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Students and alumni fight to save campus dating back to 1822, which was a standalone college of the University of Wales until 2010

Any new home undergraduate enrolling on a course at University College Birmingham will be eligible for the allowance

Crossbench party wants debt reduction legislated straight away, while opposition dismisses measure as an elitist ‘election bribe’

New enrolments down 5 per cent after three years of post-pandemic rebound, says Open Doors survey

Visa processing chaos set to continue amid opposition parties’ rejection of proposal to limit international student numbers

Ministers may have ‘little appetite’ to revisit contentious legislation, but is just letting it lie a viable option?

With vaccine sceptics taking top White House posts, there are concerns that attacks on scientists who counter misinformation may become more extreme

Promote teamwork to improve gender equity, Australian analysis suggests

Institutions start putting recruitment on hold amid uncertainty about whether new limits will come into force in January

Researchers identify emergence of ‘China English’ as legitimate version of language

Staff fear cost-cutting motivations behind university’s drive for more secure employment

Republican’s first term suggests that anti-immigration rhetoric will undermine universities’ offshore recruitment efforts

Lower than anticipated student recruitment worsening financial situation for more institutions, according to OfS analysis

Private colleges set to be hit with punitive limits on overseas recruitment, despite being among the top performers in government-commissioned surveys

Lack of expertise may make it impossible for universities to meet minimum standards set by research funders

Minor branded ‘liberal indoctrination’ by Republican representative among 52 programmes being cut, with low enrolment blamed

ÌÇÐÄVlog Office statistics reveal just 1,300 dependants submitted visa applications in October – the lowest monthly total since at least January 2022

Outpost due to open next year will focus on both research and teaching, after ‘quick’ but ‘robust’ approval process

Tutorial system monopolised by ‘domineering’ male students and focus on final-year examinations seen as disadvantaging women

Outpost to build on London university’s existing partnerships in West Africa

Chainsaw-wielding leader has shown some signs of pragmatism since historic election win but plight of the country’s highly regarded universities remains dire

Fossil fuel producer cracks down on dissenters as it hosts gathering of world leaders

Academics emphasise importance of transparency and human vetting of journal submissions

Ensure that your exit causes minimal inconvenience, regulator tells private colleges

Burgeoning compliance requirements ‘squeezing out’ other governance priorities, Australian conference hears

Global survey finds that 41 per cent of institutions reported fewer international postgraduate students in this year’s intake compared to 2023

New doctoral training schemes will simplify and harmonise the support offered to funded PhD students, says UK Research and Innovation

Graduates from privileged backgrounds almost six times more likely to work in creative industries than poorer people with only GCSEs

New LSE vice-chancellor discusses ‘Wild West’ US, dealing with campus protests and the personal turmoil that led him to make the switch to London

Dame Karen Holford tells MPs that financial stress caused by visa restrictions are hurting R&D ecosystem while Aria bosses outline their strategy to Lords

London Higher chief executive moves into new role focused on translating interdisciplinary research into public policy solutions

Francesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, has been giving a series of London lectures on ‘genocide in Gaza’ and international law

Faltering UK recruitment is being capitalised on by business schools in the continent 

Universities’ instinct to ‘de-risk everything’ makes things worse for everybody, says academic émigré

Chinese multinational makes inroads in Europe as technology giants compete to get their tools on university curricula

Framework for UK health funders will require applicants to explain how they will consider and distinguish sex and gender in their work

John Cater, who is set to retire after 31 years at the helm of Edge Hill University, warns that sector finances have never been more challenging

Wartime austerity could slash research output and disproportionately hit disadvantaged students, sector leaders warn

Investments from Trinity College Cambridge and university will support about 300 PhDs over a decade

Academics warn that a Trump ‘administration of retribution’ could affect many aspects of higher education, including loan forgiveness, diversity efforts and student protests

Collegium Humanum allegedly issued more than 1,000 fast-track MBA degrees in exchange for ‘financial and personal benefits’

Top universities project evolving to focus on interdisciplinary work and longer-term measures of success as 10-year anniversary nears

‘Conflating knowledge systems with underlying disciplinary teaching’ is part of a ‘slippery slope’ for the academy

New STEM proposal meets state’s needs and government’s demands, vice-chancellor says, but opponents say all relocation plans should be scrapped

Kemi Badenoch appears light on policy but keen to land punches – with higher education potentially again in the firing line

Pressure to publish seen as pushing up frequency of common errors including ‘reserach’, ‘pubic health’ and ‘casual inference’

Student aid form delays seen as deterring some students from enrolling this autumn, but modifications still seen as making things simpler for future applicants

Returning Republican president likely to stop short of plan to abolish agency entirely, and instead use it to push policy priorities, say experts

Academic freedom statute ‘widely misunderstood’, says New Zealand barrister

But simplicity is hard to produce in a complex world, Australian forum hears

University staff like their workplaces more than people in other sectors but spend less time being there, surveys find

Latest redundancy round militates against the government’s growth aspirations, observers warn

Science Tokyo head says joining forces is an ‘effective strategy’ for institutions facing funding and demographic shortfalls

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

Economic benefit to universities and wider society still seen positively by most but negative views gaining traction, UK poll finds

October deadline Ucas data shows drop in university applications from UK 18-year-olds, and declining interest in medicine courses, but rising interest from China and US

A winner of this year’s Ig Nobels describes how he debunked claims about extreme ageing, his alternative career path as a surfer, and why the thermal tolerance of plants keeps him up at night

University to investigate claims that investigation into abuse in halls of residence was doctored by senior leaders, amid mounting political pressure

More attacks on academic freedom, heightened privatisation and possible elimination of Department of Education on agenda following Republican victory

Universities in the Valencia region mourn after last week’s floods as heavy rains move north to Catalonia