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Rising Universities Superannuation Scheme provisions mean three-quarters of institutions report deficits, with losses totalling £3.6 billion

Institutions should pay heed to pressure from Beijing, but avoid depriving students of study abroad opportunities, scholars say

Suspect’s academic history raises pressure on universities to consider whether a heavy interest in some types of criminal behaviour warrants added screening

Women now have a better chance of getting in than male scholars with similar track records, suggesting attempt to redress historic injustices

Two authors who taught on university’s creative writing course were employed on temporary contracts for 15 years

First casualty of 2023 may not be the last as federal funds that kept many institutions artificially solvent during the pandemic dry up

Major report seeks to establish true emissions for the whole of the UK sector – and suggest route to net zero

Duisburg-Essen has had to rebuild entire IT infrastructure and postpone admissions deadlines, although teaching and exams are able to continue

Rights retention agreement aims to end ‘unhelpful’ model under which universities ‘give IP to publishers and buy access to it in perpetuity’, says Manchester librarian

Open letter calling for political neutrality of public universities has gathered over 1,000 signatures

Government with decade-old birth policy must strengthen support for post-maternity return to work, young academicians say

CAS in danger of losing relevance as university research gains ground, study finds

Court fines Auckland University of Technology over breach of regulator’s order

Ombudsmen need more resources and voluntary investigators need recognition if fabrication is finally to be taken seriously, says sleuth

MPs earn more than £250,000 from roles in sector, while all-party parliamentary groups get in excess of £500,000

Paper calls for mandatory consent training and improved complaints processes

Lacklustre employment for doctorate holders betrays ‘disconnect’ between academia and private sector employers, scholars say

Kennedy School dean Elmendorf, under sustained protest, apologises and invites celebrated Human Rights Watch leader

Prodded by DeSantis, heads of all 28 campuses promise to hinder attempts to explain racial inequities to students

One in three degrees were firsts last year, but this is still above pre-pandemic levels

Politicians fight Chinese social media platform over security concerns seen as flawed and even risky, but with possible upside for student mental health

Rise runs at more than three times the rate of uplift in England

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media

Former political advisers say frequently used figures to advocate for research funding do not sway government thinking

The expert in outbreak medicine discusses overcoming early academic challenges, the UK government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and how a chance meeting over bagpipes changed his life

Funders should review how interviews, eligibility criteria and internal selection policies work against marginalised groups, says study co-funded by Wellcome and Oxford

Increase in tensions in Middle East led to highest ever number of incidents recorded by the Community Security Trust

Highly regarded institution cuts back due to falling student numbers, high dropout rates and rising energy costs

Former Bank of England deputy governor will replace long-serving president Lee Bollinger

After Lord Wei calls for sector funding to be tied to test of students’ political views, critics say ‘parts of Tory party have gone stark raving mad’

Gay rights champion Robert Wintemute says McGill University’s response to the forced cancellation of his seminar is disappointing

Extraordinary growth in income caused by higher enrolments and post-Brexit fee uplifts bolsters finances of Russell Group institutions

With public rivals putting a ceiling on tuition fees, the demands of debt servicing and digitisation mean private schools must keep growing to avoid mergers or bankruptcy

Policy requiring dons to depart at 67 ‘has not opened up opportunities for younger people’, say professors

Meeting between unions and employers ends with no new proposed wage increase presented

Former universities minister warns that UK’s political consensus over benefits provided by students from overseas is â€˜weakening’

Hesa data also reveal proportion of black professors remains at ‘appallingly low’ levels

Discovery of classified Biden papers inside university’s Washington office threatens to reverse reputational high from its seemingly prescient political cultivation

Union may have united membership again but 18 days of strikes could lead to support ‘withering away’, commentators suggest

Some editors publish most of their papers in their own titles, study finds

Deans warn of ‘wasted opportunity’ as Westminster government rules restrict intakes to international students only

Lack of consensus over how to define economic worth of programmes to student and taxpayer hampers education department’s efforts

Concerns over regulator’s independence and sweeping new powers necessitates parliamentary investigation, letter to Robin Walker states

Average leader’s remuneration stood at £308,000 last year, according to analysis of 118 university accounts

Ministers accused of adding bureaucracy then ‘putting the costs on universities’ with planned rise while cutting student support in real terms

Flexibility of guidelines for universities wanting to open outposts praised, but concerns raised over academic freedom

But having a fellow academic as a partner helps, major study finds

Survey portrays field as especially dangerous case of obsession with journal metrics, although chief accreditor promises aggressive bid on societal awareness

As deadline for submissions approaches, OfS outlines how revamped exercise will benefit sector

Trump administration found by congressional watchdog to have largely abandoned investigative office, while Biden team pressed to fix things quicker

As academia pushes to raise grades and completions among disadvantaged students, San Francisco professor shows value of Bandura, von Bertalanffy and kaizen

Academics warn of ‘collapse’ of higher education system after Taliban forces 70,000 female students out of private universities

Four Fields Medal winners and former European Research Council president among advisory board for independent research institute

Scientific publisher hopes new credit scheme will reward and incentivise peer review

UCU committee backs escalating action in February and March after rejecting employers’ initial pay rise offer

Admissions service also making changes to teacher references, and plans to release details of grade profiles that were accepted onto courses

Incidents including a student leader using the words ‘the final solution’ left Jewish students feeling like ‘pariahs’ within the UK student body

London’s revered ‘night university’ enters bicentenary year mired in financial crisis

Union’s higher education committee meets to finalise next steps in campaign after messy debate

Data lay bare how Russell Group institutions have hit the brakes after years of expansion, as post-92s make up ground