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Former department store transformed into an institution focused on climate, energy, digitalisation and security

Platform previously accused of sending ‘threatening’ tweets shuttered by Elsevier as it ‘searches for new solutions’

Multiple calls to extend Atec’s remit, as the cost of arts degrees edges past A$54K

Multi-institution model seen as way of reducing risk of transnational education, but few universities publicly willing to commit so far

New president of Canada’s largest university hails renewed sense of purpose as nation takes leading role on world stage

Rapid university expansion and rigid career structures leaving universities struggling to recruit, scholars warn

Policies and procedures at all universities to be investigated following ‘systemic’ issues that led to undergraduate wrongly being told he had failed course

Cost-cutting measures impacting student experience, finds OfS polling, with increased class sizes and reduced access to facilities among issues raised

Reduction in funding by Science and Technology Facilities Council would be ‘most drastic’ cut to curiosity-driven science ‘in a generation’ warn scientific leaders

Venture reflects imperatives to boost offshore efforts and engage more with region

Mandatory edits of research findings a ‘blind spot’ in integrity debate, says scholar who experienced government agency ‘interference’

Scholars criticise lack of progress on restoring repository of 600,000 PhD theses more than two years after it was felled by cyberattack

Calls for more support for people with experience of prison to access higher education as experts warn programmes being hampered by staff shortages

Most low-performing English students will not repay loans, argues campaigner, who says more needs to be done to educate people about system

Further walkouts planned as part of internal row that has seen six weeks of disruption in past year alone

Financially troubled institutions pushed further into the red, with Aberdeen, Robert Gordon and Sheffield Hallam also losing money

Resignation follows series of scandals involving academics at the leading institution

Rule changes seen as way of improving safety while avoiding billions of dollars being wasted on ‘unnecessary compliance costs’

Ucas January data show specialist institutions losing out as higher tariffs continue to grow, with proportion of ‘commuter students’ reaching nearly half

Institutions face mounting pressures as prime minister Sanae Takaichi takes country to the polls in search of direct mandate

Exclusions from government funding pots exacerbating a challenging financial climate for creative institutions, which say talent pipeline for Labour’s priority sector at risk of being jeopardised

Council merely doing preparatory work, institution insists, after politician decries ‘historical revisionism’

Controversial political scientist to represent right-wing party in Gorton and Denton by-election, after leaving university post to become GB News presenter

Sheffield, Lancaster and Surrey confirm they are walking away from proposed three-year deal with world’s largest academic publisher

UK universities’ recruitment from India, China and Nigeria falls after policy changes, with student numbers now well below peak of a few years ago

Regional Australian university joins nine others in establishing South Asian outpost, promising revenue will support New South Wales heartland

New flagship institution intended to rival region’s best faces lengthy delays as highly ambitious plans to create sustainable city in the desert unravel

International partners step up offers of help as editors battle power cuts, brain drain and ongoing uncertainties of conflict to keep research publishing alive

Scholars criticise ‘crude’ exercise as Middle Eastern country tops list of donors after US institutions forced to disclose foreign funds

Plaid Cymru’s education spokesperson discusses plan to reverse decline in student numbers as nationalist party targets victory in upcoming elections

Early enthusiasm for compulsory datasets has given way to ‘more qualified views’ on compliance, finds long-running survey

University to adopt tests used by other leading institutions, spelling end to complex system of internally administered exams

Labour’s push for more research specialisation fits south coast institution’s growing focus on pensioner health, say professors

Native English speakers accused of abusing anonymous feedback to offer ‘biting critiques’ of language rather than scholarship

Analyst predicts end to enrolment uncertainty despite pressure on South Asia, onshore demand and postgraduate programmes

Authors of new book Knowledge Under Siege argue academics are uniquely capable of being a ‘thorn in the side’ of authoritarian regimes

Scholars hail ‘halcyon period’ of engagement after success of events which help researchers meet the public ‘on their terms’

Union wins industrial action ballot over move to freeze pay for those who refuse Teachers’ Pension Scheme switch

University expands presence in Central Asia after growing first capital city site from 95 students to 428

ÌÇÐÄVlog Office won’t commit to continuing support as fresh tranche of applicants gain offers at top universities

Enrolments up as universities find ways to connect with country’s huge diaspora, but deputy minister fears many students and academics who have been out of the country for so long unlikely to ever return

Some institutions respond to â€˜explosive’ demand for MRes courses by expanding programmes, exacerbating concerns about potential government crackdown

Adelaide ‘throwing everything’ at resolving enrolment hitches as students and staff protest

Buyers remain keen on UK higher education despite financial turmoil – but bringing in private equity can create challenges for educators

Separate rules on pay and promotions, opaque evaluations and cultural barriers jar with country’s drive to internationalise universities, say scholars

Complaints over ‘price increases’ and open access models spur UK institutions to walk away from offer from publishing giant, despite nationally negotiated agreement

Sharp increases in outlay in recent years along with changes to the English system put pressure on Wales to ensure student loans ‘remain sustainable’, says report

Institutions reliant on cross-subsidy model need to learn how to adapt to policy changes more quickly, says Universities UK chief

Half of Russell Group universities accept record number of undergraduates, according to end-of-cycle admissions figures

University claims staff are in breach of contract for failing to reorganise lectures lost during recent industrial action

Union leader says Southend campus closure will â€˜take the heart out of the town’

Visa applications from the subcontinent go under the microscope, as Canberra finalises measures to combat onshore poaching

Asian universities achieve new milestones in STEM subjects, but they are rising fastest in humanities and social sciences, reports Patrick Jack

‘Do it properly or don’t bother,’ commission sceptic advises, as others argue for more chiefs

Former University Alliance head returns to UK to lead research universities group after more than a decade in Australia

Fee freezes bring down spend per student, as overall funding for education in England reaches historic lows

UK international education champion Steve Smith defends new strategy from criticism that it ‘lacks substance’

Director of Institute of Development Studies discusses stepping into the role after 25 years, impact of USAID cuts and benefits of Sussex collaboration

Reviewer bias and higher teaching workloads for women may explain why they have to wait much longer for accept or reject decisions, say study authors

Thailand and India each clock up double-figure haul of finalists as prestigious contest enters eighth year