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Some universities reduce staff teams by more than a fifth after year of cutbacks and job losses, new data show

No need to study Down Under because you can do the same courses at home, would-be students told

More focused approach to research funding difficult to achieve without richer, more integrated data, argue impact specialists

Country to vote whether to restrict immigration if numbers continue to grow, potentially affecting international students and researchers

Major survey finds overall satisfaction levels rising despite pressures but concerns around financial difficulties, research culture and feedback remain

Conservatoire accepts academic’s beliefs protected after he faced student boycotts owing to email questioning structural racism

Universities expanding abroad may be being over-optimistic, debate hears, as government pushes higher education exports

UCL settlement opens door to more â€˜risk-averse’ institutions having to pay up over disrupted pandemic-era teaching, say lawyers

Time for academics to get out of their comfort zone, according to scholars who advocate using ‘timeless toy’ in the classroom

Lee Bollinger, who led under-fire institution for two decades, says universities need protections as the unofficial ‘fifth branch’ of the US constitutional system

Investing in sector by focusing on new technologies can combat brain drain and help institutions escape from their reliance on the West, say experts

Researcher finds no preference for sending sons over daughters to Western universities, but argues gender still shapes decisions in more subtle ways

Former home secretary puts universities ‘on notice’ after being appointed to Nigel Farage’s ‘shadow cabinet’

Findings outline need for systemic whole-of-sector reforms, commissioner says

Taith being wound down as UK prepares to rejoin Erasmus but academics say nation has benefitted hugely from having own programme

Incoming government could take sector in different direction, scholars say, depending on which party handed power over key ministry

Complex governance arrangements and lack of regulation of emeritus titles putting female colleagues at risk, says UCU report

Further proof of rapid growth in research master’s courses emerges, with programmes with ‘low academic requirements’ and ‘no English tests’ advertised online

‘Unique’ university-company partnership would produce GPs geared for country practice without eroding other schools’ placements, backers say

Pre-action letters sent to 36 more universities over lost teaching during pandemic as long-running ‘test case’ resolved

Calls for regulator to act on subject review findings and better align education provision with nation’s needs, as six of its eight universities face deficits

Risk of fraud ‘not evenly distributed’, with those pushing fake certificates and embellished grades finding new ways to mask wrongdoing

Scottish higher education minister commits to taking group’s recommendations seriously as work gets under way on new sustainability framework

Authors must put aside personal pride and seek retractions when their literature proves unreliable, says sleuth

New book released as UCL celebrates 200th anniversary recounts changing student culture over past two centuries, questioning idea of a ‘golden age’ of higher education

Government mandates restricting which disciplines universities can offer jeopardises internationally recognised courses, says worst-affected institution

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Failure to use biological sex as ‘basic variable’ will make research ‘weaker and less reliable’, says City St George’s head Anthony Finkelstein

Proposed set-up will not delay Job-ready Graduates overhaul, stand-in boss tells Senate hearing

Researchers brace for renewed funding uncertainty as security checks prove ‘more time-consuming than imagined’

Raft of new policies in wake of terrorist tragedy leaves institutions struggling to balance obligations to well-being and free expression

Scholars still inside the country describe administrative purges, censorship, exclusion and fear as merit-based systems collapse under Taliban ideological controls

More credibility checks and visa refusals creating problems for UK universities and students as tighter compliance regulations about to come in to force

Scientist behind Trump Action Tracker uses skills in data collection to look for patterns in president’s seemingly scattergun approach

Admissions service considers reducing number of institutions to which students can apply, or doing away with ‘insurance’ choice, but wants more digital, post-results process first

Decision comes as country looks to expand overseas admissions in bid to counter declining domestic enrolments

Drop in outbound numbers coincides with tightening restrictions in popular destination countries, and efforts to boost country’s own HE system

Increased scrutiny of higher education and disillusionment over graduate benefits mean universities must consider new ways of judging student outcomes, event hears

January visa applications hit lowest level in four years, prompting further concern about university finances

High-pressure environments the norm, as staff shoulder pressure of constant restructures and productivity overdrives

New measures only offer temporary relief as state resources fail to keep pace with rising student numbers and increased costs, say leaders

Joint statement declares support for ‘new form of stewardship’ as legislation faces rocky ride through Senate

Rapid growth in number of students studying AI courses reflects its cultural prominence but experts warn content could lack rigour and quickly become outdated

Staff at management school say they feel forced to publish in ‘narrow’ subset of elite journals to boost REF standing, restricting types of research they can pursue

Meanjin set for homecoming as QUT assumes custody of ‘cultural icon’, five months after it was deemed â€˜no longer viable’

Academics counting cost of Donald Trump’s threats to take over the territory say ‘the damage is done’ and impact on research will linger for years 

Sharp rise in grievances may reflect financial pressures on universities and ‘heightened expectations’ of procedural fairness, says ombudsman

London institutions urged to work together as they double down on widening participation efforts that help serve pipeline for â€˜frontier’ jobs

Lincoln Bishop forms ‘strategic alliance’ with mega education group after finding its level of cash was not enough to cover low points during the year

Union leader denies all allegations of wrongdoing at watchdog hearing, as former campaign rivals look to overturn election result

Only 9.6 per cent of applicants awarded coveted Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions fellowships, with many postdoctoral researchers saying the programme has become too competitive

Right-wing party leaders criticise students and suggest public funding should be revoked after Welsh university society snubs members

Legislation to create Australia’s tertiary education steward has passed the lower house of federal parliament ahead of a looming Senate showdown

Institutional blind spots around part-time Australian students seen as making life unnecessarily difficult ‘for people on the breadline’

In election year, Scotland’s higher education minister says fees policy non-negotiable, as newly formed review group looks for new models to heal nation’s ailing sector

Highly restrictive policies introduced after launch of ChatGPT being eased in favour of more nuanced responses, finds study of thousands of course materials

Sociologist accuses LSE of lack of support after tight thesis deadlines contributed to him overstaying his visa, potentially jeopardising future in UK

UUK announces new business engagement initiative as data suggests most young people see apprenticeships as viable alternative to higher education

Staff at Strathclyde and Durham vote to walk out in disputes over job losses and workloads, while Northumbria to be hit with disruption in row over pensions

Quarter of UK universities changing vice-chancellors after several retire and some forced out, with experts predicting continuing challenges mean churn at the top will only continue