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Enhanced reporting and training requirements came into force just over a year ago but student deaths continue

Mega-donation from Ben Delo highlights growing interest from tech moguls in alternative science funding structures

Shock decision will put off more students, say critics, with visa grant rates already plummeting

Governments in UAE, Qatar and Bahrain order institutions to shift to online learning after Iran launches drone and missile attacks

Under-fire Charles Darwin University decides to concentrate on core business after resignation of vice-chancellor

New platform launched to coordinate responses to humanitarian crises will initially focus on refugee inclusion in branch campuses

Lengthy wait for legislation to introduce an amended Office for Students-run grievance process is unnecessary, claim campaigners

Figures with links to private education group appointed to university’s board to provide â€˜strategic’ guidance

Universities launch new programmes to train engineers after coming under pressure to better meet continent’s skills needs

Early career academics most likely to express negative views about teaching culture at their institution, survey finds

Reduction in repayment rate combined with longer write-off period would redistribute costs for graduates, finds thinktank

Reintroduction of graduate visa has had dramatic impact on behaviour of international students, according to long-running ONS data

Horse-trading looms, as opposition senators reject legislation outright and crossbenchers demand changes

Requirements around racism, disability and transparency among new proposed benchmarks for retaining registration

Mega university’s first foray back into overseas education since branch campus failures proves controversial

Universities allowed to charge 2 per cent more for tuition but switch from grants-heavy system to more reliance on loans will hurt enrolments, experts warn

Concern around student finance and graduate dissatisfaction in England will continue to grow regardless of expected Treasury reforms, say former government officials

New tool promising to watch lectures and complete assignments for students abruptly taken down amid concerns about cheating and data protection

Universities told to temper ambitions in ‘highly competitive market’ with automatic growth far from guaranteed

Long-running atmospheric measurement aircraft no longer offers value for money in light of rising costs, says environmental research funder

Early figures for this academic year show ‘volatile’ recruitment continuing, with several Russell Group universities seeing steep drops

Students offered chance to transfer to university after sudden announcement that College of Osteopaths is shutting

Minister outlines vision of value over volume, amid debate over imperatives to ‘make a buck’

Quid pro quo recognition of prior learning seen as a ‘game-changing opportunity’ for Australian students and universities

Tighter rules around enrolments and completions could include recent January intake, increasing risk universities will be deemed non-compliant after tumultuous period

Changes to system put forward by Plaid Cymru and Reform UK ahead of coming election would breach Treasury rules, economists warn

Generation raised in digital-first classrooms questioning importance of books, academics say, but others believe issue has been overblown

Leeser promises ‘consultation’ on international education while pruning the ‘thicket of regulation’ in speech to Universities Australia conference

Universities worst affected as lawyers collate database of incidents of ‘repression’

Universities encouraged to develop new sites in flagship Northern Metropolis development, backed by increased government funding

Prime minister promises reform after coming under pressure over student finance ‘debt trap’

Worries over admitting ChatGPT use for editing and drafting may explain extremely low disclosure rates, study suggests

Universities want ‘clear division’ between FP10 and competitiveness fund to protect frontier research

Visa uncertainty hampering ‘free flow’ of scholars, ambassador complains, as security experts warn of Beijing’s ‘voracious’ appetite for foreign research intelligence

About 9,400 staff paid at least £100,000 a year across research-intensive institutions, analysis of financial accounts shows

Period of increased openness following student-led uprising could soon descend back into political polarisation following BJP landslide victory, academics say

UK-wide survey of university promotion policies reveals emphasis on PhD recruitment and completions, rather than the need for high-quality support

Near-decade of funding instability undermining sector’s capacity to deliver for the nation, representative body claims

Konstantin Novoselov to lead Constructor University in Bremen

Partnership with ETS will replace 20-year-old traditional entry exam with modular, skills-based assessment as part of bid to modernise national system

University to continue admitting students and replace leadership after financial and quality concerns threatened survival of veterinary degrees

Universities ‘should be the gathering place where the tribes come together’ in a fraying democracy, Canberra conference hears

ÌÇÐÄVlog’s analysis of DOJ files reveals new links between scholars and Epstein after he was already a known sex offender

Lauded bench scientist-turned-administrator Anne Kelso reflects on gender balance, ‘keeping it real’ and why she left her ‘happy place in the lab’

Smaller universities expected to be hardest hit by job losses in bodies supporting overseas growth

Partnerships between the higher and further education sectors currently dogged by power imbalances, critics say

Interdisciplinary research hub focused on arts and humanities will shut in July amid financial sustainability issues

Students returning for a new semester reignite demonstrations and clash with pro-government groups, weeks after thousands killed or detained by regime

Sudden departure of Scott Bowman follows outcry over issues in dual-sector university’s training arm

New leader of the University of Washington warns job has become ‘more challenging than it has ever been’

FOI reveals that dozens of English providers applied for an extension from the Office for Students this year

Increased use of new technologies accompanied by rising fear of being accused of cheating, with many universities’ policies on what is acceptable still unclear

Party unveils proposed changes to student finance system that it says would save graduates hundreds of pounds

Fees and integrity checks designed for long-stay students risk decimating sector and depriving universities of future enrolments

Three national universities cleared to exceed limits by up to 5 per cent as Tokyo pushes to compete for global talent

Pastoral pragmatism reigns as Dunedin’s returning students let their hair down for infamous ‘Flo-Week’

Universities face sanctions if they fail to probe wrongdoing but critics say latest integrity push does nothing to tackle root causes of problem

Outgoing president of ambitious Japanese institution discusses building research capacity, dealing with staff discontent and moving on from reliance on public funding

UK’s incoming tax on international student fees could have unintended consequences for country’s health system and research capabilities, universities warn as consultation comes to an end

University found to have failed to check learners’ eligibility and prior attainment, alongside issues with collecting employer contributions and recording whether delivery had taken place