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University exploring new revenue streams to continue important scientific research at site, as astronomers remain concerned about the future of facility

‘Painful’ times ahead as both sides of Australian politics look to slash international enrolments in ‘competition over a single number’

Newcastle and Westminster join Southampton in decision not to renew deal with plagiarism checker amid questions over how once-ubiquitous service is adapting to AI age

Asian giant launches eye-catching scheme in its continued pursuit of overseas talent, but experts warn it comes with caveats

PVC for education to leave Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine to head up independent sector standards assessor after period of interim leadership

Presidents say they agree with concerns over ‘opaque’ admissions but won’t deal with ‘masked individuals ordering people to leave’

Latest ÌÇÐÄVlog Office statistics show student visa bids hit five-year low for pivotal recruitment month

Research institution will be first public American university to offer US degrees on Indian soil 

Social mobility charity urges universities to double down on access efforts after releasing new analysis showing benefits of higher education

Public universities raise fees by an average of 17 per cent, which observers fear could put off students from lower-income countries

Party’s higher education spokesperson calls for all university students to have at least English and maths GCSEs

Large study finds students fear procrastination holding them back more than other factors such as anxiety, depression and financial challenges

Universities welcome budget measures to ease burden on students, but say financial problems left ‘essentially untouched’

Beijing-organised monitoring of UK seminars endangers student safety and free speech, says UCL censorship critic

French and Japanese scientists awarded prize in chemistry for discoveries that have aided the manufacture of pharmaceuticals

‘You don’t want two classes of employees on your campus,’ says former superannuation minister-turned-vice-chancellor

Female students may be forced to leave country because they do not feel safe amid string of alleged incidents connected to campuses, experts warn

University leaders split over how much of the sector has been hit by tighter immigration compliance rules, although financial fallout may force rethink on HE funding model, some predict

‘Pay-per-use’ model hailed as ‘game-changer’, giving AI agents access to primary literature

UCU calls on institutions to rethink restructuring plans as industrial action affects large swathes of sector

Students left underoccupied and ‘kicking their heels’ at university, according to former Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman

Francis Halzen awarded prize for contributions to IceCube Neutrino Observatory that could ‘reveal previously unknown cosmic phenomena’

Universities warn political parties against policy bidding war as opposition proposes strict new visa curbs

Morten Axel Pedersen says challenge of adapting to new technologies on same scale as industrial revolution

Shorter courses and focus on AI help universities in Gulf increase admissions by 15 per cent in one year

BCU leader tells Conservative conference that high-ranking universities ought not to be treated as a ‘template for the rest’

Leader of strike-hit Scottish institution will not seek third term of office

Languages and music departments to close despite strikes and protests but university insists it has addressed staff concerns in revised plans

Inquiry to examine how managers treat whistleblowers after damaging tribunal defeat

Reform vote growing even in areas where international students are proven boon for the local economy, former minister warns

CRANE says it will look again at all applications from recent cybersecurity research funding call after backlash against non-human review

US- and Germany-based researchers awarded prize for breakthroughs in emerging field of optogenetics

Skimping on in-country representation and leadership experience on home campuses can lead to a lack of strategic direction

Unusual public rebuke from China comes amid questions about whether the country may take over the UK’s leadership role, relinquished earlier this year

Marvin Rees says research-intensive universities must put professors to work on civic challenges caused by academic expansion

The self-defined ‘race realist’, the first person to publicly accuse Jason Arday of plagiarism, is alleged to have broken Belgium’s anti-discrimination law

University students have joined a massive revolt against the education system in the country, mounting blockades at dozens of institutions 

Employers’ body instructs members to implement final pay offer as further negotiations fail to resolve impasse with unions

Some hail preprint server’s two papers per month policy move for promoting ‘quality over quantity’, but others question cap’s scientific implications

Canberra accused of ‘policy whack-a-mole’ as it details latest rule changes to an industry already in ‘dire straits’

It is unclear whether a previous invitation to 50,000 young Americans resulted in substantial academic exchange, experts say

University leaders say they are drawn to China’s research strength and fast-growing technology sector

‘Ambitious’ treaty also sparks concern about potential for ‘security vetting’ of Fijian research

UK students being told that modules are cancelled and recommended options outside their courses, union reports

MI5 warning underlines need for ‘tougher’ research security measures and more resources to guard against espionage risks, MPs and research managers warn

European Commission report finds 45 per cent fewer researchers moved from the EU to the US in 2025 than in 2023

Worse is predicted in coming years, and hopes of an eventual reversal may be driven by excessive optimism about international enrolments, funding council warns

Applicants to UK and Australian universities generally have a better time dealing with ChatGPT, ‘mystery shopper’ study finds

Jane Harrington describes her institution’s merger with Kent as ‘incredibly hard work’ and warns struggling institutions would need support to do the same

The litmus test will be whether a more stratified system improves graduate employment, observers suggest

With record visa refusals and a metric-driven system, the rise in countries considered high risk was a foregone conclusion

UK ‘missing out’ on talent as fewer disadvantaged students complete STEM doctorates, major study finds

Bucks New University has been suspended from issuing student visas, the ÌÇÐÄVlog Office has announced 

Universities have urgently been told to review their ties with Chinese research institute after spy warning

Leader of Malaysia’s Sunway University says institutions must push back on ‘political’ moves to stop academic collaboration

There can be ‘no science above politics’ when science is ‘under attack’, the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine says a day after it was struck by a Russian drone 

Better to expand global partnerships to tap into huge demand for HE in the developing world, says SOAS University of London leader Adam Habib 

Number of students taking UK courses abroad has surpassed international students studying in the UK for the first time, new figures show

Chinese universities go from strength to strength, but will need to bolster their international outlook if they are to reach the top â€“ and the policy signals are mixed on this front

Asian universities’ resumed upward trajectory takes them past mainland Europe for the first time, as reputational lustre protects US and UK for now