Von der Leyen and Macron’s words on science must be followed by action
Europe needs effective responses to attacks on science in the US and elsewhere, says Jan Palmowski
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Will UK department mergers boost interdisciplinarity – or just cut costs?
The amalgamation of disparate disciplines into larger administrative units is prompting fears about academic identity, voice and workload – not to mention student experience. Juliette Rowsell reports
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Universities have ‘more power to resist politics than they think’
Institutions forget their importance to countries when they let themselves get embroiled in political debates, summit hears
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Target evolution, not radical transformation, universities told
Fundamental values that form higher education at stake, warns president of the European University Association
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Aberdeen cuts jobs as it targets ‘more efficient’ course offering
Scottish university looks to save further £5.5 million to bring down its deficit, a year after languages cuts
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Almost half of employers think graduates ‘lack resilience’
Survey highlights concerns that university leavers are less prepared for work than previous generations
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Reduce high visa costs or miss out on US talent, say UK peers
Lords committee urges government to make it cheaper for foreign researchers to work in UK following science funding cuts in US
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Universities unfazed by eLife’s loss of journal impact factor
Leading research institutions endorse experimental non-profit journal as it loses its impact factor
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Clarity needed on overseas students, universities tell Canberra
Newly re-elected government urged to treat students with more compassion, with high visa costs ‘putting off a generation’
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‘Nothing off the table’ for student visas after election shock
Restrictions to incoming international students and graduate route thought to be more likely following losses by Labour in local elections
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UK immigration policy must handle international students with care
Amid talk of an asylum crackdown, any policy changes must avoid harming overseas graduates’ post-study work opportunities, says James Pitman
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ÌÇÐÄVlog Latin America Universities Summit 2025 to take place in Belo Horizonte
THE summit in Brazil to explore institutional excellence and sustainability
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First US university branch campus set to open in India’s Mumbai
Chicago-based Illinois Institute of Technology receives approval from Indian regulators
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Disruptions to force universities into ‘rapid transformations’
Dwindling sector finances and geopolitical challenges mean higher education will look very different in five years’ time, summit hears