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Turkey reverses move to close university after student protests

Istanbul Bilgi University handed reprieve after authorities abandon attempts to close it over concerns about parent company

OfS could charge large universities £50K more under new proposals

New fee structure for English regulator seeks to relieve ‘higher burden’ being placed on smaller providers

New US earnings test gets mixed reviews

More flexible student loans key to reforming ‘failing system’

Submissions to UK parliamentary inquiry also stress need for new mechanisms to ensure higher earners pay more

Polish academics call for research funding to be trebled

Public science sector at risk of disappearing in next decade without big injection of funds, politicians warned

Standardise funding of research overheads, Canberra told

Dedicated stream from Medical Research Future Fund will ‘begin’ to solve problem, independent research institutes say

Do UK university finances justify the redundancy wave – or v-c pay?

����Vlog’s recent survey of UK university staff revealed widespread scepticism about whether the state of sector finances truly justifies the scale of job cuts being made, or the...

Market competition is hollowing out humanities in England

Hertfordshire’s announcement of course closures is the latest example of a dynamic that narrows access and deepens inequality, says Dragan Plavsic

US fuel blockade ‘brutal’ for Cuba’s universities, minister says

Constant power outages and lack of fuel risks causing lasting damage to island’s higher education sector, warns Reynaldo Velázquez Zaldívar

Two in five universities considering mergers as majority cut jobs

UK institutions look to structural changes to address cost pressures, but warn there is only so much they can do without government support

Why short-lived ‘research breadth’ rule failed in Australia

Requirement that universities produce ‘world standard’ research in at least half of fields taught encouraged too many ‘broad-based’ institutions, critics say, but its demise could end up hurting some

The UK Biobank breach shows the need for data management training

Modern research culture’s encouragement of widespread sharing makes disclosure risks inevitable, say Elizabeth Green and Felix Ritchie

European academics shun US business conference over Trump fears

Academy of Management to move event in future years as regular attendees stay at home owing to visa fears and opposition to president’s research policies

University wealth divide grows in Australia’s biggest state

‘Temporary circumstances’ responsible for increased financial dominance of richest pair

Striking University of Nottingham staff demand cuts U-turn

UCU general secretary tells ����Vlog that university risks being changed ‘beyond recognition’ if 600 job losses go ahead