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International House Association president says sector is speaking too much to itself when advocating for overseas students

If the logistics of mass placements require students to organise their own, those without their own networks will suffer, advocates warn

Plans for three new university towns and a 30 per cent increase in PhD scholarships have been well received by the sector

Chief executive Libby Hackett says top universities should charge more as scale of teaching deficit is revealed

Prime minister Mark Carney calls for closer ties between Canada and Europe in both research and education

Government releases action plan to help sector earn £40 billion but critics say policy settings are making it impossible 

Australia’s shadow education minister bemoans loss of competition in sector, while committing to suite of policies well before next election

Education minister Cefin Campbell admits review will not remove the need for tough decisions on how to support both students and universities

Pakistan orders Afghan medical and dental students to return home as war between the countries rages on

Left-leaning parties will form next government but university funding concerns remain

Computer sciences journal editor is developing an AI system that will question authors about their understanding of their submissions

Mathematicians express ‘extreme concern’ over the pace of development, following existential risk warnings

Legislation’s passage likely when parliament resumes in October

Machine-learning model predicts that applications from Hong Kong, China and EU will continue to fall over coming years

Visa rights canned for dependants of most students and temporary graduates, with transfers to inferior courses also banned

For the first time in The Lancet’s 200-year history, union members plan to strike over “unacceptable” pay offer

The first stand-alone Australian university base in Europe has flourished since opening 25 years ago today

History and social sciences tick upwards but languages and creative arts continue to fall, while vocational subjects rise

One Hong Kong university has rolled out a Cantonese-trained, AI-driven virtual elderly client for teaching social workers

Mary Curnock Cook tells sector to reflect on how digital provision has transformed journalism amid a ‘nightmare scenario’ facing higher education

Experts urge universities to better ‘demonstrate the value of public research’, as critics such as Charlotte Gill ‘rage bait’ sector on X

Passage of legislation appears assured after Greens ‘secured’ government’s agreement to a dozen amendments

Lobbyists say constraints on the R&D Tax Incentive outweigh the benefits, despite unexpectedly favourable treatment of biomedical research

Martin Lewis hopes autumn budget will address controversial threshold freeze, as MPs try to force total system review

Minimise the need for students to give their account of events multiple times, universities told by ombudsman 

UCU and Unison warn changes to trade union agreements could lead to unions being derecognised

The judge’s ruling could be overturned in the higher courts, but international education experts are encouraged by the last-minute stay

Universities must promote ‘broad public understanding’ that university autonomy is essential, Scholars at Risk’s annual report says

Changes to grant system suggested by Chris McDonald could ‘mistakenly’ further concentrate funding in the golden triangle, academics warn

Finding significant gaps between approaches at private and public universities, Unesco calls for more investment and stronger governance

Producer of long-running ITV documentary series recalls how Nick Hitchon remained committed to teaching on his deathbed

Regulation overlooks barriers such as mobility between universities and companies stalling research’s move to market, EUA says

Sustainability issues too often framed as technical challenges, researchers say

Decline in applications for study in the UK will ‘harm delivery of everything universities do’, observers say

Overseas admissions slashed by two-thirds in One Nation’s move to wrest back primacy in immigration debate

Guidance will be revised to make clear that repayment conditions can change, but no decision yet on unfreezing repayment thresholds

First leadership college of its kind in region aims to ‘uplift women’ through critical thinking and personal development, says vice-chancellor

Vice-chancellor appointment follows contentious deputy v-c roles in Victoria

Thinktank run by Dan Neidle says proposed NI cut for under-25s will benefit employers, not graduates

Arts and humanities leaders worried by new minister’s ‘very odd’ comments suggesting his sole concern is science R&D

Despite wide application of technology, nearly half of journal authors fail to acknowledge the extent of their use, survey finds

Universities are not obliged to report to Hesa salary details of staff employed by wholly owned companies, leading to fears of misleading figures

Effort to redistribute power outside Seoul and boost regions sparks concern among private universities and questions over selection criteria

The National Student Ombudsman will also introduce penalties for late payment and ‘enforcement action’ on refuseniks, minister says

‘None’ of universities’ arguments about the economic values of overseas students ‘make it into the public domain’, says Jamie Arrowsmith

Scotland manages to slightly increase number heading into higher education, and international enrolments rise 3 per cent on last year

Chris McDonald backs UK Research and Innovation’s demand management push with dig at ‘value-destroying’ peer review

Drop follows small rise in the equivalent month last year and is likely to sound alarm bells around cash-strapped sector

Scholars face jail terms for up to 30 years for contact with foreign universities that has not been approved by the Ministry of Intelligence

Opposition amendments would curtail ministerial powers and penalties for over-enrolment, while imposing controversial definition of antisemitism

Bold plan to support graduate employment would require placements for 1.4 million students annually

New appointee Alyn Smith acknowledges ‘very sharp’ divide on student migration between Westminster and Holyrood

Study finds thousands of papers reference songs by the Fab Four, suggesting scholars under pressure to stand out have leant on ‘one of the most globally recognised cultural phenomena’

Taith by no means extinct, minister says, admitting ‘fear’ smaller organisations will struggle to compete in Erasmus+

Australian universities will struggle to provide the information policymakers need to replace the unpopular fee regime, conference hears

US universities embrace laptop and phone bans, but professor suggests policies may be more about political positioning than pedagogy

New survey finds high public trust in science, but warns political polarisation could erode confidence

King’s College London vice-president says she was told event was called off over ‘institutional concerns about the participation of international academics’, but institution puts it down to scheduling

Toppling of a building in Delhi intensifies discussions around university infrastructure and student safety

Teaching union leading day-long industrial action as disagreement rumbles on over blocked funding for higher education