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More PhD students could ‘compensate’ for population decline

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

UK staff and course cuts ‘putting off prospective students’

Impact of cost-saving measures the first question being raised at open days, report academics at under-fire institutions

Dog days ‘better than counselling’ for relieving student stress

Thai study adds to growing body of literature supporting pet therapy for students with mental health conditions

Student loan debts ‘now a plus’ for Australian mortgage borrowers

Debt forgiveness could reduce graduates’ borrowing capacity, as home ownership becomes defining issue of upcoming election

Without self-criticism, there can be no progressive thought in the academy

Scholars who teach the rest of us to read Locke and Mill ‘against the grain’ decline to do the same in the case of their own heroes, says Eric Heinze

Derby cuts hit ‘half of top researchers’ as Keele votes to strike

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

Harvard’s grants frozen after it resists Trump’s demands

Is admissions Trump’s next higher education target?

Universities urge stability with UK graduate visa at risk

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

Ethnic diversity of UK academics still lags behind student body

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

Reconsider reliance on US tech companies, universities warned

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

Are Australian universities failed by too-short election cycles?

In recent years, politicians have flip-flopped in their attitudes and policies towards higher education, amid controversy over ‘woke’ agendas and the social effects of immigration. Ahead of next...

Building connections with AI industry is vital to keeping degrees relevant

Universities must also be flexible enough to facilitate continuous course adaptation as technology advances, say Caroline and Lee Clewley

Technological universities ‘losing talent’ without professorships

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

Boycotts and lawsuits could help US universities ‘fight’ Trump

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