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Stagnating government funding means tuition fee rises may be inevitable, says Japanese university leader

Risk of ‘lasting damage’ to academic reputation in latest round of job losses

Institutions mustn’t let diversity efforts go backwards as funding crisis grows, vice-chancellor says

European universities urged to review dependence on Amazon, Google and Microsoft as Trump policies expose vulnerabilities

Alarm that immigration targets may trump universities’ pleas as government mulls new policies

Irish institutions hope new employment grade could help retain staff and drive research

Resistance strategies emerge as White House attempts to make elite universities fall in line

University and College Union disputes institution’s claim to have significantly reduced job cuts figure

Staff blame recent bout of recruitment as USQ prepares to cut more than one in 10 workers

Tariffs and further economic barriers only likely to drive spend on science and technology higher, analysts predict, amid hopes innovation can kickstart recovery

Activists say action is ‘keeping vice-chancellors at the negotiating table’ but experts believe reversing overall direction of travel is unlikely

Withholding hundreds of thousands of Australian dollars seen as a way of enabling ‘clawback’ of future losses resulting from ‘unobserved risky behaviour or malpractice’

Pilot and engineer training provider suddenly enters administration after operating for 90 years, with most courses ending immediately

Vice-chancellor reveals changes to restructuring plan after criticism, including pausing the closure of courses seen as vital for servicing NHS

University blames steep drops in international enrolments as it finally publishes its delayed figures, but accounts of four institutions still outstanding

English regulator promises to take more active role in protecting students during industrial action, as wave of fresh strikes hits the sector

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Universities in UK and Ireland encouraged to submit entries across 20 categories, including new one exclusively for specialist institutions

Overly cautious institutions pushing ‘bullshit jobs’ on their staff ‘destroying academia from within’, says neuroscientist

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Bill requires universities to promise not to ‘take positions’ on non-core issues or ban invited speakers because of what they might say

University forging ahead with overseas expansion plans as financial challenges build at home

University handed record fine over free speech breaches claims ruling gives ‘free rein’ to racists and sexists

Australian university set to become first foreign institution with base in Middle Eastern country, but its staff think it should focus closer to home

Data indicates more scholars turning to alternative social media site to post about their work after Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover

Efforts to rationalise complex web of English local authorities – and hand them more powers – seen as a way of creating potentially strong partners for institutions looking to innovate locally

New boss rules out further forced redundancies as cash-strapped university aims to break even next year

UK sector faces ‘critical moment’, says institution’s vice-chancellor as she announces plans to ‘resize’ the university

Former banker who chaired last funding review says recommendation that fees be frozen ‘taken too far’

Letter demands regulator action over ‘egregious’ governance failures, but ACU says claims disproved by ‘basic Google search’

Institutions scramble to quell ‘panic’ caused by visa revocations, while seeking to avoid incurring wrath of regime intent on cutting funding

‘Lingering doubts’ over future of higher-level opportunities adds to anxiety for institutions that have become more financially reliant on levy money

Alan Langlands to chair taskforce set up to look at teaching and research offer of stricken institution

OfS’ free speech director tells institutions to ensure they are meeting ‘regulatory obligations’ after Sussex fine

Renewed push for country to join Horizon Europe, as foreign minister urges universities to ‘diversify’

Third straight year that number of first-class degrees awarded falls, although some UK universities continue to buck the trend

‘Academic inbreeding’ results in lower research productivity but greater growth in student numbers, Italian study finds

Rapid pace of change makes keeping course content up to date a real challenge, according to technology expert

Cost of living concerns and difficulties finding graduate jobs drive students to join widespread protests 

Concerns that UK’s £2 billion annual quality-related funding stream could be cut allayed by Research England’s budget increase

Reviving caps could ‘backfire’ if Treasury given more control over what courses universities run, says former universities minister

As higher education institutions shed thousands of jobs, we track developments and bring together latest analysis with resources for affected staff and students

Total of £8.8 billion given to UK’s main research funder a real-terms cut but likely to be viewed favourably amid Whitehall spending reductions

Recently published jobs data shows difficulties of securing Oxbridge role, plus characteristics of those most likely to be successful

OfS finding that university failed to uphold its free speech duties prompts others into reviewing policies that some believe were ‘copied and pasted’

Key parliamentary ally seeks explanation over apparent discrepancies in reporting of consultancy spend

Latest figures reveal damage to student numbers from dependants ban, with one university seeing enrolments fall by almost 80 per cent

Universities let students down if they fail to prepare them for the future workplace, LSE conference hears

‘Financial resilience’ strategies needed as survey finds vast majority of institutions expecting staff and capital expenditure to increase in next five years

New consortium will seek to ‘supercharge’ efforts to address lack of black researchers in UK academia

Institutions ‘not always aware of the scale of the challenges involved’, regulator warns, as financial crisis exacerbates likelihood of bankruptcies

Sending students abroad has become a priority for policymakers, but can they convince Japan’s youth? 

‘Transactional’ approach to funding reform unlikely to lead to ‘radical’ changes, according to Universities UK president

No word on whether US research partnerships must be registered for possible veto, after American authorities suspend contracts on ideological grounds

Three-quarters of teachers in the capital predict at least half their class will go into higher education, according to new polling

Shadow skills minister calls for end to post-study work visa and denounces changes to apprenticeship funding as he settles in to new role

Leading institution plans to save £20 million over two years, with 200 professional services staff expected to depart

Now-closed private provider also documented education students working in cafes, clothes shops and building firms as part of their course

‘Hard-fought’ result no reason to ‘lose focus’ in a ‘turbulent and often unpredictable environment’, says Monash v-c

Outgoing president of the University of Toronto discusses Canada’s international student restrictions, impact of second Trump term and prospect of more ‘bad surprises’ awaiting his successor