Public鈥檚 anti-immigrant feeling has 鈥1930s echoes鈥 International House Association president says sector is speaking too much to itself when advocating for overseas students By Georgia Luckhurst 20 September
Work placements for all plan 鈥榬isks widening student divisions鈥 If the logistics of mass placements require students to organise their own, those without their own networks will suffer, advocates warn By Juliette Rowsell 20 September
Will universities flock to Hong Kong鈥檚 new metropolis? Plans for three new university towns and a 30 per cent increase in PhD scholarships have been well received by the sector By Rosalind Skillen 19 September
Russell Group backs higher fees as 拢3,000 loss per student revealed Chief executive Libby Hackett says top universities should charge more as scale of teaching deficit is revealed By Jack Grove 18 September
Canada seeks to join Erasmus+ as EU ties deepen Prime minister Mark Carney calls for closer ties between Canada and Europe in both research and education By Seher Asaf 18 September
UK has 鈥榸ero chance鈥 of meeting international earnings target Government releases action plan to help sector earn 拢40 billion but critics say policy settings are making it impossible By Georgia Luckhurst 18 September
鈥楬and of government鈥 hamstringing universities: Leeser Australia鈥檚 shadow education minister bemoans loss of competition in sector, while committing to suite of policies well before next election By John Ross 18 September
鈥楧ifficult political choices鈥 ahead as Welsh HE review begins Education minister Cefin Campbell admits review will not remove the need for tough decisions on how to support both students and universities By Jack Grove 18 September
Order for Afghan medical students to leave Pakistan 鈥榙estroys hope鈥 Pakistan orders Afghan medical and dental students to return home as war between the countries rages on By Rosalind Skillen 18 September
鈥楪ood times are over鈥 even as Swedish election spells continuity Left-leaning parties will form next government but university funding concerns remain By Seher Asaf 18 September
Researchers submitting AI-assisted papers they 鈥榙on鈥檛 understand鈥 Computer sciences journal editor is developing an AI system that will question authors about their understanding of their submissions By Frances Jones 17 September
Royal Society urged to declare AI 鈥榚mergency鈥 Mathematicians express 鈥榚xtreme concern鈥 over the pace of development, following existential risk warnings By Frances Jones 17 September
Australian university funding bill beaten by the bell Legislation鈥檚 passage likely when parliament resumes in October By John Ross 17 September
Decline in overseas students could 鈥榯hreaten UK sector by 2030鈥 Machine-learning model predicts that applications from Hong Kong, China and EU will continue to fall over coming years By Georgia Luckhurst 17 September
Dependants ban 鈥榚rases Australia鈥檚 international education edge鈥 Visa rights canned for dependants of most students and temporary graduates, with transfers to inferior courses also banned By John Ross 17 September
Staff at prestigious medical journal set to strike over pay For the first time in The Lancet鈥檚 200-year history, union members plan to strike over 鈥渦nacceptable鈥 pay offer By Frances Jones 17 September
Monash鈥檚 Italian outpost is beyond Australia鈥檚 European horizon The first stand-alone Australian university base in Europe has flourished since opening 25 years ago today By John Ross 17 September
Enrolments on humanities degrees teeter on the edge History and social sciences tick upwards but languages and creative arts continue to fall, while vocational subjects rise By Georgia Luckhurst 17 September
Can AI patients improve medical training? One Hong Kong university has rolled out a Cantonese-trained, AI-driven virtual elderly client for teaching social workers By Rosalind Skillen 16 September
UK universities may have to ditch degrees, ex-Ucas boss warns Mary Curnock Cook tells sector to reflect on how digital provision has transformed journalism amid a 鈥榥ightmare scenario鈥 facing higher education By Georgia Luckhurst 16 September
Academia must 鈥榚ngage with鈥 anti-woke research critics Experts urge universities to better 鈥榙emonstrate the value of public research鈥, as critics such as Charlotte Gill 鈥榬age bait鈥 sector on X By Frances Jones 16 September
Australian university funding bill set to pass Senate Passage of legislation appears assured after Greens 鈥榮ecured鈥 government鈥檚 agreement to a dozen amendments By John Ross 16 September
Only scant relief in Australia鈥檚 R&D tax break plans, groups say Lobbyists say constraints on the R&D Tax Incentive outweigh the benefits, despite unexpectedly favourable treatment of biomedical research By John Ross 16 September
Ministers won鈥檛 bow to Plan 2 loan reform pressure, experts say Martin Lewis hopes autumn budget will address controversial threshold freeze, as MPs try to force total system review By Georgia Luckhurst 16 September
Response to sexual harassment should be trauma-focused, says OIA Minimise the need for students to give their account of events multiple times, universities told by ombudsman By Juliette Rowsell 15 September
Brighton looks to redraw trade union agreements and close campus UCU and Unison warn changes to trade union agreements could lead to unions being derecognised By Juliette Rowsell 15 September
Trump鈥檚 four-year student visa cap blocked in courts The judge鈥檚 ruling could be overturned in the higher courts, but international education experts are encouraged by the last-minute stay By Rosalind Skillen 15 September
鈥楧irect repression鈥 of academics on the rise, report finds Universities must promote 鈥榖road public understanding鈥 that university autonomy is essential, Scholars at Risk鈥檚 annual report says By Georgia Luckhurst 15 September
鈥楩ewer, larger grants鈥 could harm Burnham鈥檚 regional agenda Changes to grant system suggested by Chris McDonald could 鈥榤istakenly鈥 further concentrate funding in the golden triangle, academics warn By Frances Jones 15 September
Latin America must address 鈥榰neven鈥 AI adoption across region Finding significant gaps between approaches at private and public universities, Unesco calls for more investment and stronger governance By Georgia Luckhurst 14 September
鈥楽even Up鈥 scientist鈥檚 commitment to teaching was 鈥榰nbelievable鈥 Producer of long-running ITV documentary series recalls how Nick Hitchon remained committed to teaching on his deathbed By Jack Grove 14 September
Innovation Act misses 鈥榰nique鈥 university commercialisation role Regulation overlooks barriers such as mobility between universities and companies stalling research鈥檚 move to market, EUA says By Seher Asaf 14 September
Grand challenges 鈥榬equire social science response鈥 Sustainability issues too often framed as technical challenges, researchers say By John Ross 14 September