Japan moves cautiously on overseas branch campuses
Offshore outposts could help cultivate talent for an economic giant in demographic decline
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Renters’ bill ‘could add to English student housing shortages’
Abolition of fixed-term tenancies could make students less attractive tenants
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Student midwives ‘forced out’ of training by financial pressures
Some student midwives are working a 70-hour week as they balance demanding courses alongside part-time work
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English universities must publicise the fact that student loans are really a tax
Doing so would do a service not only to Muslim would-be students worried about usury but to everyone concerned about debt, says Steve Connolly
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Police reassure arriving students after UK anti-immigration riots
Chief constable says officers have been liaising with security staff ‘to ensure that vulnerable premises are safeguarded’
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Is collaboration with Russia really declining? Our analysis suggests not
Recent figures suggesting growing Russian isolation doesn’t tell the full story, say Lin Zhang, Zhe Cao, Gunnar Sivertsen and Dmitrii KochetkovÂ
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New Zealand university finances ‘worse than they look’
Paper gains masked last year’s losses but harder times lie ahead, watchdog warns
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How to make universities more inclusive for black academics
Support networks, mentoring and inter-institutional collaboration could make a big contribution to improving representation, says Mercy Denedo
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Increase Aria budget to £1 billion, says Obama science adviser
Former White House science chief Tom Kalil argues higher budget would help ‘non-consensus’ research projects achieve ‘critical mass’
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Student visa delays ‘could worsen’ as asylum applications rise
College closures and job losses ‘inevitable’ as enrolment caps loom and visa waits lengthen
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How Premier League relegations hurt local university admissions
Undergraduate enrolment found to dip noticeably at institutions associated with teams dropping out of English football’s top tier
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PhD completion rates ‘as low as 5 per cent’ in Africa
Lack of funding hampering efforts to develop research workforce, study says
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Australia’s international caps will hurt Indigenous students most of all
Limiting overseas enrolments will reduce diversity and hit capacity to fund programmes that enhance Indigenous higher education, says Barry Judd
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Caps, curbs and crises
Planned recruitment caps in Australia reflect a global shift in attitudes to internationalisation, exacerbating the woes of universities on multiple fronts
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Ministers urged to lift dependants ban as UK visas fall further
Latest ÌÇÐÄVlog Office figures show number of sponsored study visa applications from dependants has fallen by over 80 per cent since restrictions were introduced