Oxford launches foundation year for students with BBB grades
University follows Cambridge in offering gifted state school students chance to take fully funded introductory year
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China crackdown ‘hit US scientists’ research quality’
US project leaders with history of China collaboration ‘saw dent to citations’
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As UK industrial disputes drag on, should union rethink tactics?
UCU pushes on with shrinking rounds of strike action despite calls to regroup and rethink
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Universities pay out record compensation as complaints rise
Ombudsman says difficulties finding alternative remedies during pandemic partly to blame for £1.3 million bill
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Impact must not be the enemy of criticality
Pursuing research relevance is important, but the risk is that it becomes a form of deference, co-option and control, says Matthew Flinders
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Australian universities report record earnings despite pandemic
As staff reel from an austerity drive, Victoria produces its first A$3 billion institution
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US government let Facebook take personal student data
Education Department admits data-diverting code in federal aid website, toughening politics for institutional performance monitoring
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Academy’s database boycott may herald Chinese publishing shake-up
Scholars question whether open access platforms could step in to replace dominance of China National Knowledge Infrastructure
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China’s overseas graduates ‘mismatched’ with jobs back home
Findings raise red flag for Australia’s economically crucial international enrolments
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Footballers’ ‘university’ eyes growth as first students graduate
UA92 hails success of strategy attracting disadvantaged students but remains loss-making
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Talking leadership 24: Shitij Kapur on improving student mental health
The King’s College London president says universities are ‘not in any way toxic places’
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Higher education has a key role in developing public-purpose tech
The complexity of tackling major social challenges makes universities a natural launchpad for firms aimed at doing so, says Tanya Filer
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Soaring inflation hits Australian students and universities
Generation-high inflation raises particular issues for humanities students and universities confronting a demographic bulge
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Russia seeks India ties as Western sanctions hit universities
Kremlin’s push on technological sovereignty met with scepticism as West shuns partnerships over Ukraine war
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Information and guidance ‘crucial to lifelong learning reforms’
Universities UK backs plans but stresses that they must be easy to understand and avoid bureaucracy for all involved