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‘Toothless’ Australian regulator demands more power

Teqsa’s request for extra clout to tackle ‘systemic’ governance failures deemed too much by some, too little and late by others

AI tool ‘could halve time spent on literature research’

ScienceDirect innovation allows academics to interrogate articles and compare experiments

Judge temporarily blocks Columbia protester’s deportation

Oxford and Cambridge extend UK sector fundraising dominance

Sector haul neared £800 million last year but close to half of that went to just two universities

Malaysian innovation funding recipients fail to meet expectations

Government drive to boost research commercialisation struggles to get off the ground at public universities

Trump’s assault on US universities: five views from the chainsaw’s teeth

The administration’s hostile edicts on DEI and science funding are sending shock waves through the US’ world-leading higher education system. Here, we present five takes on what is unfolding

Modern languages departments are neither colonial nor obsolete

Advanced linguistic and cultural skills remain essential for deep insight into how people see themselves in the world, say five modern languages academics

Most UK research council funds now spent outside south-east

Improved grant success in UK regions reverses funding dominance of London and broader south-east, although disparities remain, says study

US Department of Education lays off nearly half of staff

McMahon said the reductions are a “significant step toward restoring the greatness of the United States education system.” Critics say they are reckless and will lead to chaos and confusion.

AI search summaries cannibalise academic publishers’ web traffic

Rise of robot-written summaries should push publishers to articulate value and impact of research more clearly, argues Oxford University Press director

University of Dundee to axe 632 jobs to plug £35 million deficit

Largest cuts yet in UK higher education’s year of redundancies accompanied by promise of external investigation into ‘what went wrong’

US travel bans would hurt reputation among students, survey finds

Student recruitment company warns reintroduction of travel bans would damage perception of US as ‘welcoming’ country

Universities ‘dodge a bullet’ from meandering cyclone

Australian east coast campuses emerge from lockdown after wayward storm pulled its punches

‘Prioritisation of gender identity’ exacerbates ‘female data gap’

Recording gender identity but not sex perpetuates historical exclusion of women from research, paper argues

Rising inflation sends English fee towards £10K – does it matter?

Passing five-figure milestone would only involve a small monetary rise but could it change the psychology of the debate around higher education?