Most universities still use online exams despite cheating fears
Seven in 10 institutions allow students to take remote tests unsupervised, casting doubt on ‘validity’ of degrees, study finds
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Six of Queensland’s seven universities rebound to post surpluses
Apparent recovery owes much to bump in government funding, and may prove short-lived as international earnings tumble
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Ireland bucks post-Brexit trend as more students head to UK
Country becomes UK’s biggest provider of EU students, thanks to rising interest in studying north of the border
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Is the sun setting on blue-sky EU research funding?
Discussions about the shape of the next framework programme, due to begin in 2028, are already under way. But the European Commission’s deafening silence is stoking fears that it wants to refocus...
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Australia should avoid being drawn into the US culture war over EDI
The country tends to shun the extremes and our access policies have generally helped harness talent and to build a cohesive society, says Merlin Crossley
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Nobelists back call for UK to recruit US scientists fleeing Trump
UK research funders and philanthropists must step up efforts to incentivise disaffected academics to cross Atlantic, says Venki Ramakrishnan
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Number of Indian students abroad plummets after policy ‘turmoil’
All four major English-speaking study destinations hit as students increasingly look for other options, according to new government figures
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Skills England faces ‘uphill struggle’ to be heard, says Hepi
Warnings lack of independence could stifle new government body as it attempts to unite sector to tackle skills gaps
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Joint security centre launched to combat university cyberattacks
‘Problematic’ lack of skills and knowledge over online security prompts move to create shared service
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The Fulbright freeze is immoral and self-destructive
The program has always followed US foreign policy. Leaving people in the lurch is an incomprehensible new frontier, say Marisa Lally and Gerardo Blanco
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Trade war squeezes science out of Canadian election campaign
While newcomer and frontrunner Mark Carney might be expected to back innovation funding, academics do not expect a loosening of student migration rules any time soon
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PhD students who complain about supervisors ‘never hear outcome’
‘A poor communicator who ghosts me’: disaffected research students and supervisors have similar grievances about each other, survey reveals
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Bournemouth University ‘devastated’ as 200 jobs put at risk
South coast institution latest to cut back on staff costs ahead of coming national insurance rise