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Neil O’Brien: ‘Are we making the best use of HE? I’m not sure’

Shadow skills minister calls for end to post-study work visa and denounces changes to apprenticeship funding as he settles in to new role

Confucius Institute closures flag Canberra ‘double standards’

No word on whether US research partnerships must be registered for possible veto, after American authorities suspend contracts on ideological grounds

London teachers more likely to expect pupils to go to university

Three-quarters of teachers in the capital predict at least half their class will go into higher education, according to new polling

Expertise must trump opinion in what universities teach and platform

The Sussex verdict notwithstanding, we need to ask whose participation free speech enables or denies, says Rishi Trikha

Durham University latest to be threatened with strikes over cuts

Leading institution plans to save £20 million over two years, with 200 professional services staff expected to depart

College logged student placements at defunct workplaces, says OfS

Now-closed private provider also documented education students working in cafes, clothes shops and building firms as part of their course

Monash posts ‘robust’ surplus thanks to investment earnings

‘Hard-fought’ result no reason to ‘lose focus’ in a ‘turbulent and often unpredictable environment’, says Monash v-c

How researchers could get their cancelled NIH grants back

Another Round of Cuts Hit Colleges in March

Plan for more ‘black swan events’ after cap ‘body blow’ – Gertler

Outgoing president of the University of Toronto discusses Canada’s international student restrictions, impact of second Trump term and prospect of more ‘bad surprises’ awaiting his successor

Endless restructures ‘make campuses more inefficient, not less’

Surveyed professional staff blame constant restructuring for escalating administrative burden and deteriorating administrative efficiency

‘Degree flexibility needed’ as half of graduates regret choices

Call to make UK student transfers easier as report finds lack of career options central reason behind post-university remorse

TNE is a strategic imperative – but it can’t be done on the cheap

Meeting the demand for more advanced forms of TNE requires investment, human capital and technological infrastructure, says Vangelis Tsiligiris

Sheffield staff vote for strike action over £23 million cuts

University and College Union says plans to slash jobs and merge departments go ‘too deep, too fast’

Dundee job cuts could hit 700 staff as university shrinks modules

Union urges senior management to rule out compulsory redundancies following cash injection