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Fraud experts to probe ‘targeted abuse’ of student loans

Bridget Phillipson flags ‘wide-scale organised exploitation’ as she announces new measures to combat fraud connected to franchised provision

Students struggle to get universities to back sanctuary campuses

Vice-chancellor pay debate overblown, Senate inquiry told

Seven-figure salaries needed to attract top talent, universities argue, but staff apprehend ballooning executive remuneration with ‘disbelief and anger’

US-China joint universities boast record application numbers

American applicants help to drive growing international interest in Chinese partnership institutions

Universities’ spin-out stakes drop sharply after Tracey review

Institutions reduce shares in companies after review highlights holding large amounts of equity can supress growth

Funding cuts could hamper European efforts to attract US diaspora

Governments and institutions launch schemes to attract US talent – but budget and anti-internationalisation policy could get in the way, some fear

Will rocks really melt with the sun before Scotland charges tuition fees?

Alex Salmond’s famous anti-fees pledge remains cast in stone. But with the debacle at Dundee lending credence to the view that Scottish universities are in an even deeper financial hole than their...

The humanities must continue to evolve to best protect their future

If our subjects are to stay alive and relevant, we must engage more strongly with the factors that give them a place in society, says Marion Thain

Visa policies, not ranking, ‘now primary determinant of fees’

Fees rising and scholarships disappearing as visa constraints reduce incentive to keep students’ costs low

Argentine scholars renew strikes as wages dip below poverty line

Institutions still waiting for a budget to be set for financial year amid Javier Milei’s unprecedented austerity drive

Trump plans to move student loans out of education department

Cambridge granted Gaza protest injunction to protect graduations

High Court judgment preventing protesters from disrupting ceremonies sets ‘dangerous precedent’, say human rights groups

Sheffield Hallam staff to strike over delayed pay rise

While institution has now implemented this year’s rise, UCU members want it backdated to August

Master’s degrees outnumber undergraduate awards for first time

International students drive growth in taught postgraduate qualifications at UK universities

Australian scientists demand meeting over Trump grant cuts

Threats to US-funded research and infrastructure could mean ‘profound implications for Australians’, academy warns