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Australian funding proposals elicit praise and protest

Reforms to expand places and improve inclusivity will be hampered by ‘bureaucratic control’ and postgraduate ‘blind spot’, critics warn

New UK science policy thinktank aims to ‘restore joy’ to research

Neuroscientist-turned-policy-wonk Laura Ryan says the voice of researchers is often lost in debates over how AI-led ways of working can drive innovation

Universities should teach students how to live, not just how to get a job

The popularity of an undergraduate course in Hong Kong reveals an enduring hunger to examine what makes life worth living, says McQueen Sum

Oxford academic reschedules lectures cancelled after protests

Law professor will deliver talk on gender identity and sex next term after disruption forced abandonment of previous event

New Horizon Europe rules could ‘weaken collaboration with UK’

Russell Group and German U15 urge EU leaders to ensure the next research framework is open to all ‘trusted partners’

‘Step up’ to secure SDG agenda’s future, universities told

Universities’ must take a ‘prominent’ role in the evolution of the Sustainable Development Goals, says facilitator who helped launch them

Graduates out-earn peers with same GCSEs but no degree

Newly revised outcomes data show men who studied philosophy and history earned less than non-graduates with similar GCSE grades

Can price-first admissions improve college access?

University graduates £100K better off than peers without degrees

New IFS research suggests going to university is still financially worthwhile for most – but a quarter see negative return

Minimum entry consultation to be held in the autumn, DfE confirms

Ministers moot new rules for student finance as government continues crackdown on ‘low-quality’ courses

Nursing council investigates quality concerns at Anglia Ruskin

University’s healthcare programmes investigated for a second time in three years by regulator

Female academics ‘increasingly delay motherhood’ until age 35

‘Pronounced penalties’ for those early-career staff with children may explain why PhDs postpone becoming a parent, finds study

Development studies can survive the drying-up of foreign aid – if it adapts

Students must be taught a more community-based form of development, less dependent on the goodwill of donors, says Noam Schimmel

Is Skills England improving skills in England?

Labour’s post-16 agency is often tasked by ministers with detailed analysis. But nearly two years on from the fanfare around its announcement, universities remain unclear why they should engage with...

News Talks podcast: How is global HE responding to the SDGs?

What do the 2026 Sustainability Impact Ratings tell us about the countries and regions whose universities are prioritising work towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals?