumvent dependants ban could prompt more restrictions

Research into impact of higher education policy changes hard to find and not always utilised by politicians, report finds

Institutions say impact of recruitment changes behind difficult financial picture but predict stronger numbers in future